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Zen Cart – Adding jQuery Tabbed Content Box to Zen Cart EZ Pages

ByReid Walley

(Using Zen Cart 1.3.8a) 1. jQuery source: http://net.tutsplus.com/javascript-ajax/create-a-tabbed-interface-using-jquery/ 2. Zen Cart integration: – CSS: Delete “*” and “body” classes from file. Put in template’s css folder (root/includes/templates/CUSTOM TEMPLATE/css). I changed file name from “style.css” to “style_tabbed_content.css”. – Javascripts: Put all 3 javascript files in jscript folder (root/includes/templates/CUSTOM TEMPLATE/jscript). Must also add jscript_ text to the…

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Zen Cart FIX – Customer can’t log in. Error msg: There was a security error when trying to login.

ByReid Walley

Problem: Customer can’t log in Error message: “There was a security error when trying to login.” FIX: http://tutorials.zen-cart.com/index.php?article=312 ALL new templates need the following code added to their tpl_login_default.php file line 50: <?php echo zen_draw_hidden_field(‘securityToken’, $_SESSION[‘securityToken’]); ?> line 79: <?php echo zen_draw_hidden_field(‘securityToken’, $_SESSION[‘securityToken’]); ?> (Original master file is here: root > includes > templates >…

WordPress 2.8.6 Security Release – Upgrade!

ByReid Walley

WordPress 2.8.6 Security Release, announced November 12, 2009: 2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have posting privileges. If you have untrusted authors on your blog, upgrading to 2.8.6 is recommended. The first problem is an XSS vulnerability in Press This discovered by Benjamin Flesch. The second…

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Magento Ecommerce – Run under PHP 5 on 1and1 Web Hosting

ByReid Walley

Some hosting providers do not yet provide PHP5 on their servers, opting instead to stay with PHP4 for the time being. As Magento is a PHP5-only application, this can be a barrier for some users. This document outlines a possible workaround for such a scenario. The goal is to install PHP5 as a CGI binary…

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WordPress Tutorial – WP e-Commerce: Setting Shipping Rates

ByReid Walley

Setting a shipping rate that correctly displays in both the shopping cart AND the sidebar Widget! Step 1: WP e-Commerce Admin > Settings > Shipping: In the General Settings section, set Use Shipping to Yes and type ZIP code in the Base Zipcode/Postcode box. Then tick the check-box next to Flat Rate in the Shipping…

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Manual Credit Card Processing Shopping Carts

ByReid Walley

Website client has a need for manually processing credit card orders because he already has a credit card terminal in his office and doesn’t want to incur any extra gateway processing fees. Magento and Zen Cart have successfully passed the “manual credit card processing” test. Magento keeps the full 16-digit credit card number in the…

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Magento Ecommerce – v1.3.2.4 Install Tips on 1and1 Hosting

ByReid Walley

Brief, non-detailed, overview of installing Magento Ecommerce Shopping Cart v1.3.2.4 on 1and1 Hosting Download Magento 1.3.2.4 and Sample Data 1.2.0 from http://www.magentocommerce.com/download/noregister Import Sample Data SQL files into database Copy Magento Sample Data’s media/catalog folder to Magento/media folder Follow Magento Installation Guide (http://www.magentocommerce.com/wiki/magento_installation_guide#installation1) Create a cgi-bin folder in Magento root and add the php5-cgi file…