Image Handler 2 (for ZC v1.3.8 ONLY) Support

Hi Diva

Testing has hit a snag, it works flawlessly on my Xampp server, but my public test zen install (the one i use to get other people to test their browsers on) will not work with any version of image handler at all, so having to rebuild it. (the zencart install, not the image handler fix)

Ok, Testers

go here

http://grumpykiwi.com/haeana/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1376_1624

WAIT FOR THE PAGE TO COMPLETELY LOAD, then check the hover effect

I have tested in Vista

IE9
IE9 compatibility mode
Opera 11.01
Chrome 10.0.648.134
Firefox 3.6.13

Basically compatibility should be identical to the previous version, just IE9 should work correctly now

I just need to tidy the code up a bit, then i will flick it to you Diva

Edit: taking a while as my comp is on its last legs and keeps crashing

ok heres the code for anyone that wants to test it out

nigelt74:

ok heres the code for anyone that wants to test it outYou rock dude!!! Will grab the code and add to the upcoming update..

Bear with me folks the changes in the new version are not at all CRITICAL.. They are simply a compilation of our dear Nigel's and nagelkruids posted tweaks/improvements.. PLUS I'm completely re-writing the IH2 readme.. (New format, more information etc..)

The current version (save the IE9 issues with the JS) is still perfectly fine to download and install..

@nigelt74 your code rocks!
it work well in safari too.
Thank you sir!

yapliren:

@nigelt74 your code rocks!
it work well in safari too.
Thank you sir!
No worries, glad it works for you

Minor error, as Steve pointed out i had left some test code in it, this has now been removed.

Hi everyone,

I'm a newbie to the world of ZenCart and web customization with add-ons and I'm having trouble installing the Image Handler 2 add-on. I've read the readme file and as I understand it, I am supposed to the following:

1. rename the admin folder, which I changed to zc_admin (my site's admin folder name)

2. changed the "YOUR_TEMPLATE" in the modules and templates folders to the name of my template, which I changed to "cherry_zen".

3. I installed the entire "Store_Root" folder to my store root, which is "public_html". This is the folder that contains the index.php file for my site.

4. Unfortunately, after doing this, the option to install IH2 didn't show up in Admin > Tools >Image Handler2.

I'm not sure what I've done wrong at this point and would really appreciate any help/insight anyone can offer. I uninstalled the application from my server after it didn't work. The URL of my site is https://www.bbetoysplus.com.

I think you misread/misunderstood this part.

Install the contents of the Store_Root folder, guess where? in your store root, where index.php is.

Meaning what's IN the Store_Root folder, not the whole Store_Root folder.. (which it sounds like is what you have done..)

larkin1981:

Hi everyone,

I'm a newbie to the world of ZenCart and web customization with add-ons and I'm having trouble installing the Image Handler 2 add-on. I've read the readme file and as I understand it, I am supposed to the following:

1. rename the admin folder, which I changed to zc_admin (my site's admin folder name)

2. changed the "YOUR_TEMPLATE" in the modules and templates folders to the name of my template, which I changed to "cherry_zen".

3. I installed the entire "Store_Root" folder to my store root, which is "public_html". This is the folder that contains the index.php file for my site.

4. Unfortunately, after doing this, the option to install IH2 didn't show up in Admin > Tools >Image Handler2.

I'm not sure what I've done wrong at this point and would really appreciate any help/insight anyone can offer. I uninstalled the application from my server after it didn't work. The URL of my site is www.bbetoysplus.com.

DivaVocals:

I think you misread/misunderstood this part.

Meaning what's IN the Store_Root folder, not the whole Store_Root folder.. (which it sounds like is what you have done..)

Wow, now I feel like a complete idiot. You were absolutely right. Once I installed the components contained within the Store_Root folder, it worked and it's now installed. Thanks so much for your help!

larkin1981:

Wow, now I feel like a complete idiot. You were absolutely right. Once I installed the components contained within the Store_Root folder, it worked and it's now installed. Thanks so much for your help!

Hi larkin,

Now that you've done this, you may want to go back and change the names of your admin folder and custom template folders to something else, as you have shared that information on the internet.

Going forward, when referring to these folders, use "MY_ADMIN_FOLDER" and "MY_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE", or something equally generic. Never put the true file names "out there" (especially for your admin folder), as it makes your site waaaay too easy to hack :)

(speaking of that, I hope you read and followed all of the security measures detailed in the install instructions for 139h)

Welcome to Zen Cart - no doubt you will enjoy it as much as we all do :smile:

PS, after you change the name of your admin folder, remember to update this change in these two files:

admin/includes/configure.php
and
store_root/includes/configure.php

nigelt74:

ok heres the code for anyone that wants to test it out

Thank you! I can confirm that this works with Windows 7 x64 as well! Excellent!

larkin1981:

Hi everyone,

I'm a newbie to the world of ZenCart and web customization with add-ons and I'm having trouble installing the Image Handler 2 add-on. I've read the readme file and as I understand it, I am supposed to the following:

1. rename the admin folder, which I changed to zc_admin (my site's admin folder name)

The URL of my site is https://www.bbetoysplus.com.

