Category Sections - Separate UL/LI styling

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:37:51 -0700

Hi Everyone,
I'm not sure if anyone has managed to do this yet but i'm having real trouble styling the Category Sections. I've used the code provided by Dave for an Unordered List as posted here:
http://www.interactivetools.com/iforum/P64259

I am working on a test site here:
http://www.salonproductsonline.co.uk/treatmentsdetail.php?Facials-1

I have tried using a class for just general UL/LI code but it doesn't work. It just uses the same image/style option for all items.

I need the Main Headings, eg. Facials, Body, Gentlemen, etc....to stand out and be styled differently from the sub-menu items. I have tried so many different variations but nothing seems to work! [crazy]

Does anyone have any ideas at all? Or has anyone else done this so i can see how they have got it to work?

Thanks in advance.
Nikki

Move site/Change hosts/MySQL export/import

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:07:28 -0800

Hi there,

My site has been completed on my test server and i'm now ready to go live with it on the clients server using a temporary domain until it is configured properly.

So far, i've uploaded all the files as they were on my test server, created a new mysql database on the new server, exported the contents from the previous mysql database into the new one and installed CMS on the new site.

I am able to log in but i just get the admin section not any of the section editors i created previously. There were two user accounts set up on my server and these have been transferred to the new server as i can see my two accounts. I also know the rest of the mysql data has been transferred as when i try to create a new section editor - it tells me that the table name already exists/is in use.

Am i just missing something really simple? i've used phpmyadmin to export/import each table as it wouldn't let me just move the whole database across.

Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Nikki [:)]

Re: [Dave] css hover description links/passing value from cmsbuilder

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:17:32 -0800

dave you are a superstar! it works a treat [laugh]

something so simple and i just couldn't see it!

thank you so much,
nikki.

css hover description links/passing value from cmsbuilder

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:40:24 -0800

hi there.

i'm working on a site at the moment (on my test server for now - dont worry guys i will be buying a new licence before i move it to my clients!)

i've managed to create css hover links for the description so a little more info will be displayed once a user hovers over the menu on the left hand side. however, i thought i could create a new field in cmsbuilder and pass this value to the description box. it has worked to a certain extent as the boxes pop up but it is duplicating the info for each menu item.

the site is here:
http://nikkijones.accountsupport.com/products.php

has anyone any ideas how i could get a unique value for each menu item passed from cms builder?

here's the css code:

#popup {
	color: #000;
	background-color: #ffffff;
	font-family: arial;
}

#popup a, #popup a:visited {
position: relative;
display: block;
width: 100px;
line-height: 14px;
text-align: left;
padding: 0 0px;
margin: 0;
border: 0px solid #666;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 1em;
font-weight: bold;
}

#popup a span {display: none;}

#popup a:hover { background-color: #ffffff; }


#popup a:hover	{
color: #f00; background-color: #fff;
text-indent: 0; 
}

#popup a:hover span{
display: block;
position: absolute;
top: 0px;
left: 170px;
width: 320px;
margin: 0px;
padding: 10px;
color: #335500;
font-weight: normal;
background: #ffffff;
text-align: left;
border: 1px solid #666;
}
-->

and here's the bit around the cmsbuilder code:

any help would be fab - i know its a huge ask but the client wants it so really wanted to see if it can be done!
nikki [crazy]

Re: [KaboomJk] List and detail on same page

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:16:30 -0800

Hi there,

I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for but it sounds like it. I did the same here:
http://www.allianceinpartnership.co.uk/schoolsmainPage.php

I created a separate page just for the list and named it schoolsList.php then used a php include on the detail page to pull the list through. So in your right column (assuming that's where you want the list) you would use the code:
include("list.php");
?>

then use the code generator to provide you with the code for the list.php page.

i hope that makes sense - i dont think i;m very good at explaining things!!!!
nikki.
[:)]

Moved Site - Upload path / images not showing

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:53:49 -0700

Hi there,

Just wondering if anyone's had this problem, its probably something very simple but having spent all day on and off looking for the answer, i'm having to ask for help!

Basically, i had to move the website from one folder to another and now the upload images section isn't working. it allows me to upload the images but they're not there:
http://www.earthspa.co.uk/guidelinesPage.php

I tried changing the path in admin and checked the settings.dat file and the path appears to be correct but still no images...i'm at a loss...any ideas anyone? Something that may help...

