Check the URL you posted.

It is corrupted with ... in the middle.

It's not the right URL. A whole chunk is missing.

http://wiki.rubikintegration.com/zencart/modules/ssu/installation

Try that one above

Nedward

having trouble with hyphens they are being removed example "pre-owned" will be turned into "preowned". Any ideas?
Thanks,:huh:

When my home page has the ?gclid= parameter added to it - https://www.beltbuckle.com?gclid=12314dfg, a redirect loop is triggered. The gclid value is in the query exlude list. My .htaccess file is as follows:

Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On

Make sure to change "zencart" to the subfolder you install ZC. If you use root folder, change

to: RewriteBase /
RewriteBase /

Deny access from .htaccess

RewriteRule ^.htaccess$ - [F]

RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*) index.php?/$1 [E=VAR1:$1,QSA,L]

EOF SSU

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^([a-z.]+)?beltbuckle.com$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www. [NC]
RewriteRule .? http://www.%1beltbuckle.com%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

Any ideas what is causing this? Am I missing a something in the .htaccess file or a configuration setting? The query string doesn't cause anything to act up on any other page. For example, http://www.beltbuckle.com/stainless-steel-belt-buckles?gclid=123efdgf4, works just fine.

One problem is that after you have rewritten the incoming URL request to an internal filepath to serve the content, you then invoke an external redirect which will expose that internal filepath back on to the web as a URL.

The fix is incredibly simple, list the external redirect before the internal rewrite.```
Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews

RewriteEngine On

Deny access from .htaccess

RewriteRule ^.htaccess$ - [F]

External Redirect

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^([a-z.]+)?beltbuckle.com$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www. [NC]
RewriteRule .? http://www.%1beltbuckle.com%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

Internal Rewrite to Serve Content

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !.(jpe?g|gif|png|css|js|zip)$
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule (.*) index.php?/$1 [E=VAR1:$1,QSA,L]

There might still be other problems with this new code, but the old code could never be made to work if the directives remain in the wrong order. This new order is correct.

The -f and -d "exists" checks are also brutally inefficient. You should at least add another preceding RewriteCond checking that the incoming request isn't for any image, CSS or JS file.

Does the latest version work with Zen 1.3.5?

I have two Zen stores and this script is failing one after another, I don't know why. The first store couldn't checkout, I had to turn off simple SEO in order to work. Now the second store is doing the same thing (and I even forgot how to turn simple SEO off!).

Hi,
I've just tried to install Simple SEO URL version 3.5.8 onto my server.
I have upgraded my server to PHP5 and installed the module manager.

When I click on "Extras' - 'Simple SEO URL Manager' I just get a blank Screen.:huh:

We are running Zen Cart v1.3.8a/v1.3.8
When I enable the SSU using Admin - Configuration - Simple SEO URL
The URLs change, but the pages all go blank on the website.

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Please help.

My Website is http://www.harmonikireland.com/shop

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Victoria

It appears that nobody is monitoring this thread? I have a similar problem as mentioned above....

When I go to Admin/Extras/SSU Manager I get a blank screen. But for me, fiddling around in the Admin/Config/SSU does nothing. None of my URLs get rewritten.

Victoria, I'm not sure if this will help you, but try going to: http://yoursite/ssu_check.php

I think you have to paste that into your .htaccess file. Dollar says it fixes your problem. Bloody shame nobody seems to be helpful with this thing.

I am running 1.3.9b.

I made the mistake of following the directions in the SSU mod and downloading the latest Module Manager. I wasted about 3 hours reading thru support threads before I decided to just download the version available here in Zen-Cart.com's download section.

PRESTO It worked right away. <<BTW, if you have to do this, please note that you will have delete a table that the other version inserted into your db. Just use phpMyAdmin in your cpanel to find the table (I can't remember its name) and tell it to DROP>>

I wasted all my time on that newest version of the Mod Mgr because of the instructions I followed to find it. The same instructions told me to go download the latest SSU mod, v3.8.4.

