Ceon URI Mapping v4

Hi,

labatts03:

I have no other suggestions, sorry, that is the same problem I had, but after looking at the .htaccess file and seeing the name of my admin file I felt I did not want to go any farther with this program to figure it out.

I'm pretty sure the same as in this post must apply to you.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

conor:

Hi,

After taking a look at your site I saw that the configuration options in the admin had not been created during installation.

This is very strange. It has happened to two of you here and I noticed it happen with 3 or 4 users of Ceon URI Mapping 3.x previously.

Yet there's no logical reason for this to ever happen, it's just a simple SQL insert command.

I was able to "fix" your installation by going to *Modules *-> Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) Config, appending ?check-config to the address (after .php), then refreshing the page.

The software then checked for the config option, found it missing and added it.

It added it using exactly the same method that was used in the attempt to add it when you first installed.

Why this "sometimes" fails and works other times is beyond me! Computers don't work randomly like that! So it must be a strange Zen Cart quirk. Hmm.

Nevertheless, that's things fixed for you now.

I may add this info as a FAQ in case this happens to others, although I really am at pains to understand why it happened in the first place! :(

All the best...

Conor
ceon

That is extremely odd. But regardless, I'm extremely happy to see the problem fixed. It's definitely working great now. I truly appreciate all of your help, Conor!

Hi,

first of all the module is great :-)

I'm using ZC 1.3.9 heavily modded and get 2 problems:

1. When i make the installation check vor CEON URI i get always this error message, even when i simply user your provided file and overwrite the existing one. It maybe a bug in the Module:

A file requires 4 modifications to be made for it, modification numbers [B]2, 3 & 4[/B] have been made, but modification number [B]1[/B] is missing.```
The path to the file is pathtofile/myadminfolder/ezpages.php
(remove the original path for security reasons)

€=>EUR, £=>GBP, $=>USD, ä=>ae , Ä=>Ae, ü=>ue, Ü=>Ue ,ö=>oe, Ö=>Oe, &=>und, ß=>ss

If i understand this function right, it should convert my Categorie Zubehör into Zubehoer.

I also use this option:
Use the names/titles as they are (E.g. “MedalofHonor”/“Medal-of-Honor”). 


Maybe you have a hint for me, why this won't work.

Regards
MaleBorg

Hi,

maleborg:

first of all the module is great :-)

Glad you like it, those comments make all the effort feel a bit more worthwhile!

maleborg:

1. When i make the installation check vor CEON URI i get always this error message, even when i simply user your provided file and overwrite the existing one. It maybe a bug in the Module:

There are no known problems with the installation check code. So you must have made a mistake in this file.

Hundreds of people couldn't be wrong and only you have a problem with the "clean" file so I'm thinking you haven't actually copied the file across properly.

You can try again or wait to try again after installing the next version.

maleborg:

2. The Character/String Replacement won't work for me.

Two things about this.. first off, you're right! Oh dear, the Character/String replacements aren't being loaded in v4.x and therefore never used!

This is a bug and I fixed it in about 15 seconds here. I'll include the fix in the next version, which I hope to release today, with support for Zen Cart 1.5.0beta.

As for what you are using it for.. you shouldn't need to use character/string replacements for converting Ü=>Ue ,ö=>oe, Ö=>Oe.. the fact that you do means that you haven't set up your Zen Cart properly.

You should be using UTF for the database and output if you are using Ü, ö, Ö etc. Ceon URI Mapping should transliterate these values correctly as you desire, without you having to enter the specific replacements you had, when it detects a UTF string.

It's unfortunate that Zen Cart up to now hasn't had great UTF support.. with later versions of 1.3.9 and 1.5.0 that appears to have changed.

Anyway, with the "fixed" replacement code I've just written, your conversions work perfectly here when using ISO-8859-1.

So just hold out for version 4.0.3.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

conor:

There are no known problems with the installation check code. So you must have made a mistake in this file.

Hundreds of people couldn't be wrong and only you have a problem with the "clean" file so I'm thinking you haven't actually copied the file across properly.

You can try again or wait to try again after installing the next version.