Program Directory: /data01/merlin/public_html/earthspa.co.uk/dotrixcms/cmsAdmin

Upload Directory: /data01/merlin/public_html/earthspa.co.uk/dotrixcms/cmsAdmin/uploads/

Upload Folder URL: /data01/merlin/public_html/earthspa.co.uk/dotrixcms/cmsAdmin/uploads/

Thanks,

Nikki.

Frustrated with WYSIWYG and random outputs!

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:56:43 -0700

Hi,

Firstly i love this product. However, i thought i'd try it out and see how the client gets on before buying more licences. The main problem we're having is with the WYSIWYG editor - its terribly random! We keep getting extra lines, deletion of text and random alignment, the frustrating thing is you change it, save it, it doesn't update the site and when you go back in the editor it is still as it was before you changed it! My client spent two hours this morning trying to delete ONE line, she then contacted me. I spent a further two hours trying to understand why it wouldn't delete and during the process lost a lot of text and formatting which i didn't touch!

The problem is, the WYSIWYG is the main section the client uses therefore its stability is imperative. You sell the product to us, we sell it to them as a self updatable website but then they have problems updating it, the site looks messy and takes too much time to update so i get the angry phone calls [unsure]

Most of the site looks fantastic so i'm not sure if its this page in particular which does have a lot of content but in all honesty, i've had this problem with other IT products and the WYSIWYG editors.

Is there anything that can be done as i'm worried they'll look elsewhere and i haven't been paid yet?!

Many thanks,
Nikki.

Re: [Jake] Advanced search help...consultancy help?

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:12:36 -0700

Hi there,

I tried making these changes that Jake suggested. However now (even after i've removed any changes i made - i only changed the word categoryNum to keyword!) i am getting this error message every time i try and select an area from the drop down list:

Error: createWhereTestFunction error: Unmatched [ in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/^.*[ <-- HERE unknown.*$/ at (eval 59) line 2.

Any ideas? I've gone back to me previous saved version before this error, uploaded and published all and still its there - this site is live so its pretty embarassing. I'm just about losing the will to live - if i never see it again it will be too soon! [mad]

nikki.

Re: [Jake] Advanced search help...consultancy help?

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:50:47 -0700

Hi Jake,

Thanks for looking into it for me. Example, if you select: LONDON and Actuarial, you get results for jobs that are in London that haven't been posted in Actuarial. And jobs that have been posted in Actuarial that aren't in London. Do you see what i mean, it needs to retrieve results that match both the criteria. I had this set up easily using your old search engine product with job manager, yet it doesn't want to work with artman and its crucial to the whole site!

Can you let me know how you get on please?

Cheers Jake,

Nikki.

Advanced search help...consultancy help?

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:21:33 -0700

Hi,

I recently completed a site using Article Manager. I had upgraded the site from Job Manager. Unfortunately, one of the key features of job manager was the search facility allowed us to choose 'job title' and 'area' and the results would bring up articles that matched both selected results. After several hours of priority consulting i got this site up and running, however the search element will not only show results for those selected. Rather than showing the results for 'area' AND 'category' it shows results for 'area' OR 'category'. It can be seen here:

http://www.fusionsearch.co.uk/cgi-bin/artman/search.cgi

Has anyone any idea how i can get this to work?

I am willing to pay for consultancy if someone can fix this?

Many thanks,
Nikki.

Re: [Dave] syndicate or RSS feeds

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:28:08 -0700

its here:

http://www.allianceinpartnership.co.uk/articlerss.php

cheers dave[:)]

Re: [Dave] syndicate or RSS feeds

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:15:28 -0700

Hi Dave,

I;m also having a problem settting this up. Maybe i'm just tired and missing something really simple, i dunno. My page is called articlerss.php. I;m trying to get the news articles that are posted.

