Zen Cart Xoops Integration

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: Zen Cart Xoops 0.3 (1.3)

Notes:
08/04/2006: (wwwcad) http://dev.imaginacolombia.com 
carlosdevia@imaginacolombia.com
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Zen Cart Xoops Integration 0.3
Zen Cart v1.3
http://dev.imaginacolombia.com


http://www.zen-cart.com/ - The Art of Ecommerce
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INSTALL
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Normal module installation.
Be sure the "Use custom session" value in Preferences - System - General Settings is on.


The webserver should have write permissions on these folders:

  shop/images
  shop/images/banners
  shop/images/categories/
  shop/images/uploads
  shop/blocks/cache/english
  shop/blocks/cache/your_additional_language


Admin Url : /modules/shop/admin or you can access from the Xoops Admin through an iframe
Default Admin Username: admin
Default Admin Password: admin


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UPDATING From Zen Cart Xoops
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- Make a backup.

This release of zen cart have big changes in almost all the templates so if you have installed contributions
or customizations you must manually merge them later.

- Upload the module and replace files (Some files and folders can be removed, take a look at modules/shop/docs/2.readme_how_to_upgrade.html).
- Apply your sql patch in modules/shop/admin/sqlpatch.php
	
	From 0.2 "mysql_upgrade_zencart_127_to_130.sql"
	
	From 0.1 Both, in order.
		 "mysql_upgrade_zencart_126_to_127.sql"
		 "mysql_upgrade_zencart_127_to_130.sql"
	
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FEATURES
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1 Language Integration
  
  The language selected in xoops will be the language shown in Zen Cart Xoops.
  (You must manually install the adittional languages) Find yours in www.zen-cart.com

2 Theme Integration
  The "XoopsTheme" Template in Zen Cart lets you maintain the same aspect of the page for the shop Module.
  (The theme selected in xoops must use correctly the variables xoops_showlblock, xoops_showrblock and 
  xoops_showcblock)
  
  You can use the template variable $isshop to determine if the module is currently open through your theme.
  
3 Blocks Integration
  Through the block "Zen Cart Blocks" you can select all the static sideboxes and some center boxes of Zen Cart.
  
  The blocks must be rebuilt. (Modules - Zen Cart Xoops - Build Blocks Cache).


4 All the Zen Cart v1.3 features


People interested in making this module better send your request to join the project.

Support this project http://dev.imaginacolombia.com

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Credits
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1 - The Zen Cart Project - http://www.zen-cart.com/




Carlos Devia (wwwcad) carlosdevia@imaginacolombia.com
http://dev.imaginacolombia.com

Changes:
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Changelog
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08/04/2006
- New Zen Cart 1.3
- Admin access from xoops admin page through an iframe
- Build Chache from xoops admin page through an iframe
- Option to install demo products in the admin
- Option to clean the catalog in the admin


25/02/2006
- New Zen Cart 1.27d
- Patch for Mysql 5 compatibility
- Minor Fixes

23/09/2005
- New Zen Cart 1.26d

15/09/2005
- Contributions working
(Image Handler, Sub-category links, Product Short Descriptions Tested).
- Relative Paths Error
- No Xoops Theme in Popups

19/08/2005
- Login Page error.
- Links not working in the Admin page