Page is unformatted like there's not a template

And I can assure you that you will get a better response by answering questions asked by someone with, say, 35,000 or more posts.
It may have been the only way YOU could fix the problem but you failed to give enough information to the developers for them to really try to duplicate the problem and come up with a fix.
IMHO, it would be better to provide them with the information to try and duplicate the problem. That might result in a simple code "switch" that turns all in the right direction. As it is now, they have no idea which switch to flip.

Sorry, you obviously didnt read my first couple of postings.. The server details again..

The server specs are as follows:

** Server Host: ** www.japanesewoodblockprint.org (209.85.102.28) ** Database Host: ** localhost (127.0.0.1) **
Server OS: ** Linux server.tradewebhosting.com 2.6.9-42.0.10.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Feb 16 17:17:21 EST 2007 i686 ** Database: ** MySQL 5.0.27-standard
** Server Date: ** 06/02/2007 17:04:44
** Database Date: ** 06/02/2007 17:04:44
** Server Up Time: ** 17:04:45 up 6 days, 23:31, 0 users, load average: 1.61, 1.84, 1.56
** PHP Version: ** 5.2.1 (Zend: 2.2.0)
** HTTP Server: ** Apache

Basically the template files weren;t been read in by the template_part routine, so attempted to find a solution. As mentioned, none of the patches here solved the problem.

Cheers,

Dave

I am sure there are other/better ways of solving this problem in PHP - in fact caching the directory contents to files would not be advisable for high traffic sites, as it could make em prone to denial of service attacks. If this method needs to be used, it might be better to store the info in a mysql table.

Anyway, I explained the issue, and gave my solution. I am 99% confident it is no bug in zen cart, but a bug in the version of PHP I am using (although I could not find any references to these problems on the main PHP bug forums).

Dave

Dave,
My reading comprehension is more than adequate but you still have not answered the questions1. What version are you running?
2. Did you install it from a zen-cart.com download?and a question I would add1. Did you use ftp or some other method of installation?The first two were asked by Ajeh but all three are very important for Ajeh to try to duplicate the circumstances under which you experienced the problems.
And, I must add that answers to those questions should be provided whenever one initiates a post of this type.
I am glad that you have the ability to get around your problem but wish you had presented the whole story in order to let the devs better investigate the problem.
For the benefit of the lurkers, it's a good idea to read the forum faq when you need to ask a question. The "Before you post a question..." section will tend to get you a better answer faster.