Onto the next items to investigate :
The file /includes/modules/sideboxes/ezpages.php is still the stock standard one that was first installed - never been altered. Now that we know it works ok under classic template and if renamed the sidebox doesn't appear at all, I "hope" we can assume it is ok and is executed on the server when pages are refreshed - it does have the line you mention.
For the sake of it, here is the contents of that file:
<?php
/**
* ezpages sidebox - used to display links to EZ-Pages content
*
* @package templateSystem
* @copyright Copyright 2003-2007 Zen Cart Development Team
* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
* @version $Id: ezpages.php 6021 2007-03-17 16:34:19Z ajeh $
*/
$zco_notifier->notify('NOTIFY_START_EZPAGES_SIDEBOX');
// test if sidebox should display
if (EZPAGES_STATUS_SIDEBOX == '1' or (EZPAGES_STATUS_SIDEBOX== '2' and (strstr(EXCLUDE_ADMIN_IP_FOR_MAINTENANCE, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'])))) {
if (isset($var_linksList)) {
unset($var_linksList);
}
$page_query = $db->Execute("select * from " . TABLE_EZPAGES . " where status_sidebox = 1 and sidebox_sort_order > 0 order by sidebox_sort_order, pages_title");
if ($page_query->RecordCount()>0) {
$title = BOX_HEADING_EZPAGES;
$box_id = 'ezpages';
$rows = 0;
while (!$page_query->EOF) {
$rows++;
$page_query_list_sidebox[$rows]['id'] = $page_query->fields['pages_id'];
$page_query_list_sidebox[$rows]['name'] = $page_query->fields['pages_title'];
$page_query_list_sidebox[$rows]['altURL'] = "";
switch (true) {
// external link new window or same window
case ($page_query->fields['alt_url_external'] != ''):
$page_query_list_sidebox[$rows]['altURL'] = $page_query->fields['alt_url_external'];
break;
// internal link new window
case ($page_query->fields['alt_url'] != '' and $page_query->fields['page_open_new_window'] == '1'):
$page_query_list_sidebox[$rows]['altURL'] = (substr($page_query->fields['alt_url'],0,4) == 'http') ?
$page_query->fields['alt_url'] :
($page_query->fields['alt_url']=='' ? '' : zen_href_link($page_query->fields['alt_url'], '', ($page_query->fields['page_is_ssl']=='0' ? 'NONSSL' : 'SSL'), true, true, true));
break;
// internal link same window
case ($page_query->fields['alt_url'] != '' and $page_query->fields['page_open_new_window'] == '0'):
$page_query_list_sidebox[$rows]['altURL'] = (substr($page_query->fields['alt_url'],0,4) == 'http') ?
$page_query->fields['alt_url'] :
($page_query->fields['alt_url']=='' ? '' : zen_href_link($page_query->fields['alt_url'], '', ($page_query->fields['page_is_ssl']=='0' ? 'NONSSL' : 'SSL'), true, true, true));
break;
}
// if altURL is specified, use it; otherwise, use EZPage ID to create link
$page_query_list_sidebox[$rows]['link'] = ($page_query_list_sidebox[$rows]['altURL'] =='') ?
zen_href_link(FILENAME_EZPAGES, 'id=' . $page_query->fields['pages_id'] . ($page_query->fields['toc_chapter'] > 0 ? '&chapter=' . $page_query->fields['toc_chapter'] : ''), ($page_query->fields['page_is_ssl']=='0' ? 'NONSSL' : 'SSL')) :
$page_query_list_sidebox[$rows]['altURL'];
$page_query_list_sidebox[$rows]['link'] .= ($page_query->fields['page_open_new_window'] == '1' ? '" target="_blank' : '');
$page_query->MoveNext();
}
$title_link = false;
$var_linksList = $page_query_list_sidebox;
require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_ezpages.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_ezpages.php');
$zco_notifier->notify('NOTIFY_END_EZPAGES_SIDEBOX');
require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
}
} // test for display
$zco_notifier->notify('NOTIFY_END_EZPAGES_SIDEBOX');
?>
The is no such file : /includes/modules/sideboxes/sheffield_blue/ezpages.php
However you are correct, another php file is intercepting or interfering with /includes/modules/sideboxes/ezpages.php - I just don't know which one.
