attributes bug in MAX 1.5?

howdy all

i downloaded apache2triad: 37 meg!!!...only to find it a bit confusing to install actually, as my localhost wouldnt work, and i couldn't figure out how to configure it. So i uninstalled it, and went back to my original set up. i'm just doing the attribute stuff on my remote server - not a huge pain, but a pain none the less.

[starchild]

sorry - the guest is me. tim

[bgarts]

I am also having this problem. Windows 2000 server running PHP 4.3.1. I have the stock version of OSCommerce running on another website and not having trouble.

It happens through Attribute Manager and through the "Edit Attributes" under Categories/Products. Product Attributes works ok, but I never liked how that page was designed.

I am also going to try this on the production server and see if it goes away.

[fifthcolumn]

Hi everybody, congrats on a great release, It certainly helps to further the cause of ecommerce and I hope to become highly involved with Open Source now I have discovered it.

To add to this post, I too have been having this problem. I am running:

Win2k SP4
MySQL 4.0.16
PHP Version 4.3.1

The force cookies is set to false, the temp directory is writable.

I have also tried this on a Netscape browser just in case it was an IE problem, but its just the same.

I have tried many many configuration settings, all to no avail.

However, I did find a short term workaround which may help someone more skilled than I to work out what the actual problem is, here's hoping anyway....

1. If you open Admin/Includes/application_top.php and find the two blocks of code:

//Admin begin
require(DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS . 'password_funcs.php');
//Admin end

and

//Admin begin
if (basename($PHP_SELF) != FILENAME_LOGIN && basename($PHP_SELF) != FILENAME_PASSWORD_FORGOTTEN) {
tep_admin_check_login();
}
//Admin end

and you take them out temporarily, upload the file to the server, and go directly to www.yourdomain.com/admin/new_attributes.php it is working although your left navigation bar with all the links in it has dissapeared.

This also leaves your admin section open to anyone so is not a good solution.

2. The next natural step is to reverse the deletions above and put the //Admin code BACK IN, reupload the application_top.php file, and the very next click you make in www.yourdomain.com/admin/ (providing you are in the very same browser session as step1) , it will bring you to the login page (because the request login function is back in all your admin page), whereupon you can login as normal and still, everything is working, i.e. if you try to use attribute manager it lets you, if you try to use the edit attributes button next to a product it lets you. Hurrah you think, its fixed....

3. The only problem then, is when you close down your browser, open up a new browser, and go back to the admin panel, you go back to square 1, i.e. being forwarded to the login page EVERY time you click to use attribute manager, no matter what you do, its drivin me nuts

I hope this helps someone track it down, if you would like to msasek you can message me and i will allow you access to this setup so you can try to see whats going wrong.

Ben.

[fifthcolumn]

FURTHER: The same problem seems to affect the Easy Populate Function, with the same workaround working, so hopefully any cure will also cure that.

Thanks in advance,

Ben.

[jpf]

Just a though ... in MS2-MAX did you setup your login user name to be able to access new_attributes.php in the ADMIN level access?

Hi there, thanks for replying and yes i did, i was under the impression though that whatever users you set, the Top Administrator's permissions cannot be changed so therefore should be able to access the new_attributes.php always.

I have also tried this on a stock install, so i am guessing is some sort of problem associated with windows servers, thats usually the case when i have problems!

I also got the "edit attributes" bug,
when clicking the attributes option in the admin menu, i get an option to select a product to edit, but there is no product there to edit.
properties work fine, but if i try to edit a product from categories directly (edit attributes), it tells me:
"Edit Attributes -> Something isn't right"
hoped this helps you solve this bug....

[altenter]

that guest is me
and i am running php 4.34, apache 1.3.29 on winxp sp1a

Hi all, Ben here again, I have definately sorted this on my server by upgrading PHP to the latest current stable version 4.3.6, the minute I upgraded, all problems stopped. Hurrah!