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#1 3 February 2010 13:07:17
- tbms
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- Registered: 29 January 2010
- Posts: 22
Couple of quick Q's after getting to grips a bit..
Hello,
1) I have seen settings for email and
occasionally problems with email pop up on this forum. Can i
ask more about what the 'email' function is for and how you
implement it? (a link to a resource or documentation page
would be great think my eyes are tired now but cant find
it)
2) Ive posted a few times on this forum
before and think itd probably be better to reword a question
i asked previously as ive noticed it being asked in diff
ways in other threads and cant seem to find an answer
I am using maian music without joomla. I want to
customise my navigation menu links (simply what the anchor
text reads for example). Where abouts do I customize this as
i cannot find it in the admin area.
3) i
wwas asked in an earlier post if i was using maian
music with joomla - i am not. would it be more beneficial to
me if i used this with joomla (i dont think i can) and are
there features that are unavailable to me/not supported
otherwise?
Thankyou very much and v grateful for
the forum being here.
Last edited by tbms (3 February 2010 13:09:02)
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#2 4 February 2010 19:33:56
- msworld
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- Registered: 9 May 2006
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Re: Couple of quick Q's after getting to grips a bit..
The only reason I asked about Joomla is I don`t offer any
support for Joomla installations. I don`t use it and I have
no interest in any Content Management Systems.
With regards to the e-mails, I`m not sure what you are
asking, sorry. What e-mail function?
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#3 4 February 2010 19:48:19
- tbms
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- Posts: 22
Re: Couple of quick Q's after getting to grips a bit..
Okay thanks for clarifying that.
With regard
to emails, I first noticed the SMTP settings section of
"Settings" within admin. I searched this forum for
"email", and found this thread:
http://www.maianscriptworld.co.uk/forum …
hp?id=1033
Which leads me to assume there is
customer mailing functionality within maian music - is the
function to send the customer a 'thankyou for your purchase'
email, or a mailing list function? Or is it a backup for the
contact form if this doesnt function?
id probably
have a better insight into this if my own version of the
music store worked. the hosts of this site are literally
telling me theres a problem with the script and they can't
get around it (which i dont quite understand - it doesnt
look like maian music requires anything more than basic to
function..) i would really appreciate an insight into why it
might be that they can't get it to work properly.
I've posted on three external forums now for help because
i didnt want to bother you (I can understand youre providing
a free resource anyway and have better things to do) but
nobody seems to know much about maian music i guess - no
replies at all.
As i said im usually quite
competent with editing php, but without full functionality i
cant really get a full insight on how the script works and
what to change.
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#4 5 February 2010 08:11:48
- msworld
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- Posts: 4482
Re: Couple of quick Q's after getting to grips a bit..
Which parts are not working at the moment?
The
SMTP email options are simply an alternative send method. If
this isn`t enabled the system uses the standard PHP mail
function to send e-mails. This works on most servers, but
some hosts disable this function and require all mail be
sent via SMTP. Some hosts require SMTP authentication,
others don`t. Different options.
If the e-mails
work, no need to enable this option. So, best one to test is
the contact option. If that works, all e-mails should be
working ok. Payment e-mails are controlled by Paypal`s
response, so if they don`t work, the problem is likely to be
with Paypal or the way the system is set up.
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#5 5 February 2010 10:42:49
- tbms
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- Posts: 22
Re: Couple of quick Q's after getting to grips a bit..
okay - so the email function within maian music is just
to send anyone who uses the contact form a confirmation
email that their message was sent?
my problem is
that although the index page works, when i try to go to any
other page by clicking a link within the nav bar, i get a
404. i noticed that within header.php of the script, where
the urls that the links point to are defined, that the
folders/filenames there dont match any subfolders or
filenames that i have within the entire music shop folder.
so, in the most basic form, thats the problem. but im not
sure whether i should add them in, add someting to a
database, or whether the script should make them itself when
you upload music. the main prob is i wasnt the one who
installed, the hosts were (this is not my site), and theyre
pretty much shrugging their shoulders about it.
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#6 6 February 2010 06:27:35
- msworld
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Re: Couple of quick Q's after getting to grips a bit..
Did you read the section in the docs about Mod Rewrite and search engine friendly urls?
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#7 8 February 2010 08:43:38
- tbms
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Re: Couple of quick Q's after getting to grips a bit..
I did yeah, and asked if this had been done.. got yes as
a reply from the people who run the server but just this
friday went in using FTP and found a .txt extension on the
htaccess..
So now all works fine! thanks for the
help.
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#8 11 February 2010 15:40:06
- msworld
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Re: Couple of quick Q's after getting to grips a bit..
Excellent. 
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