404 error when trying to add new product

I have set up the latest version of Zen Cart...went easy.

All is good except when I try to add a new product I get a 404 error page.

Ill use this link as an example...

"http://yourlittlemonsters.com/zen/admin/announcements.php?x=42&y=10&product_type=4&cPath=67&action=new_product"

Twice I have uploaded fresh admin files and once even redownloaded the intire system and took the admin file from there.....still no go.

Also deleted the htaccess file.....nothin happend.

The configuration file is in the admin directory and loooks fine as well.

Ive surfed these forums looking for a solution and found nothing.

Anyone have an idea?

What is the "announcements.php" file used for? It's not a part of Zen Cart's core install.

Do you have the same problem if you use Product-General when creating your products ?

What addons/contributions have you installed?

where it says "anouncments.php"..... thats just the catagory i tried to do it in....if i tried to make a new product in say "testing" the link has "testin.php" in it

Kinda wierd IMHO.

also...if there are any spaces in the catagory title like "testing stuff lots"

I get "testing20%stuff20%lots.php" at the begining of the link.

No addons have been installed at all....havent gotten there yet.

Not sure what product general is.

Also...i have zen cart in a sub directory titled "zen" I have had things go nuts on me before running them out of sub directories....system wise.

chillbilly:

where it says "anouncments.php"..... thats just the catagory i tried to do it in....if i tried to make a new product in say "testing" the link has "testin.php" in itThat's not how Zen Cart works.
Where are you getting these links from? How are you getting to this stage where this error appears? Are you typing these addresses in your browser ? or clicking on links/buttons somewhere?

chillbilly:

also...if there are any spaces in the catagory title like "testing stuff lots"

I get "testing20%stuff20%lots.php" at the begining of the link.
Once again, that's not how Zen Cart works.

Where did you get your Zen Cart files from?
What version do you have ?

chillbilly:

Kinda wierd IMHO.I'm not surprised really ... because there's no such file as announcements.php. Thus, a 404 error is completely logical when trying to access a file that doesn't exist.

Yea...im not suprized either:laugh:

The version is the v1.3.7

The install was seamless...nice and easy. Downloaded it from the zen cart from page.....zen-cart-v1.3.7-full-fileset-12302006.zip

everything is working sweetly, but when I go to cataglog/catagores/products then clcik on any file there then the problem starts....once im in one of those files if I click on any of the products or click on "new product" I get the error.

Beside that button is a drop down menu that shows catagories....depending on wich one im set on is what shows in the URL on the 404 error page when I get there.

Makes no sence to me at all. I have had similar problems URL wise with other systems when ive moved them to other directories....usualy fixed in the config file, but noooooo...not this time lol:yuck:

Ive actualy jumped in to help a freind on this...its not my site.

Definitly an odd problem...couldnt find it anyplace in your forums......a fix would be good especialy for people that have the problem in the future, but if need be I can prolly start from scratch new DB and all, but my freind will somewhat looooose it on me:oops:

Who's your hosting company?
What version of PHP?

It really seems as though you've got some sort of mod_rewrite thing translating everything wrong.

Go here:
http://yourlittlemonsters.com/zen/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=21

Then click on the first product.
It takes you to this, which is invalid:
http://yourlittlemonsters.com/zen/index.php?main_page=12x12 pages_info&cPath=21&products_id=28

Do you have some sort of SEFU or mod-rewrite thing installed?
Do you have a bunch of RewriteRules in your .htaccess file(s)?

Who loaded the data (ie: categories, etc) into the store?
How was it done?

Has anyone been mucking around in the product-type settings? Why?

I think it'd be a good idea to wipe it out, and re-install, and set things up fresh ... but this time not touching product-type settings ... only create the categories and products ... leave the product-type settings ALONE, esp the "handlers". Those do not need touching.

While you're at it, use the newest version of code ... v1.3.7.1 was released a couple months ago. May as well use the latest since you're starting fresh.

As far as I can tell your friend's only gonna lose the few categories that have been created. Chalk it up to practice ... and stick to "needed" things instead of experimenting and making messes.

Well.....shes prolly reading this now:flex:

Well...Ailsa....looks like tomorrow we are startin from scratch....its the easy way really.

No worries....it will only take a few minutes and wont hurt a bit.....well....maybe a little.:smartalec:

Thanks for your help guys. LOL @ practice, yeah that is one way of looking at it... thanks for that perspective. :cool:

I guess it could be worse..... and I get to start over fresh again. It will even go faster if I get someone to help me with the setup ummmmm ....BILL. :P