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Comment on Hi! I’d like to upgrade zen cart version 1.3.8 to the latest version of zen cart but I don’t know how to do it? by Anya

Anya — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:02:59 +0000

Hello, a few months ago I’ve the same problem. And I’ve decided to reinstall my zen
cart store. I’ve found a nice shopping cart migration service called Cart2Cart.
References :
http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/supported-carts/52-zen-cart

Comment on People send me emails asking me to remove them from my mailing list. I don’t have a mailing list? by doy_hal

doy_hal — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:39:59 +0000

Have you read about the SECURITY PATCH because of a "security breach" at the zen-cart web site? Please follow the link below to get more info and the patch.
+-+-+-+- I HOPE YOU FIND THIS INFO USEFUL,
PLZ,- CHK MY Q UNDER ‘BOOSTMOBILE CUSTOMERS, Have you Received NOTICES of CHANGES ‘
References :
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130161

Comment on People send me emails asking me to remove them from my mailing list. I don’t have a mailing list? by SurferTim850

SurferTim850 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:10:59 +0000

That is a spammer trick. They have found your email address somewhere, and they use it for the "from" and "reply-to" addresses in their spam emails. It looks like it is from you, but it is from a spammer trying to sell Viagra or something. There is really nothing you can do from your end. If the spam victim checks the header of the offending email, they will see it is not from your ip address, but some ip located in Korea or Singapore.

ADD: The reason is that after the spammer sends a few million spam emails, that "from" email address (yours) will be blocked by about half the world’s email servers. Then the spammer will go back to his/her spam database and pick the next email address in the list. When it is also blocked by half the world’s email servers, back to the list.

The spammer could have gotten your email address from zencart, but if you have your email address on your website, like a "Contact Us" page, that is where the spammers get 99% of their spam lists. They employ a "email gleaner" bot to collect email addresses from websites.

And if the spammer can find an "open relay" email server that is set to queue mode rather than interactive, that will present a different challenge for you. Not only will half the world’s email servers think you are a spammer, but if the spam email cannot ultimately be delivered by that "open relay" server, the reject email is sent to you! Maybe hundreds of them.
References :

Comment on How to move orders from Volusion to Zen Cart? by Sabrina

Sabrina — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:53:59 +0000

You could try this: http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/shopping-cart-migration-options/1130-volusion-to-zencart-migration. I used this service to migrate my data from osCommerce to Magento and it worked perfectly well. I really liked the speed and simplicity of the whole migration.
References :
http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/

Comment on How can I speed up my zen cart website? by luckyjaly

luckyjaly — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:07:59 +0000

I have the same problem with you.
I searched the answer from google. Most of them tell me to close the manufacture module of sidebox, and close the counter display of categories and so on. Then I try them all. But my website is still slow. My problem is that the more products are, the slower my website is.
I set the variable: long_query_time = 1 in mysql. Then I found that there are four sql queries which are very slow. Because them select all products every time when you open the website. I located them in four files:
includes\modules\sideboxes\whats_new.php
includes\modules\new_products.php
includes\modules\sideboxes\specials.php
includes\modules\specials_index.php
such as :
$random_whats_new_sidebox_product_query = "select p.products_id, p.products_image, p.products_tax_class_id, p.products_price, pd.products_name,
p.master_categories_id
from (" . TABLE_PRODUCTS . " p
left join " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION . " pd on p.products_id = pd.products_id )
where p.products_id = pd.products_id
and pd.language_id = ‘" . (int)$_SESSION['languages_id'] . "’
and p.products_status = 1 " . $display_limit;

the value of variable $display_limit here is NULL, but it should be "limit 0,30", so I set $display_limit= "limit 0,30"; before this line. I speed up my website( http://www.usa-laptop-screen.com) successfully!
References :
http://www.usa-laptop-screen.com

Comment on Create a Zen Cart upload file for Easy Populate in MS Excel by onsalefreedotcom

onsalefreedotcom — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:44:49 +0000

hi, nice post..Is …
hi, nice post..Is Easy Populate compatible on Zen Cart v1.3.9h? The latest version of Easy Populate i currently compatible on Zen Cart v1.3.8h?

Comment on Create a Zen Cart upload file for Easy Populate in MS Excel by hchreif

hchreif — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:44:49 +0000

Just wanted to …
Just wanted to thank you for this very helpful video. Thank you very much.

Comment on Create a Zen Cart upload file for Easy Populate in MS Excel by lenfarneth

lenfarneth — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:44:49 +0000

You’re welcome …
You’re welcome Thanks for the nice comment.

Comment on I’m planning migration of the data from my old Zen Cart store to a new one on Magento.? by COX

COX — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:12:59 +0000

I haven’t really used it, but I tried their demo migration of 10 products. They did everything really well. The service not only transfers products, but also categories, orders, customers.
Like I said, I haven’t used it, but if everything is the same as in demo version then it’s quite a good migration instrument.
References :
http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com

Comment on Easy Help Zen Cart Tutorial: How to Add Quantity Discounts by missrodnee

missrodnee — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:53:04 +0000

Thanks Anne! This …
Thanks Anne! This is much easier to understand than what the Zen Cart book is explaining. You rock!