Now everything is in CORRECTLY (checked a dozen times) and I am getting this blank screen. So I check the cache for myDEBUG errors and I found a few. Here they are:

[18-May-2010 11:31:26] PHP Warning: Division by zero in /public_html/includes/functions/functions_general.php on line 1329

[19-May-2010 00:58:21] PHP Warning: require_once(/public_html/includes/classes/ri_template.php) [<a href='function.require-once'>function.require-once</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /public_html/admin/ssu.php on line 13
[19-May-2010 00:58:21] PHP Fatal error: require_once() [<a href='function.require'>function.require</a>]: Failed opening required '/public_html/includes/classes/ri_template.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /public_html/admin/ssu.php on line 13

[19-May-2010 00:58:53] PHP Warning: require_once(/public_html/includes/classes/ri_template.php) [<a href='function.require-once'>function.require-once</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /public_html/admin/ssu.php on line 13
[19-May-2010 00:58:53] PHP Fatal error: require_once() [<a href='function.require'>function.require</a>]: Failed opening required '/public_html/includes/classes/ri_template.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /public_html/admin/ssu.php on line 13

[19-May-2010 00:56:11] PHP Warning: require_once(/public_html/includes/classes/ri_template.php) [<a href='function.require-once'>function.require-once</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /public_html/admin/ssu.php on line 13
[19-May-2010 00:56:11] PHP Fatal error: require_once() [<a href='function.require'>function.require</a>]: Failed opening required '/public_html/includes/classes/ri_template.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /public_html/admin/ssu.php on line 13

I'm not a programmer, so I have no idea what that means. I'm hoping some kind soul will pop in and take a look at this post.

Failing that, tomorrow morning I will revert to my backup, reinstall the Mod Mgr (I forgot to backup after that success!), then install the older version of SSU that is publicly available here in the download section (v3.5.8).

My current thought is one of two things is occurring:

1. Mods available on Zen-Cart.com are more properly vetted, therefore a much safer bet.
2. Most likely, the "latest" versions that can be found by wandering aimlessly down the path of broken links and obscured path provided, have simply not been tested on 139b yet.

If my effort to install the older version of SSU (v3.5.8 instead of v3.8.4) fails, then I will suppose that SSU simply does not work for zc139b yet and I will install Ultimate SEO URLs.

Having read thru this and other threads (including threads about that Mod Mgr that SSU demands be installed), I see a lot of desperate people out there. I will report back in case somebody follows down this same path.

Feznizzle:

It appears that nobody is monitoring this thread? I have a similar problem as mentioned above....

When I go to Admin/Extras/SSU Manager I get a blank screen. But for me, fiddling around in the Admin/Config/SSU does nothing. None of my URLs get rewritten.

Victoria, I'm not sure if this will help you, but try going to: http://yoursite/ssu_check.php

I think you have to paste that into your .htaccess file. Dollar says it fixes your problem. Bloody shame nobody seems to be helpful with this thing.

I am running 1.3.9b.

I made the mistake of following the directions in the SSU mod and downloading the latest Module Manager. I wasted about 3 hours reading thru support threads before I decided to just download the version available here in Zen-Cart.com's download section.

PRESTO It worked right away. <<BTW, if you have to do this, please note that you will have delete a table that the other version inserted into your db. Just use phpMyAdmin in your cpanel to find the table (I can't remember its name) and tell it to DROP>>

I wasted all my time on that newest version of the Mod Mgr because of the instructions I followed to find it. The same instructions told me to go download the latest SSU mod, v3.8.4.

Now everything is in CORRECTLY (checked a dozen times) and I am getting this blank screen. So I check the cache for myDEBUG errors and I found a few. Here they are:

I'm not a programmer, so I have no idea what that means. I'm hoping some kind soul will pop in and take a look at this post.

Failing that, tomorrow morning I will revert to my backup, reinstall the Mod Mgr (I forgot to backup after that success!), then install the older version of SSU that is publicly available here in the download section (v3.5.8).

My current thought is one of two things is occurring:

1. Mods available on Zen-Cart.com are more properly vetted, therefore a much safer bet.
2. Most likely, the "latest" versions that can be found by wandering aimlessly down the path of broken links and obscured path provided, have simply not been tested on 139b yet.

If my effort to install the older version of SSU (v3.5.8 instead of v3.8.4) fails, then I will suppose that SSU simply does not work for zc139b yet and I will install Ultimate SEO URLs.

Having read thru this and other threads (including threads about that Mod Mgr that SSU demands be installed), I see a lot of desperate people out there. I will report back in case somebody follows down this same path.

