Where is the catalog located

Where are the catalog files stored in what dir

The catalog information is stored in the database. The pages are build dynamically based on what the customer choses.

ok somehow all my products and catagories are gone but the templet is ok I backed up to my home PC the entire dir what do I have to upload to have everything magically appear

If you backed up your database, you should be able to restore it from phpMyAdmin. If you only backed up the Zen Cart files, then your data may be lost. Ask your host if they have a backup of the information.

darktowerhobbies:

ok somehow all my products and catagories are gone but the templet is ok I backed up to my home PC the entire dir what do I have to upload to have everything magically appear

Where EXACTLY do you want this magical appearance to occur? On your home computer, or on your website (via your remote server)?

If you want to replicate your zenshop on your home computer, you are going to have to configure your home computer as a webserver. You may like to look at something called XAMPP...

It would appear that you don't have a very good grasp of database-driven, dynamic content websites. From your posts, it looks like you understand your product information to be a range of static HTML files, housed somewhere in your site directory.

Think of it like this... if you have ever done a MAIL MERGE in MS Word, where you create a Letter, then bring in each address from an Excel spreadsheet... the excel spreadsheet is your database and is separate from your letter template.

schoolboy:

Where EXACTLY do you want this magical appearance to occur? On your home computer, or on your website (via your remote server)?

If you want to replicate your zenshop on your home computer, you are going to have to configure your home computer as a webserver. You may like to look at something called XAMPP...

It would appear that you don't have a very good grasp of database-driven, dynamic content websites. From your posts, it looks like you understand your product information to be a range of static HTML files, housed somewhere in your site directory.

Think of it like this... if you have ever done a MAIL MERGE in MS Word, where you create a Letter, then bring in each address from an Excel spreadsheet... the excel spreadsheet is your database and is separate from your letter template.

Now is my turn to ask :wink:

I have 3 web sites (example)

Is is possible to open a fresh one new 4th one and merge all the 3 in this one
if yes how do you guys do this?

Thank you

ok I backed up all the zen-cart fles to my pc for saftey sake. I had no clue that the catalog itself was not among those files and that it was stored on the sql server. That is all well and good but my hosting service would like 150 dollars to restore that.

After this happened however I tried to do a search for deleted catalog and was bombarded with posts 99.9% of which had nothing to do with what I wanted and when I found 1 there was 1 response from a "Kim" who merely gave a drive by post of have you tried this and no one ever answered after that.

Some documentation of where the heck the catalog was stored or maybe a free file that we can use to back it up ourselves who be nice.

Not all of us are programmers and don't understand "rocket science"

Kim is one of the developers of ZC, just for your information.

Now, you are asking for help. I understand you are frustrated, but please note that you are NOT paying any of us here any cent for helping you, so you HAVE TO be nice to us.

Jump on to your question: you posted several posts regarding the same issue. And in one of those posts several people mentioned a few options to backup your database (phpMyAdmin which should be available for free on your host, or the backup module which can be found in download section)

Now, if you have NEVER backed up your db, you have NO choice but to pay your host this time. There is NO other way.

darktowerhobbies:

Not all of us are programmers and don't understand "rocket science"

I am not a programmer either. In fact, I've never had a formal lesson in computers in my life. What I've learned over the years has been through patience, carefulness and a plodding method that also leavs me frustrated at times.

To blame us for stuff that you personally don't understand is unfair. As I said in my earlier comments, you appear not to know some of the very important fundamentals about a database-driven, dynamic content website.

I was in EXACTLY the same position in May 2005...

... so the first thing I did was to read up as much as I could on how databases and websites work together. That took up the first two months!

I can give you this assurance though... unless you take the time to understand these important fundamental concepts, you will continue to make (expensive) mistakes - just like many of us did (including me!).

Most of us helping on this forum do so in the belief that the people posting on the forum have a basic unserstanding of dynamic-content websites. We are not here to give detailed lessons that take up hours of time. If you need to learn more about php and mySQL, there are plenty of FREE online tutorials that can teach you what you need to know.

My advice is to use these to increase your knowledge.

PS: We will ALWAYS try to help people who are battling along - if they are polite.

have you tried this OSCOMMERCE you stole the code

My drive by post

:) I think darktowerhobbies wants to say that this thread can be closed now, he no longer needs any support since he will go with osc. GLuck to you.

Hope you can be more polite when you ask for support there.

Regards.

darktowerhobbies:

have you tried this OSCOMMERCE you stole the code

My drive by post

darktowerhobbies:

have you tried this OSCOMMERCE you stole the code

My drive by post

Obviously, you don't understand open source, but that's ok.

If you seriously want help with this issue, please take a deep breath and calm down.

I'd take issue with my hosting charging me to restore something they may have destroyed. I'd start by finding out what happened to your database from their side.

I do understand open source obviously this forum is run like zen cart was coded.

No structure and help is fleeting the forum looks like someone vomited all over the place.

Help is a joke you only respond to troublesthat you think are important this is why I waited 19 days for a response to mine.

you should addresseach user as if they had no idea so that when some else has an issue they too understand it.

At least I know I got what I paid for with your software

I've been trying to help you, but your behavior is making me sorry I did.

I'm at work. I have a full time job that doesn't involve Zen Cart. So does everyone else that posts to this forum. So does the Zen Cart design team.

Eveyone thinks his/her problem is the most important. That's understandable, but expecting everyone to drop everything to address someone's problem is unreasonable.

afo, there are certain people that you dont want to work for no matter what ^^. There are those who just dont appreciate the time people spend to help them.

Dont waste your time, ignore this thread.

"this is why I waited 19 days for a response to mine"

Questions are answered if someone who can answer sees them. Questions that can't be answered from the information given may not be responded to.

If you don't get a response to a question in a day or so, post a reply with more information, a link to your site, or something else to help us help you.

yellow1912:

afo, there are certain people that you dont want to work for no matter what ^^. There are those who just dont appreciate the time people spend to help them.

Dont waste your time, ignore this thread.

I find your response rude I am sorry that I had a problem and asked for help your forum makes it difficult to find things and your wiki also has nothing in it about where the catalog is stored I am sorry I am not high and mighty like you but I am glad I won't be using your product or dealing with your ignorance further. You can lock or delete this thread now

Oh yea for a smart guy you should learn english we use a ' in don't

You're quitting now?? After working on this for about a month?? :ohmy:

I fear your approach to sourcing voluntary help may result in ALL your requests being ignored in future....

I have but one question to ask of you school boy why on earth did you post this 6 days later everything has calmed down and now you want to stir things up.