Hmm, the weird thing ist, as i posted the first time, i simply copied your file to the right place on my server. I'm pretty surethat your file have all needed changes included :-)

conor:

Two things about this.. first off, you're right! Oh dear, the Character/String replacements aren't being loaded in v4.x and therefore never used!

This is a bug and I fixed it in about 15 seconds here. I'll include the fix in the next version, which I hope to release today, with support for Zen Cart 1.5.0beta.

As for what you are using it for.. you shouldn't need to use character/string replacements for converting Ü=>Ue ,ö=>oe, Ö=>Oe.. the fact that you do means that you haven't set up your Zen Cart properly.

You should be using UTF for the database and output if you are using Ü, ö, Ö etc. Ceon URI Mapping should transliterate these values correctly as you desire, without you having to enter the specific replacements you had, when it detects a UTF string.

It's unfortunate that Zen Cart up to now hasn't had great UTF support.. with later versions of 1.3.9 and 1.5.0 that appears to have changed.

Anyway, with the "fixed" replacement code I've just written, your conversions work perfectly here when using ISO-8859-1.

I'm using the german Zen-Cart version 1.3.9h which already has UTF-8 Support included. My Database and the entries are also in UTF-8.

But when i edit an existing Categorie like Zubehör i get only Zubehor. That's why i want to use the replacement Stings.

I also want to replace strings like & to get better readable URLs. I know i could do this all manually, but i think it's worth to mention it.

Maybe you have a quick solution for me, Thank You!

Regards
MaleBorg

Hi,

maleborg:

Hmm, the weird thing ist, as i posted the first time, i simply copied your file to the right place on my server. I'm pretty surethat your file have all needed changes included :-)

Yes, I didn't miss that you'd posted that the first time.. I did say though that you must have made a mistake.. it's easily done, we all do it.. as it wouldn't "not" work for you but work for hundreds of others! :)

If I am wrong on that then send me FTP and admin details for the site so I can take a look and you can prove me wrong as such. :)

maleborg:

I'm using the german Zen-Cart version 1.3.9h which already has UTF-8 Support included. My Database and the entries are also in UTF-8.

But when i edit an existing Categorie like Zubehör i get only Zubehor. That's why i want to use the replacement Stings.

Fair enough. You can update the Transliteration code if necessary, but replacements are easier.

I'm disappointed that the Transliteration library doesn't transliterate as you desire.. I thought it was quite good in that way.. obviously not for you. :(

maleborg:

I also want to replace strings like & to get better readable URLs. I know i could do this all manually, but i think it's worth to mention it.

No, that's what the functionality was written for, so of course you should use it! :)

maleborg:

Maybe you have a quick solution for me, Thank You!

As I said yesterday, this is fixed in the new version. I didn't get time to release it yesterday, I'll try to get the time today.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

conor:

Yes, I didn't miss that you'd posted that the first time.. I did say though that you must have made a mistake.. it's easily done, we all do it.. as it wouldn't "not" work for you but work for hundreds of others! :)

Hi Connor,

we are both right. Your installation check work perfectly when i use the normal ezpages.php you provided with the modul.

I installed Multilanguage EZ-Pages 1305v2.02 and use this file from you.

Your installation check in the file class.CeonURIMappingInstallationCheck looks for Step 1 in the EZ-Pages

