Simple SEO URL (OLD version) [support thread]

Just wanted to add myself to the list of people waiting for the paypal ipn fix to install this mod.

I love the idea of this module, but am completely failing to install it and get anything near working...

To start, I am not sure what my rewrite_base should be on my local machine. The install directory is c:\program files\xampp\htdocs\testdatabase\zen.

All I get is the file not found 404 page.

I am guessing this is trivial, rewrite is working as I ran some tests to prove that bit...

Would be very grateful for any help.

Since I only test htaccess on the web, my GUESS is if its not the same, then I'd try localhost/testdatabase/zen/ but I imagine that was the first thing you tried. Keep us posted, I'd like to know.

maybe a stupid question, but here I go.. I just finished installing this mode and I would like to have file extension .php..... anyone knows how to do this??

thank you!

M., sorry no answer*, but if you are unaware, your "add to cart" links are not working from French Landscapes and probably elsewhere. BTW, I like your site. The design is so much better than many art/painting sites I see.

*I mean I have no answer. There is an .htaccess solution, but that has always confused me.

oh!!! that's not good!!!
I think I'm better off without the SEO... I don't want to keep messing with this.

Thank you cartguin! :smile:
I'm glad you like the design.. I wanted to keep the same theme as the rest of the website, clean and simple while letting the work speak for itself.

Off to uninstall the whole thing now :cry:

Took a while but I was able to uninstall everything.

In case anyone experiences the same problem, after installing this module everything was working fine BUT every add to cart button in my store was not working at all and I couldn't figure out why or how to solve it. If anyone else experienced this problem and was able to solve it I would like to hear the solution. I would really like to install this mode again, but I want everything to work as it should.

Thanks.

I've just realized that yellow1912 posted this on another thread:

I've been gone for a while
I have had some personal problem (mainly health problem) which prevented me to get online for a while.
Now at least we know why he has not answered for more than a month. Let's hope he will get better soon.

Thank you FMB... hope he feels better soon...

FMB:

YES you'll have to use a .htaccess file, no matter what your Zen Cart version is. Why that ? Because even though the user sees pretty URLs, generated by SSU, when the request is made to the server, it has to be redirected to index.php, which behaves like a kind of 'hub' in Zen Cart.
It shouldn't be too difficult to create a .htaccess file, but true, its syntax can be awful when it comes to specify URL rewriting rules. Here are some explanations about how it works:

 1	#### BOF SSU
 2	Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
 3	RewriteEngine On
 4	# Make sure to change "test_site" to the subfolder you install ZC. If you use root folder, change to: RewriteBase / 
 5	RewriteBase /zencart/
 6	
 7	# Deny access from .htaccess
 8	RewriteRule ^\.htaccess$ - [F]
 9	
10	RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} -f [OR]
11	RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} -d
12	RewriteRule .* - [L]
13	
14	RewriteRule ^(.*) index.php?/$1 [E=VAR1:$1,QSA,L]
15	#### EOF SSUbijouxlu@ssh1:~/mods/Simple_SEO_URL$ 

> Lines beginning by '#' signs are comments, you can ignore them. Don't modify lines 2 and 3 (they specify some Apache options and switch the rewriting engine on). On line 4 you have to specify you base URL; if the address is a domain name, just leave: ```
RewriteBase / 
``` otherwise if the address is something like that: <http://mydomainname.tld/shop>, then the this line becomes: ```
 RewriteBase /shop/ 
``` Line 8 just prevents the user from viewing your .htaccess file (don't know if it's really useful). Lines 10 to 12 state that if the URL points to an existing file or directory, then the URL must not be rewritten. **Finally**, Line 14 tells Apache to send all the parameters to index.php.
> As you can see, you should have to change only one line. However, if you have an 'exotic' https address (like https://generic_https_host/~login/... if you use a shared certificate), tell me and I'll show you the trick.

Thank you for the info and offer of help.

Yes, I do use a shared SSL between my domains. The SSL path for my store is:  <https://www.zencrystals.com/craftmagick>

but the regular path is a top-level domain:
<http://www.craftmagick.com>

Any suggestions??

Zencart ROCKS!

