Help - STILL can't create a custom .php page

jkirkpatrick · #1 02-02-2005, 06:25 PM

Hello,

I've been trying to create a custom .php page called "ourstory.php" that uses my existing site template. Nothing seems to work

Here is my code for "ourstory.php":

Code:

<?php 

# 
# $Id: search.php,v 1.50.2.6 2004/02/05 12:25:45 mclap Exp $ 
# 



require "./auth.php"; 
require $xcart_dir."/include/categories.php"; 


$smarty->assign("main", "ourstory.tpl"); 
$smarty->display("customer/home.tpl"); 
?>

Then I created "ourstory.tpl" which includes simply includes the text that I want to be displayed on the page. It's saved in skin1/customer/main.

Can anyone help? This is driving me nuts!

Thanks,
Jennifer

balinor · #2 02-02-2005, 06:31 PM

This may be a really stupid question, but is there a reason you aren't using the static page feature built in to X-Cart?

jkirkpatrick · #3 02-02-2005, 06:40 PM

Because static pages don't include the site template so I lose the look and feel, menus, footer, etc.

Unless I'm doing something wrong...

Jennifer

balinor · #4 02-02-2005, 06:51 PM

They do if you use the Embedded Level instead of the Root Level. The Embedded ones show up just like a help page or product page would, right in the central column of your template

jkirkpatrick · #5 02-02-2005, 07:15 PM

That would be perfect!

When I tried to create a page I got the error:

"Can not to save file: please check the write permissions."

Which files need their permissions changed? I thought I changed everything when I installed X-Cart, but I must have missed something.

Jennifer

Jon · #6 02-02-2005, 07:20 PM

You have to change this:

Code:

$smarty->assign("main", "ourstory.tpl");

to:

Code:

$smarty->assign("main", "ourstory");

Then edit your skin1/customer/home_main.tpl and somewhere in the middle put:

Code:

{elseif $main eq "ourstory"}
{include file="skin1/customer/main/ourstory.tpl"}

Where outstory.tpl is in the skin1/customer/main/ folder.

shan · #7 02-03-2005, 02:41 AM

you should find a folder called pages/us which should be set tyo chmod 777 to allow xcart to saved the file it creates for your new page

CC · #8 02-03-2005, 05:55 AM

Sorry to jump in, but can you use new main page templates with a file outside of the XC install?

For instance we have a support helpdesk that reside in public_html/support/ could this be linked into a template page?

Cheers.

jkirkpatrick · #9 02-03-2005, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shan

you should find a folder called pages/us which should be set tyo chmod 777 to allow xcart to saved the file it creates for your new page

I looked everywhere and can't find a folder by that name...

Jennifer

shan · #10 02-03-2005, 06:38 AM

skin1/pages/us

if they aint there create them yourself