$ceon_uri_mapping_admin->insertUpdateHandler($pages_id, $pages_title);
```In the third party ezpages.php you will only find in Step 1

$ceon_uri_mapping_admin->insertUpdateHandler($pages_id, '', $pages_title_array);

I just take a look in the transliterations *.php files. I see in the beginning of every file only 

return array(
'en' =>

Regards,
MaleBorg

Hi,

maleborg:

we are both right.

I like it when that happens. No one loses! ;)

maleborg:

So it's clear for me, that everything is fine, i just encounter the error because of the slight modification in the third-party ezpages.php.

Should have thought of this. I've updated the installation check in 4.0.3 to be compatible with both now.

Thanks for the heads up.

maleborg:

I just take a look in the transliterations *.php files. I see in the beginning of every file only

return array(
'en' =>

Everything is transliterated to the URI-compatible equivalent, which is assigned the key of en. That's not the problem, this should covert from the charset of DE characters to the URI equivalents.

For example, in x01.php you'll see that some of the character codes are transliterated to 'AE', 'ae' etc.

I didn't write this library so I don't know which codes are used by which characters, but people in the past have "customise" the transliteration by modifying the x*.php files. In your case, changing the appropriate entry from Ä to 'Ae'.

I don't know why your particular charset is matching to 'a' but if you looked in depth at the transliteration code and files you could probably work out where you could change a value in a x*.php file from 'a' to 'ae'.

That would probably take a while and you need to replace & etc. anyway so it's easiest for you just to wait for working char-replacement functionality of 4.0.3.

Got to run, have a good day...

COnor
[ceon](http://dev.ceon.net)

Hi there,I have installed this addon without error,i have create a .htaccess files in root folder,but my zencart halt when i manually type the url in uri mapping field,what problem do i have?

HI,

shaneblanc:

Hi there,I have installed this addon without error,i have create a .htaccess files in root folder,but my zencart halt when i manually type the url in uri mapping field,what problem do i have?

You've almost certainly not copied all the files across properly.

Check your "cache" folder for any "debug" files generated by Zen Cart, which should point towards the file(s) you've missed.

Then copy all the files across again, making sure not to miss any/the one outlined in the debug file.

Hope that helps.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Hi Conor,

i experience some new strange things.

1. Every Article in the Centerbox "Customers who bought..." get a &cpath=& added to the URL.

If i understand the FAQ right, this should only happen with linked products. I get this in the Centerbox also with not linked products.

Is this ok?

2. The URI for the EZPages only works, when my EZ Page don't forward to another link, no matter if internal or external.

For Example i made an EZPage which is linked to index.php?main_page=shippinginfo

The EZPage is named Shipping_and_Returns.

On the Homepage of my shop the link still leads to the EZPage http://www.mydomain.com/index.php?main_page=shippinginfo

If i click on this link, i still have http://www.mydomain.com/index.php?main_page=shippinginfo in the addressfield of my browser.

When i manually type in http://www.mydomain.com/Shipping_and_Returns i get a empty page. The breadcrumb path is Home :: Shipping & Returns :: Shipping & Returns.

For EzPages without internal or external link everything works fine.

Maybe you have a solution for that.

Best regards,
MaleBorg

Hi,

Still haven't got round to releasing 4.0.3, sorry.. will get it out as soon as I can.

maleborg:

If i understand the FAQ right, this should only happen with linked products. I get this in the Centerbox also with not linked products.

I'd just ignore this to be honest.

maleborg:

The URI for the EZPages only works, when my EZ Page don't forward to another link, no matter if internal or external.

EZ-Page links are a feature of Zen Cart which was designed because Zen Cart uses dynamic URIs.

Once you start using static URIs on your site, EZ-Page links make no sense.

You should remove all internal EZ-Page links from your store. You cannot use them anymore, once you are using static URIs on your site.

You can instead create mappings for the pages you want to map to.. as outlined in the documentation for "other" Zen Cart pages. (Using PHPMyAdmin).

All the best..

Conor
ceon

conor:

I'd just ignore this to be honest.

Hmm,

ok but this won't help me. Even if this is a stupid question from my side, i just want to understand, why this centerbox has this behaviour and the New Article Centerbox hasn't.

So don't be shy, maybe i'm not the only one with this question, but the only want brave enough to ask :smile:

Best regards,
MaleBorg

Hi,

maleborg:

So don't be shy, maybe i'm not the only one with this question, but the only want brave enough to ask

I understand but I'm seriously ill at the minute and don't have time to look into this.. the software and my time are free, please be more appreciative.

I'll look into this in more depth when I feel I have more time.

Feel free to explore the reasoning behind it yourself if you like and to share this information here.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Hi Conor,

