Question
We
are having issues getting the SEO URLs to work properly in multi store
configuration on 1.5.0 and have changed changed "RewriteBase /" to
"RewriteBase /stores/" as suggested in other posts, but this does not
work for us. The cart has been configured in a separate directory for the default store i.e. http://www.defaultstore.com/stores/
The other stores domains have been pointed to the document root - i.e.
home/public_html/defaultstore.com/stores/ and the store and secure URLs
configured in opencart as http://storename.com/ and https://storename.comI
have seen where it is suggested to move the default store out of its
directory, but that is something we really need to avoid as our stores
are already linked to external sites and would cause a lot of other
issues for us. SEO Friendly URLS are currently disabled, but we need to
find a work around as soon as possible.
Answers
You need to point all domains to the same document root as the default domainSo you would have to enter the following in a browser to access each storemaindomain.com/storessecondstore.com/storesthirddomain.com/stores
I
tried to do as you suggested, but it would give me 404 not found
errors. I read on the forum that SEO Friendly URLS would not work
properly in a multi store configuration if the default or main store was
in a sub directory rather than the root. So I moved it from /stores/ to
the root and pointed the remaining domains accordingly in cpanel. The
SEO URLS are working correctly, but I am now having a different issue.
When I go to test the stores other than the default store I get a 404
error upon checkout and a warning about ssl - "Your connection is
encrypted with 256-bit encryption. However, this page includes other
resources which are not secure. These resources can be viewed by others
while in transit, and can be modified by an attacker to change the
behavior of the page.The connection uses TLS 1.0.The connection is encrypted using AES_256_CBC, with SHA1 for message authentication and DHE_RSA as the key exchange mechanism.The connection is not compressed."
As long as all the domains have the the subdirectory suffixed as per my example above then they should work.But you have it working on root, so that's probably a better solution.--Regarding
the non-secure content, would need to see a link to the site to see
what content is being served from a non-SSL domain.Usually it is either a hardcoded graphic or external javascript resource in the header.tpl
After
moving the main store to the root directory, I encountered problems
with internal server errors. I tried an upgrade to the newest version of
the cart, but it seems like things just got worse. Not sure if it is an
issue on the server or what. I restored the site back to the point,
where the SEO URL issues were not working properly, but now I am having
problems with the theme for the main store not loading properly and
catalog and product images not displaying on the other stores.Is there
someone who might be willing to take a look at the configuration of the
cart and the admin area and tell me if this is an issue with my host or
if there is something else going on? I am desperate.
Since I have not received any response, thus far, I have had to keep trying to resolve this on my own.I
have done a fresh install of version 1.5.0 on the server, and have all
the images and such working properly. The cart is in a sub directory and
I have set the .htaccess file as instructed. We are in a multi store
configuration and I am still having issues with SEO URLS:I went to the .htaccess file and changed RewriteBase/ to RewriteBase /ocart/ with SEO URLS enabled the main store is working properly, but I get 500 Internal Server Errors on the other stores.To configure the other stores I went into cpanel under Addon Domains and set the document root to /public_html/ocart/I configured the stores in the admin area of opencart as instructed i.e. http://www.addondomain.com/ and https://www.addondomain.com/ when I follow the url with SEO URLs enabled I get a 500 Internal server error.Since
the first attempt did not work, I went back into cpanel and chose
manage redirection for the addon domain. I configured it to point to http://www.addondomain.com/ocart and then went to the cart admin area and set the domain to http://www.addondomain.com/ocart/ and https://www.addondomain.com/ocart/ still no luck I continue to receive the 500 internal error.If SEO URLs are disabled the cart seems to be functioning properly for the main store and the addon stores.I
have been told by Daniel that "seo urls works fine on multi stores.
just because one person has a problem does not mean there is one. 500
error normally means you have done something to the server." He also
told me to "search the forum or hire a web developer to help you." I
have searched the forum and tried different solutions, but have had no
luck in resolving it that way. Plus, I haven't done anything to the
server configuration and am not having much luck with getting support
from my host. I have also posted this on the commercial support forum,
but am not getting any response.If someone could advise me on what settings I should have my host check on the server I would appreciate it.
OK, so you have opencart installed in the 'ocart' folderSo for your main store you go to http://www.yourmaindomain.com/ocart ?If
that is correct, then for SEO URLs to work on your multi-stores their
domains must point to the main domain root and not yourdomain.com/ocartThe multi-stores will then be accessible vi http://www.multistore1.com/ocart - http://www.multistore2.com/ocart and so onThe .htaccess RewriteBase will be set as: RewriteBase /ocart/You may also need to comment out:# Options +FollowSymlinksHope this makes sense and assists in fixing your problem.
You
could technically change the rewrite base dependant on the url to cater
for different url structures, but it requires quite a bit of technical
wizardry and access to apache config files, which you wont have if
you've got shared hosting
hi,I got the same problem here: error 500 in the 2nd site, when I enable SEO urlsIn my case, I made a demo site for my extension: http://www.qqbee.com.vn/demo/opencart/the 2nd site is http://demo.qqbee.com.vn/the folder is /demo/opencart/and the .htaccess, I have just edit:
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RewriteBase /demo/opencart/
I tried to test in the fresh install of the OC 1.5.1.3 but still got the error 500main site is: http://www.qqbee.com.vn/demo/upload/the 2nd site is: http://shop2.qqbee.com.vn/the folder is /demo/upload/and the .htaccess, I have just edit:
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RewriteBase /demo/upload/
I did as the FAQ to make multi-site below. Am I missing somethings?More info, the root of site http://www.qqbee.com.vn is a joomla page, is this the source of the problem?
Q. How to setup multi-store in Opencart.A. The steps are as follows:In CPanel Go to your CPanel, Open Domain > SubDomain, Fill in the subdomain input filed, such as: mobile (my second store will be http://mobile.yourstore.com), Look at Directory Root input field, CPanel will fill it automatically. Don’t use it,.. Replace with your main store’s OpenCart installation folder. In my case /public_html/shop. Click Create.In OpenCart Administration Go to System > Settings, Click Create A New Store button, Fill in all required fields including the logo, favicon, etc. In Store URL, fill it with http://mobile.yourstore.com, Click Save Done!!
The simple answer to all these problems is that ALL domain names need to point to the same root folder.If
your main store is in a subfolder and therefore accessed via
yourdomain.com/subfolder your multi-store stores must also be accessed
by multistore.com/subfolder
that mean for my case,I need to do:http://demo.qqbee.com.vn and http://shop2.qqbee.com.vn or http://www.qqbee.com.vn/demo/opencart and http://other.domain.com.vn/demo/opencart??
If you access your main store at www.domain.com/demo/opencartthen your multi-stores should be http://www.qqbee.com.vn/demo/opencart and http://other.domain.com.vn/demo/opencart
Yup. Basically you need to be making add on domains not subdomains
done.now I have:http://www.qqbee.com.vn/demo/opencarthttp://demo.qqbee.com.vn/demo/opencartthx for support
uksitebuilder wrote:OK, so you have opencart installed in the 'ocart' folderSo for your main store you go to http://www.yourmaindomain.com/ocart ?If that is correct, then for SEO URLs to work on your multi-stores their domains must point to the main domain root and not yourdomain.com/ocartThe multi-stores will then be accessible vi http://www.multistore1.com/ocart - http://www.multistore2.com/ocart and so onThe .htaccess RewriteBase will be set as: RewriteBase /ocart/You may also need to comment out:# Options +FollowSymlinksHope this makes sense and assists in fixing your problem.
Thank
you, I have done as suggested and the categories and product pages show
up on all stores with SEO urls enabled, but if I try to checkout from
any of the add-on domains I get a 404 page not found error. If I disable
the SSL url in the cart admin settings the checkout page appears as it
should, but that is not an option. We are using a multi domain ucc ssl
cert installed by the hosting service and GeoCerts ssl check indicates
the certificate is installed correctly. We received green check marks on
all responses from GeoCerts and where it says Certificate Chain
Complete we get... "All of the correct Intermediate CA Certificates are
installed. Your SSL certificate is installed correctly and should be
supported in all the major web browsers without problems."Have contacted
our hosting provider on this issue as well. Is there anything I might
be able to direct them to on the server side other than ssl that might
be causing the problem?
Thanks to those of you who offered assistance. The hosting provider was finally able to help me resolve the issue.
Sorry to drag this out.........but.I currently have my original store called: http://www.hobby-drones.com. In 'settings' it has a store URL of http://www.hobby-drones.com/opencart/ This has been working for months.I created a second store called http://www.circlecityhelis.com. In 'settings' it has a store URL of http://www.circlecityhelis.com/ That opens the correct store.BUT I am assuming from what I have read, is that to get SEO to work, the second stores url in 'settings' should be http://www.circlecityhelis.com/opencart/. Is that correct?When I create the store url as http://www.circlecityhelis.com/opencart/ it opens the original store of http://www.hobby-drones.com.(of course wrong)What do I need to do to get SEO to work for both stores. And how do I know that SEO is working?Thanks,Lou
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