Here is my code:

header('Content-type: application/xml; charset=utf-8');
require_once "/home/fhlinux152/a/allianceinpartnership.co.uk/user/htdocs/cmsAdmin/lib/viewer_functions.php";
$options = array(); // NOTE: see online documentation for more details on these options
$options['tableName'] = 'news'; // (REQUIRED) MySQL tablename to list record from. Example: 'article';
$options['titleField'] = 'title'; // (optional) MySQL fieldname used in viewer url for search engines. Example: 'title' would display: viewer.php/article_title_here-123
$options['viewerUrl'] = 'http://www.allianceinpartnership.co.uk/newsPage.php'; // (optional) URL of viewer page. Example: '/articles/view.php';
$options['perPage'] = '10'; // (optional) The number of records to display per page. Example: '5'; Defaults to 10.
$options['orderBy'] = 'title'; // (optional) Fieldnames to sort by. Example: 'field1, field2 DESC, field3';
$options['pageNum'] = '1'; // (optional) Page number of results to display. Example: '1'; Defaults to ?page=# value, or 1 if undefined
list($listRows, $listDetails) = getListRows($options);
echo "\n";
?>

PUT YOUR SITE NAME HERE
http://EXAMPLE.COM/YOUR/URL/HERE/
YOUR SITE DESCRIPTION GOES HERE

en-us

<?php echo htmlspecialchars($record['title']) ?>

...all i get is feed code error [:(]

Cheers,
nikki.

Re: [Dave] HELP with transfer of hosting company please!

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:51:02 -0700

Hi Dave,

I've tried that and it takes me back to the install page. When i try and install it again it keeps saying i'm duplicating data, presumably because i've already transferred the database details across...i dunno?!

Anyway, i am going to email you the ftp details now along with the control panel details so if you can be so very kind to look into it for. What could take me hours would probably take you minutes!

Cheers,

nikki [:)]

Re: [Dave] HELP with transfer of hosting company please!

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:57:14 -0700

Hi Dave,

Again that worked a treat. I;ve been trying to import the old database to save time using phpmyadmin from the hosts control panel. Firstly, it wouldn't do it as CMS had already done it so when trying to import it, it kept saying i was trying to duplicate. So, i highlighted all the tables and 'dropped' them. This then allowed me to install the old database's data and all appeared to be well. However when trying to log into admin, i now get this error:

MySQL Error: Table 'alliancein1.cms__accesslist' doesn't exist

I notices the accesslist.ini.php file was missing from my list of files under data/schema so i uploaded it again (via normal ftp) but still nothing!

Any ideas.

Thanks a ton for your help so far!

Nikki.

Re: [Dave] HELP with transfer of hosting company please!

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:04:55 -0700

Thanks Dave - its worked [:)]

Is there now a way i can transfer all the details across from the existing site i created using cms? Ideally i don't want to contact my host as everything takes the usual 24-48 hours to get back to me and i really dont want to stop on this one until i get it up and running!

Cheers,
Nikki.

HELP with transfer of hosting company please!

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:24:22 -0700

Hi,

I set up CMS on a test server and Dave helped configure it so it worked. However, i switched hosts to ipowerweb which since the upgrade of platforms have not been very helpful! Due to my restricted time limit (site was supposed to go live last monday!) i switched back to the host streamline.net. As i was told to do a new install, i downloaded the latest upgrade v.1.10 (due to earlier problems) and have tried uploading that, only to get this:

Please remove the 'disable_functions' setting in php.ini.

...which according to the changelog should've been a bug that was fixed. So, i tried uploading my original earlier version (which worked with this host) which worked in parts but not in others. So i tried to find all the paths and scripts that mention the path to scripting and database names but still no joy. I am literally tearing my hair out [mad]

My mind has now gone blank. Any ideas on the easiest way to go about this? I'm not sure what Dave changed on my earlier uploaded version so i'm not sure where to go to change it on the version 1.10. Or is there a quicker way to get my existing site uploaded and change to the new paths, etc?

I hope this makes sense.

Cheers,
Nikki.

Error connecting to MySQL!

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:01:03 -0800

Having had my cms up and running for a while, i decided to change hosts before i went live as i really do not like the one i'm currently using. I've now chaned to ipowerweb. I was advised to do a fresh install but i'm getting this error message on the install page:

Error connecting to MySQL:Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

I;ve tried everything and cannot see why this is happening!

Any ideas?

Nikki [unsure]

Re: [Dave] List Viewer not showing up...

