OSCommerce help...

Pheebs · 19-11-2008, 10:27

Hello hello!

I am attempting to (rather slowly) build up an oscommerce shop for my webby.

I managed to get it all free (hooray!) through erm... some place (darnit... I'm with vidahost and it's one of the addons you can get) and yeh - I have been playing with the standard template and so far so good (though haven't removed their example products yet!! So when you go see I do not sell mouse mats and things

).

Anyway, plonked on an addon yesterday to tailor a product box and then edited to suit. The box... is awesome... however I am completely at a loss as to how to change the rest of the boxes to look the same as that one. The addon only had instructions on how to adjust this one box and I have attempted to read the oscommerce forum support thread and change it the way they've suggested, but it just really confuses me and I think I'm doing it all wrong!

I'm okay-ish at coding but not brilliant. I can fudge around, change colours, change where things are but it's more like the German language to me! I can understand more of the language than I can speak/write it

Anyone have *any* idea how I can get the rest of my boxes (categories, shopping cart, quick find etc) to match the box I've just sorted?

The url to what I'm playing with is www.akettleoffish.co.uk/shop and the box I want to replicate is at the bottom (New Products) jobby with a black edge and rounded corners.

The addon I used is: http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/1702

and the support thread on OSCommerce is:Support Thread

I know they explain how to do it in the thread but to me it's just jargin!! I've pm'd the guy who set up the thread but nada back. If anyone could shed some light on this all I would be muchos appreciative! It would probably save me a gazillion years and the high possibility of me lobbing my computer at the window by the end of the day

Fankoo

Desmo · 19-11-2008, 10:57

I did do this when I played with OSc before. I'll have a dig around later if I can find some time and remember how it was done

Desmo · 19-11-2008, 11:00

Ah, this is what I did...

http://forums.oscommerce.com/index.php?showtopic=274968

No.8 has the rounded corners thing but I think it only does the top corners.

Pheebs · 19-11-2008, 12:25

Thankyou the Desermo!

I am being annoying though and hoping I can keep the same box I've already created and style it around.

Booo.

Been playing more this morning and I just keep mucking up my webby when I change code

Doh!

Blighter · 24-11-2008, 04:49

You may also want to either:

a) Disabled secure HTTP in the osCommerce options
b) Set up https with your webhost

Pheebs · 24-11-2008, 08:25

Disable who what?

I got access for the shop through my webhost... so I am presuming I'm fine there!

Managed to just avoid it last week and will try again today after I've got my head round some huuuge orders

Blighter · 24-11-2008, 12:41

I mean if you logout and try signing up for an account, it takes you to https://blahblah.com/shop which is normally used as a secure connection and means you need to set up the secure connection. There will probably be an option in your host's control panel

Beansprout · 28-11-2008, 02:34

^ Yup - sounds like OScommerce is set to use https which won't work unless you purchase an SSL certificate. Fire over an e-mail to support@vidahost.com and I'll get you sorted

Desmo · 28-11-2008, 08:31

I think you can change that in the shops admin panel.

Pheebs · 28-11-2008, 08:55

Im confuuuusseedd!!

I've avoided this all this week and was planning on finishing it all next!

Jamie! If you're online later I'm going to be annoying and bug you and say "Wahaaaaa?!?!"

I will send you an email Beaaaaaaansprout but I'm not sure why

I am just such an idiot when it comes to these things!

19-11-2008, 10:27	#1
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	OSCommerce help... Hello hello! I am attempting to (rather slowly) build up an oscommerce shop for my webby. I managed to get it all free (hooray!) through erm... some place (darnit... I'm with vidahost and it's one of the addons you can get) and yeh - I have been playing with the standard template and so far so good (though haven't removed their example products yet!! So when you go see I do not sell mouse mats and things ). Anyway, plonked on an addon yesterday to tailor a product box and then edited to suit. The box... is awesome... however I am completely at a loss as to how to change the rest of the boxes to look the same as that one. The addon only had instructions on how to adjust this one box and I have attempted to read the oscommerce forum support thread and change it the way they've suggested, but it just really confuses me and I think I'm doing it all wrong! I'm okay-ish at coding but not brilliant. I can fudge around, change colours, change where things are but it's more like the German language to me! I can understand more of the language than I can speak/write it Anyone have any idea how I can get the rest of my boxes (categories, shopping cart, quick find etc) to match the box I've just sorted? The url to what I'm playing with is www.akettleoffish.co.uk/shop and the box I want to replicate is at the bottom (New Products) jobby with a black edge and rounded corners. The addon I used is: http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/1702 and the support thread on OSCommerce is:Support Thread I know they explain how to do it in the thread but to me it's just jargin!! I've pm'd the guy who set up the thread but nada back. If anyone could shed some light on this all I would be muchos appreciative! It would probably save me a gazillion years and the high possibility of me lobbing my computer at the window by the end of the day Fankoo __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

19-11-2008, 10:57	#2
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I did do this when I played with OSc before. I'll have a dig around later if I can find some time and remember how it was done __________________

19-11-2008, 11:00	#3
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Ah, this is what I did... http://forums.oscommerce.com/index.php?showtopic=274968 No.8 has the rounded corners thing but I think it only does the top corners. __________________

19-11-2008, 12:25	#4
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	Thankyou the Desermo! I am being annoying though and hoping I can keep the same box I've already created and style it around. Booo. Been playing more this morning and I just keep mucking up my webby when I change code Doh! __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

24-11-2008, 04:49	#5
Blighter Dubious Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 1,571	You may also want to either: a) Disabled secure HTTP in the osCommerce options b) Set up https with your webhost __________________ Look at your signature, now back to mine, now back to yours, now back to mine. Sadly, yours isn't mine. But if you stopped writing about other things and made this your signature, yours could be like mine. Look down, back up. Where are you? You're on Boat Drinks, reading the signature your signature could be like. I'm on a computer. My Blog \| More Outdoors \| MSN \| Email \| Call Me

24-11-2008, 08:25	#6
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	Disable who what? I got access for the shop through my webhost... so I am presuming I'm fine there! Managed to just avoid it last week and will try again today after I've got my head round some huuuge orders __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

24-11-2008, 12:41	#7
Blighter Dubious Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 1,571	I mean if you logout and try signing up for an account, it takes you to https://blahblah.com/shop which is normally used as a secure connection and means you need to set up the secure connection. There will probably be an option in your host's control panel __________________ Look at your signature, now back to mine, now back to yours, now back to mine. Sadly, yours isn't mine. But if you stopped writing about other things and made this your signature, yours could be like mine. Look down, back up. Where are you? You're on Boat Drinks, reading the signature your signature could be like. I'm on a computer. My Blog \| More Outdoors \| MSN \| Email \| Call Me

28-11-2008, 02:34	#8
Beansprout Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 488	^ Yup - sounds like OScommerce is set to use https which won't work unless you purchase an SSL certificate. Fire over an e-mail to support@vidahost.com and I'll get you sorted __________________ Uploader Cartoons World Wind

28-11-2008, 08:31	#9
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I think you can change that in the shops admin panel. __________________

28-11-2008, 08:55	#10
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	Im confuuuusseedd!! I've avoided this all this week and was planning on finishing it all next! Jamie! If you're online later I'm going to be annoying and bug you and say "Wahaaaaa?!?!" I will send you an email Beaaaaaaansprout but I'm not sure why I am just such an idiot when it comes to these things! __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk