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1. mommyandbaby
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I am using zen cart 1.3.7 and have installed wp 2.2 I have not been able to use wp yet, it shows up in my sideboxes but when you click on a link for wp, it just redirects to my main page.

2. moshu
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Did you install WP in the same directory (i.e. the root of your site) where the rest of your site is? If yes - it will not work.

3. mommyandbaby
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I installed wp into my root directory because the directions tell me to. I installed it into its own folder and it did not work.

4. moshu
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Well, you have already an index.php (from that cart thing?) in your root directory.
   You cannot have another one for the WP, so WP will not work with that other index.php.

   No, the instructions do NOT tell you that you must install it in the root folder. You misread something.

   For millions of users it works in a subfolder, like
   example.com/blog

5. mommyandbaby
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I tried to change it I completely took it out and then reinstalled it into its on folder, and then my links in the sidebox don't show. I know that lots of people use this and it works, believe me it is frustrating. This is an awesome tool and I want to use it really bad. I also know that there are lots of people that use it on zen cart and have no trouble, but they aren't able to help. I was just hoping for someone here to be able to help me. I've spent about 12 hours trying to get this to work. Thanks for your help.

6. moshu
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   reinstalled it into its on folder, and then my links in the sidebox don't show

   Instead of trying to do things you don't understand it would be more beneficial if you describe in details what exactly you want to achieve and ask for how.
   With links!

7. mommyandbaby
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   I am trying to use word press on my site. I understand what I have done so far. I have tried many times to install wp into the root and into its own folder (wordpress) When I install it into its own folder the titles of the sideboxes show up with nothing underneath them (links) When I install wp into the root (as I was told to by someone in zen cart) then everything shows up, i.e. sideboxes with titles and clickable links, it looks like it is working but when a link is clicked on it changes the address to http://www.mommyandbabyessentials/?cat=1 but my main page is still present.

8. moshu
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   OK, let's get back to the basics:
   a) if you have an index.php file from another script in your root folder - it will NOT work. (I already told you that, you just don't want to read it)
   b) probably the WP functions are not working in your root index because that file is not "aware" of the presence of WP. (I bet the "sidebox title" are hardcoded into the file)
   To make any other file OUTSIDE your WP installation to display WP functions, you need this at the very top of the file, before anything else:
   

   <?php
   require('./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php');
   ?>

   [where "wordpress" is the path to your install]

   There might be other things to change/modify - however from outside it is difficult to say what.

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