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:13:52 -0800

Ooooh - that sounds like a better option! Thanks Dave, i will look into it and let you know how i get on [:)]

Re: [Dave] List Viewer not showing up...

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:04:22 -0800

Hi Dave,

I think i know what you're saying. The things is, i've set up the schools list as a viewer so the client can add news schools on and write all about them. This seemed the easiest way to do this - is there not a way to password protect it this way? With a pull down, how would the client be able to populate the list with schools?

Or am i completeley misunderstanding what you've said? [crazy]

Cheers,
Nikki.

Re: [Dave] List Viewer not showing up...

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:16:01 -0800

Hi Dave,

Thanks for pointing out that Dave, it sorted out the problem.

Regarding the password protect, yes that's exactly what i want. Nothing too fancy. Schools are allocated a specific password and they need to type that in to get their schools details. If they forget it, they contact the client (as they contact regularly). Not bothered also whether it pops up or not. I was in a rush so i purchased a password protect script, however each school can still get in with the same password. We need each school to have their own unique password. Does this make sense?

Thanks as always for your help

Nikki[:)]

List Viewer not showing up...

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:31:09 -0800

Hi.

I've created a list viewer for a schools list using CMS Builder. The list for some reason, is appearing on one page and not on the other, eg:

http://www.interiorcentral.tv/AIP/schoolsmainPage.php - the schools list appears on the left

http://www.interiorcentral.tv/AIP/schoolsPage.php?1._Arrow_Vale_High_School-3 - the school list DOESN'T appear on the left.

I have the code 'include "schoolsList.php";' used on both.

Also, we wanted to have a password protected page for each school. This seemed simple in theory, the host provides password protected pages as part of its package. However, as the page is not a fixed page, is it impossible to password protect each page? The site had the whole are password protected before, however we now want each school password protected and i may have to re-do the whole school area if i cannot find a solution [mad] Any ideas? I've searched the net but just keep getting normal php password scripts, not a script for when a specific page is called.

Any help would be fab as its driving me crazy [crazy]

Cheers,
Nikki [:)]

Re: [Dave] Password retrieval

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:02:19 -0800

Thanks Dave - that worked a treat!

Password retrieval

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:44:38 -0800

I know this seems a little dumb, but i've lost my password and need to get into my admin side asap! [unsure]

Is there a way to find it? The only others posts like this are for other products and the files are not the same with CMS.

Cheers,

Nikki.

Re: [Dave] News List Viewer links

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:04:13 -0800

That worked a treat!

The server errors are random, sometimes they happen, sometimes the don't. And even when they do, if i refresh the page, its ok. I'm just a bit worried as I need to demonstrate the site to the company during a presentation in the next couple of weeks and it will be a little embarassing if it keeps happening!

It doesn't seem as bad today so i think i'll see how it goes over the next week and keep you posted.

I look forward to hearing from you regarding the pdf's as my clients uses them a lot!

Thanks Dave.

(i'm definitely going to invest in a few more copies of CMS builder before word gets around and the introductory prices goes!) [:)]

News List Viewer links

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:06:04 -0800

Hi there,

I've now plugged CMS builder into the back of an existing site and i've got to say, i love it!

I was wondering if anyone can help with the following:

- my news list viewer is in the left hand column (http://www.interiorcentral.tv/AIP/about_usPage.php) however the links look messy as they show the full file name eg. [url "http://www.interiorcentral.tv/AIP/newsPage.php?David_s_Charity_Trek_-4"][font "Arial"]newsPage.php?David_s_Charity_Trek_-4[/#000000][/url]. Is it possible using php to just have the link as 'read more' and not show the full file name - similar to what you can do using html?

- I cannot upload pdf's from the wysiwyg editor. I have created an uploads field, allowed pdf extensions and increased the upload size to unlimited. But its still saying pdf's are not allowed. I have version 1.06.

- I am having several server errors - mysql error/overload error, etc. (i'm assuming it just doesn't like the software!) and as i had a workaround to get it to work, will it be easy enough to transfer to another host as they have not been very co-operative from start to finish! I may also download the latest release with it being more compatible with the 'behind the times' hosts that i've come across!

Any help will be greatly appreciated. And thanks again for a great piece of software.

Nikki [:)]