Go to his site and shoot him a email.

yellow1912:

Dear SP and other ZC members,

This module is kind of my personal contribution to the great ZC community. Due to my personal work life (I have recently moved to Japan and will stay here for a about 6 months), it has been really busy for me so I don't have much time to visit the Zencart forum anymore. In the mean time I won't be able to provide on-time support with non-bug problems here on the forum. (this goes for all the modules I have here).

If there is a serious bug with the module, please feel free to go to our website at rubikintegration.com and shoot me an email.

I will be back here as soon as I can.

Regards

Raine

Go to his site and shoot him a email.

Thanks for sharing that letter, I missed that somehow as I scoured the web!

I really don't want to bother the guy and I have a fast moving situation anyway. Seems like he created a pretty spectacular piece of software once upon a time. If he has moved on, I don't want to drag him back!

Instead, I will install the older version today. I will report back (here and on other threads) to help anyone who later stumbles along.

Because this one is no longer supported, I will also install Ultimate URLs on a parallel staging site. Both sites are 139b.

Feznizzle:

Thanks for sharing that letter, I missed that somehow as I scoured the web!

I really don't want to bother the guy and I have a fast moving situation anyway. Seems like he created a pretty spectacular piece of software once upon a time. If he has moved on, I don't want to drag him back!

Instead, I will install the older version today. I will report back (here and on other threads) to help anyone who later stumbles along.

Because this one is no longer supported, I will also install Ultimate URLs on a parallel staging site. Both sites are 139b.
Suggest Ceons URI as a better app to parallel test.. Ultimate URLs has been a nearly abandoned and troubled mod for sometime now..

I've got it working on 1.3.9b and everything is fine.
When I had the blank screen, I contacted them direct and they sorted out my problem, without any fuss.

My problem was I hadn't installed module manager and then everything was ok with this mod.
I'm using 3.8.3

Nedward

Oooooh DivaVocals!

This is very bad news indeed! I love the CEON URI, installed it yesterday. And I had a wonderful email exchange with Conor, he is a super nice guy and very helpful.

But I have 2 super huge problems that prevent me from using his mod.

The first is the inability to manually add my own URI's in mass. I have thousands of products on several sites that are extremely well ranked. I'd like generate a list of product URLs and then use an EZpop like file to upload legacy URLs to my new site.... this way google will never skip a beat.

After installing it, I did manage to directly add my own URLs into the mySQL table he creates. This means that a script could be written and added to EZpop to allow uploading a ton of product URLs all at once.

The future was looking good, so I decided to play with my other requirement.

The second problem is the inability to automatically generate SEO URLs. If I upload 10's of thousands of products via EZpop, it is not practical to go through each product manually switching on his URL generating php.

I did attempt to do it by directly fiddling with the db... but this does not appear possible because (I think?) a php script must be run in order to activate the "automatic" feature.

And I do know about the Manager he is developing, but it will not be available until July (I think).

Wish I knew PHP. Seems like writing a little script to spider through and activate the auto feature on all product/category would be relatively simple.

I REALLY want to use his mod!

Nedward:

I've got it working on 1.3.9b and everything is fine.
When I had the blank screen, I contacted them direct and they sorted out my problem, without any fuss.

My problem was I hadn't installed module manager and then everything was ok with this mod.
I'm using 3.8.3

Nedward

Really??? Wow! I wonder 383 vs 384 makes a difference? Well, you had the same results (white screen).

I guess I will touch base with them. What did they tell you to do to fix the situation?

If you can post the fix here, you will likely help many others!

Here is the conversation I had with Eazy commerce about my ssu problem, maybe it can help somebody.

Hi there, just upgraded from zen cart 1.3.8a to 1.3.9a and re added the
files for SSU, but now in admin I get a blank page when I click on Extras/
simple Seo URL Manager.
SSU is still converting my URLs but I can't access the manager in admin. The
menu in Configuration is ok, just the one in Extras.
Any idea how to fix this?