Craft Magick:

Yes, I do use a shared SSL between my domains. The SSL path for my store is: https://www.zencrystals.com/craftmagick

but the regular path is a top-level domain:
http://www.craftmagick.com

I decided to give two rewrite rules, depending on the port used for the request (80 for a normal HTTP request, 443 for an SSL one). Just replace this line:

RewriteRule ^(.*) index.php?/$1 [E=VAR1:$1,QSA,L]

by:

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^80
RewriteRule ^(.*) index.php?/$1 [E=VAR1:$1,QSA,L]

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^443
RewriteRule ^(.*) craftmagick/index.php?/$1 [E=VAR1:$1,QSA,L]

It worked for me. Unfortunately I now have to wait for a Paypal IPN fix.

Anyone have any contact info for yellow? Should we start a donation jar for him to fix the paypal ipn?

I really want this mod

Thank you very much for your help FMB. I have copied and pasted your solution into a separate file so when I feel brave enough to install the SEO mod I will have it. I reallly appreciate your time and help very much.

The comments about the Paypal IPN have me quite concerned, though. I really hate to 'rock the boat' as it were since all payment mods on my site are working well and I am not sure if the trade-off of SEO friendly URL's would be worth possible lost orders due to paypal troubles.

Any suggestions, tips, or personal experience on this trade-off would be both welcomed and appreciated??

Thanks again for all your help. Have a beautiful evening.

Zencart ROCKS!

Craft Magick:

Thank you very much for your help FMB. I have copied and pasted your solution into a separate file so when I feel brave enough to install the SEO mod I will have it. I reallly appreciate your time and help very much.
You're welcome.
Craft Magick:

The comments about the Paypal IPN have me quite concerned, though. I really hate to 'rock the boat' as it were since all payment mods on my site are working well and I am not sure if the trade-off of SEO friendly URL's would be worth possible lost orders due to paypal troubles.

Any suggestions, tips, or personal experience on this trade-off would be both welcomed and appreciated??
Well, my mother only uses Paypal IPN and check orders, so I do have to wait for the fix before installing SSU:unsure:, unless one of these days I gather my courage and try to understand the bug.

hi
i found these errors while managing seo url:
Warning: require_once(includes/classes/module_installer.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home1/egamesev/public_html/admin/ssu.php on line 10

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'includes/classes/module_installer.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home1/egamesev/public_html/admin/ssu.php on line 10

Can anyone help me???? Thanx

cla74:

hi
i found these errors while managing seo url:
Warning: require_once(includes/classes/module_installer.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home1/egamesev/public_html/admin/ssu.php on line 10

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'includes/classes/module_installer.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home1/egamesev/public_html/admin/ssu.php on line 10

Can anyone help me???? Thanx

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any support for this mod the past couple months. I did read a post that the designer yellowrose had been ill.

Just thought I'd let you know so that you don't get frustrated waiting on a response.

Sending prayers and positive energy to you, yellowrose.

Zencart ROCKS!

Configuration - SEO Url

Add category parent to begining of URLs? -- True

This should do the trick.

so is everyone having the paypal issue, or is it hit or miss?

mvstudio:

Took a while but I was able to uninstall everything.

In case anyone experiences the same problem, after installing this module everything was working fine BUT every add to cart button in my store was not working at all and I couldn't figure out why or how to solve it. If anyone else experienced this problem and was able to solve it I would like to hear the solution. I would really like to install this mode again, but I want everything to work as it should.

Thanks.

I have the exact same problem. Not sure why it was not brought up to attention in the past, it might be a new bug in the latest release. The weird thing is if the product itself is set to have a Quantity Box instead of the Buy Now button it works just fine. Oh Well. Someday someone might be able to fix this. Until then I might have to uninstall it.

Oh, weird. I thought the "buy now" button not working (in category listings) was Ultimate SEO's issue (where I got the standard "get Magic SEO" response when asking there*). I know I accidentally uploaded sSEO to a live site, but I never activated it and removed it right away. Odd that it would still cause this, though. Maybe I coped over the affected files from the test site which did see sSEO in attempted use.

Oh, well, this gives me a good reason to do a proper (re)install of Zen Cart and all my hacks on both sites. The test site is all held together by duct tape at this point, and I imagine the live site is not much better. :cringe:

*Magic SEO is great and all but for those wanting some URL control, mSEO offers jack squiggly. Wasn't worth the $90 for one client's needs. At least the uSEO response included a hint to solving this problem.