classycrafter

Long story short, I paid a "friend" ( I use the term loosely) $600 to do my site and he has left me high, dry and broke. I even went as far as designing it myself because he didnt know how to do "girly" sites. All he had to do was take my design slice it, dice it and roll with it. Its been a few weeks now and I HAVE to get this site up and going in the next week or 2 and he has been MIA with no way to contact.

So now I am left in need of some help as I know nothing at all about CSS. I have read the tutorials, I have played with the code, but I do not know the ins and outs of it, how its applied to zen cart, what goes where, and how to implement my design to the site. I can do basic html, as far as making eBay templates and such, but this a whole nother bowl of spaghetti and it just too overwhelming for me especially when I am trying to do everything else in normal life as well as virtual life.

I also have a SSL certificate, but have no idea how to get it to go https on the page I need it to be on.

So these things are what I am needing. my budget is pretty much blown, but if the price is reasonable, I am very willing to pay for your time and help.

Brandonnn

zen cart.... ewww. good luck.

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classycrafter

Is there an easier cart out there? Or are they all pretty much the same?

FredFredrickson

Put a fountain in the corner. That will make it feng shui

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Otaku

That's why you have them make and deliver you the site FIRST then you pay them...

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enamoured

I'd be willing to help you out! I've been looking for things to put in my portfolio. E-mail me at enchantameritech.net, and let me know the details.

Brandonnn

Hah. Good luck with that concept. No real client will take you seriously.

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Blondy

I am not sure what problem exactly you faced with the CSS and design, but I will try to help you out with SSL, it is pretty easy.

The set up procedure varies, depending on whether you have your own certificate, or are using the shared one of your hosting server. The process requires you to change the following files by hand:

includes/ configure.php
admin/ includes/ configure.php

It is important to note that in case you are using word processing software, additional symbols will be added to your files, causing malfunction of your shop. To avoid this, please use simple text editors, such as Notepad.

1. If you use your own SSL:

For the new configuration settings to be applied, you need to change either listed files. To do that, just find the files, listed above, and open them with a simple text editor. Locate the following lines of code:

// Define the webserver and path parameters
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.yourdomain.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://(www.)yourdomain.com');
define('ENABLE_SSL', false); // secure webserver for checkout procedure?

Set your domain name in the appropriate slots, and replace false in the last row with true. Again, whether you place www. in front of your domain name depends on the certificate you have purchased. SSL certificate can be purchased for "yourdomain.com" or for "www.yourdomain.com"

2. If you use shared SSL:

Again, you need to open the files with a text editor. Change

includes/configure.php and
admin/includes/configure.php

to:

// Define the webserver and path parameters
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.YOUR_SHOP.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://server.IP.address.here/~YOUR_USERNAME');
define('ENABLE_SSL', true); // secure webserver for checkout procedure?

Here I am not sure about the shared SSL address, you need to know this or ask Surpass staff - they will definitely help you out.

In case you desire to disable SSL - you must locate the files
includes/configure.php
admin/includes/configure.php

and in the code segment

// Define the webserver and path parameters
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.YOUR_SHOP.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.YOUR_SHOP.com');
define('ENABLE_SSL', true); // secure webserver for checkout procedure?

change the word true to false. That would be enough to turn the encryption off for your store.

Much text, I know But I really wanted you to understand it better. Good luck!

FredFredrickson

I usually do half down, and second half on completion. Then both parties have a reason to stay with it.

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