Thanks
Steven

On 26/04/2010 03:06, Eazy Ecommerce wrote:
Dear Steven

Please use Zencart debug tool to see which error is on there. I suspect while upgrading you may have overwritten something, though Im not sure exactly what you overwrote

Regards

Raine

On 4/27/2010 2:06 AM, Steven Wrote....
Hi Raine, apparently the debug tool is built into 1.3.9a, so I looked in the cache and see a logfile that shows that zencart is trying to load
includes/classes/module_installer.php
Can you advise on this?
I can't see this in the ssu package.
I'm using SSU 3.8.3

Thanks and Kind regards

Steven

On 27/04/2010 03:43, Eazy Ecommerce wrote: Dear Steven, from the SSU installation note there will a link to download Module Manager which has the file you want

Regards

Raine

On 4/28/2010 3:52 AM, Steven wrote:
Hi Raine, I've installed module Manager and now I'm missing ri_template.php
What now?
Sorry
Thanks and Kind regards

Steven

I have doubled checked, and the ri_template.php file is in includes/classes/ of the module manager package.

Please make sure you downloaded the newest version and uploaded all the files

Regards

Ken

And that was that.
I downloaded the latest version of module manager, I think it may have been on Eazy ecommerce's website but I can't remember for sure.
After installing everything was back to working again.

Nedward

Thanks so much for posting this reply!

Unfortunately this is not my issue. My Mod Manager appears to be installed correctly and working.

Having reviewed my phpDEBUG files, I noticed the callout for:
/public_html/includes/classes/ri_template.php

This file does not exist on my server. Nor does it exist in the downloaded zip (I unzipped again, still not there).

I wonder if this file is supposed to be created upon installation or if it should have been in the zip at the beginning?

Feznizzle:

Having reviewed my phpDEBUG files, I noticed the callout for:
/public_html/includes/classes/ri_template.php

This file does not exist on my server. Nor does it exist in the downloaded zip (I unzipped again, still not there).

I wonder if this file is supposed to be created upon installation or if it should have been in the zip at the beginning?

Ok FOUND it!!!! Yahoooo! :clap:

If you have followed this thread from the beginning, I mentioned that I abandoned installing the latest version of Mod Manager cuz I could not get it to work.

The problem I experienced was that it kept ask for two version.txt files (or some similar name). In the folders it was looking, there did exist a file of a similar name but dif extension. Example:
-- looking for FILE.txt
-- in folder was FILE.xml

Three hours of that and I surrendered.

But now the SSU mod is looking for files from that mod, so I simply put them up there.

Appears to work!!!! My screen went from white to active!!!!

Going to go play with it now.

yay,
It's been a fight but you got there in the end.

:smile:

Nedward

Nedward:

yay,
It's been a fight but you got there in the end.

:smile:

Nedward

Yes, finally got it, thanks Nedward.

After going ghetto with the use of those files (snagging the needed files from a version I was not using and just dumping them in), I decided to retrace my steps.

I am most likely not going to use this mod, but for anybody who follows this, here is what I learned....

1. Follow the crooked path and DO find the latest version of Module Manager and Simple SEO URLs.

2. When you install the Module Manager, don't sweat it if the Mod Manager doesn't seem to work

• Gives no result upon clicking: List All Modules
• Gives off a bunch of RED errors at the top of the screen complaining about missing files if you click on the other button.

3. Press on like a good soldier, completely ignoring the Mod Mgr and upload your SSU files.

4. Don't forget to edit your .htaccess file.

5. And OOOOOOOH buried in the middle of the instructions (after you have already uploaded your files and overwritten things) there exists the following suggestion: "it's safer to not upload includes/functions/html_output.php".... So instead of uploading that file, just follow the Johny-Come-Lately instructions to edit your already existing file.

6. When everything is said and done and you are pleased with yourself but cannot seem to find the on/off button, just go to the Configuration/Simple SEO URL menu. About half way down is the switch labeled: Set SSU Status. (Hindsight makes that seem so clear!!!)

++++
For what its worth, this mod does indeed seem to work well. And it is FREE!!

So first, a great big thanks to the authors. :clap:

But I will say this, of the 20 or so mod installations (not to count complete installs of ZC), this has been by far the most difficult. Now, some 24 hours later, I could do this install blind folded in about 15 minutes. But going from scratch, it may consume 8 or 10 hours of following zigs and zags and doing the wrong stuff and redoing.... bla bla blaaa.

Have fun and good luck!

my url is set like this:
http://site.com/category_name/product_name

but the names of my categories and products are very very long, so i want the url display as:
http://site.com/product_name

is there any way to make it done? thanks in advance