Hi. as Diva said, rename the admin-folder once again asap. I have a couple of attempts/bots trying to access the admin-page every week and run scripts (most notably "password forgotten") and I hate to see them succeed on your site.
Don't rename it to "administration" or something easy or self explanatory, but rater mix large and small letters, include a couple of numbers as well, and make it quite long.

As extra precaution, you may add a server side password login to the admin-folder. If you have cpanel, that's an easy task. Look under "password protect folders".

To keep your admin-url secret, make sure you never visit an other URL from the admin-window. Make sure you close the window, otherwise others (like me) can look inside our access-logs and see the referer-url - i.e. your admin-url.

I started another test store. I installed the latest IH. I scanned for images that I uploaded from my other test site. The images are not showing. :no: When I view source I see the line below:

onmouseover="showtrail('images//bd-943satinstylistapron-60.jpg

Just after images it has //, should it not be images/? :shocking:

I had uploaded the bmz_cache folder from my other test site.

Any light shedded would be very helpful.

Yeah.. What she said..:laugh:

ScriptJunkie:

Hi larkin,

Now that you've done this, you may want to go back and change the names of your admin folder and custom template folders to something else, as you have shared that information on the internet.

Going forward, when referring to these folders, use "MY_ADMIN_FOLDER" and "MY_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE", or something equally generic. Never put the true file names "out there" (especially for your admin folder), as it makes your site waaaay too easy to hack :)

(speaking of that, I hope you read and followed all of the security measures detailed in the install instructions for 139h)

Welcome to Zen Cart - no doubt you will enjoy it as much as we all do :smile:

PS, after you change the name of your admin folder, remember to update this change in these two files:

admin/includes/configure.php
and
store_root/includes/configure.php

kaddie:

I started another test store. I installed the latest IH. I scanned for images that I uploaded from my other test site. The images are not showing. :no: When I view source I see the line below:

onmouseover="showtrail('images//bd-943satinstylistapron-60.jpg

Just after images it has //, should it not be images/? :shocking:

I had uploaded the bmz_cache folder from my other test site.

Any light shedded would be very helpful.

Disclaimer: I didn't develop this mod and am not deeply familiar with its inner workings.

Despite that, here's what I would do: empty the bmz cache folder, reload the pages, and see what happens.

If you have a fresh install of ZC for a new test store, and a fresh install of IH2 on that new test store, and you've uploaded images to that new test store, IH2 should work fine.

It creates the bmz_cache folder as it goes along...meaning that the cached images are created by IH2 as pages with images are loaded.

It needs to be given the chance to do this because that's how it works. I'm thinking that uploading the bmz cache folder from another store not only won't speed up that process, but simply won't work at all....and that seems to be the case for you.

I may be way off base here, and if so, Diva will correct me and provide you with more accurate information.

But that would be the first thing I would try (clear the bmz cache folder and then reload the pages in question).

kaddie:

I started another test store. I installed the latest IH. I scanned for images that I uploaded from my other test site. The images are not showing. :no: When I view source I see the line below:

onmouseover="showtrail('images//bd-943satinstylistapron-60.jpg

Just after images it has //, should it not be images/? :shocking:

I had uploaded the bmz_cache folder from my other test site.

Any light shedded would be very helpful.

uploading the bmz folder only uploaded the cached images...what you could do is try this:

go to your admin panel of the test store > tools > ih2 > admin in its navigation and delete the cache.

then uload the images folder from the store you got the bmz folder from.

this way the ih2 can grab the image and make the cached on its own.

the test store...do you have the items listed in categories like the first one? is it a store with nothing added from the live store?

I am sorry I did not see a link anywhere.

I had additional images installed before I installed this mod. I installed it and the additional images disappeared. When I go to the IH2 manager it shows that the images are being loaded but it shows a broken image link in the admin and the additional images don't show on the product page. Any ideas?

novastar:

I had additional images installed before I installed this mod. I installed it and the additional images disappeared. When I go to the IH2 manager it shows that the images are being loaded but it shows a broken image link in the admin and the additional images don't show on the product page. Any ideas?

did you make sure you uploaded everything intothe proper folders on your server?

did you visually verify the names of the additional images...for isntance that they match the primary image with extension...png for png additionals, jpg for jpg additionals gif for gif

if you mic them up they will not show. If they are in the lrg or medium folders then they may not show up either.

a link would be grand to let diva and the ones that are more familiar with the internal workings of this wonderful mod

but first I would check the files oh yes and I think the additional images file needs to be merged as well as one other one that I can't remember off hand so if you did not merge or edit the file you had that also can cause problems....

Is there any way to remove this mod from the data base with out doing it through the admin panel. I'm having some other issues with my admin that won't allow me to do so.