I have try reinstall the module,but i get a 500 error,i have checked the faq and add a slash in front of my store,but i doesn't solve the problem.What problem do I have?

Hi,

shaneblanc:

I have try reinstall the module,but i get a 500 error,i have checked the faq and add a slash in front of my store,but i doesn't solve the problem.What problem do I have?

This sounds like you are using an old version of the software?

Have you followed the instructions for Ceon URI Mapping v4.0.2 from the start, being careful to carry out every step?

And in the installation check page, have you used the example rewrite rule and put it in the file that it tells you to?

If you've done the above, then please try to install from the start once again and if you are still having trouble.. and only then.. please send FTP and admin details for the site via this link and I'll take a look when I get a chance.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

conor:

Hi,

I understand but I'm seriously ill at the minute and don't have time to look into this.. the software and my time are free, please be more appreciative.

I'll look into this in more depth when I feel I have more time.

Feel free to explore the reasoning behind it yourself if you like and to share this information here.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Hi Conor,

i'm sorry, i don't want to push you. it was a misunderstanding, i thought, that you don't answer to be nice to me, because the question was too stupid :smile:

So take your time to rest. I wish you all the best and hope, that you get well soon.

Best regards,
MaleBorg

conor:

Hi,

I understand but I'm seriously ill at the minute and don't have time to look into this.. the software and my time are free, please be more appreciative.

I'll look into this in more depth when I feel I have more time.

Feel free to explore the reasoning behind it yourself if you like and to share this information here.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Conor please rest and leave this form alone for a while. People can wait until you feel better. Just leave a message I will be back in a week or two. They should be able to understand that.:yes:

People you have to understand when a module is free it is not going to work exactly the way you want it to work. If you want to donate toward a project keeping it moving forward then the author of that module is more willing to help you out if it make sense. If it has a bug he will fix it at his earlier convenience. Donations keeps things moving forward remember that, or other wise like it as it is a free module..

Hi,

maleborg:

i'm sorry, i don't want to push you. it was a misunderstanding,

That's no problem, I didn't think you were being malicious.

maleborg:

i thought, that you don't answer to be nice to me, because the question was too stupid :smile:

No, it wasn't too stupid, and if it was "stupid" I wouldn't just dismiss you!

I don't want the software to have any issues, at least without an explanation being present in the docs, and I haven't seen or heard of this issue with the also purchased box before.

I also haven't used the also purchased box in a long time so when I got your post the first thing I did was open includes/modules/also_purchased_products.php to look at its code. I couldn't see anything obvious and since it's not a major issue, plus I am not feeling the best, I posted the message I did.

I will check this out in more detail when I've time (I need to create some fake purchases and enable this functionality on a test site).

Thanks for your additional comments. :)

countrycharm:

Conor please rest and leave this form alone for a while.

Hey, you've a cheek! ;)

You should be getting better yourself!

countrycharm:

People can wait until you feel better. Just leave a message I will be back in a week or two. They should be able to understand that.:yes:

Of course, seriously, thanks as always for your support, you're too kind! ;)

I'm happy enough to answer things as and when I feel up to it at the minute, so don't worry. When I go for surgery I'll of course stop posting here for a while.

countrycharm:

People you have to understand when a module is free it is not going to work exactly the way you want it to work.

Well, in Ceon URI Mapping's case you can.. hundreds of hours have been invested in the latest version alone so as I say above, I want to have the satisifcation of knowing there are no known bugs and any issues, such as the cPath issue with linked products, are documented.

I've a strong feeling that this too is such an "issue" with Zen Cart, and as with linked products can be ignored because of Ceon URI Mapping's nifty canonical support.

Have a good day.. hope it's going well for you and that today you yourself are stronger still!

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Well I'm telling BOTH of you go rest and recuperate.. so how about that!!!!:laugh:

Go on now.. I don't want to see EITHER of your here until you are BOTH better!!! (don't make me tie your hands down!!!:laugh:)

countrycharm:

Conor please rest and leave this form alone for a while. People can wait until you feel better. Just leave a message I will be back in a week or two. They should be able to understand that.:yes:

conor:

I'm happy enough to answer things as and when I feel up to it at the minute, so don't worry. When I go for surgery I'll of course stop posting here for a while.