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Re: Failing on "Check Mail" - Where is php.ini?

htscarsc — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:46:20 GMT

I know. I was quite surprised and appalled on their response. Its some work which I am doing for friend and he already had this hosting package for his emails and stuff. I do agree that getting another host to run autodirector will be cheapest and quickest option.

Thanks for all your support!

Re: Failing on "Check Mail" - Where is php.ini?

Craig — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:48:17 GMT

They don't allow it? That's a very crude restriction - most ISPs either limit or monitor usage to ensure spamming is prevented. Sending by SMTP probably means they want you to use another host's servers.

You have three options:

1. Either manually edit the database 'user' table to change passwords,

2. Pay for someone to implement SMTP email sending and set up a server accordingly, or

3. Use a better host. I can recommend Dathorn, but there are plenty of reasonable and even free web hosts.

I suspect option 3 will be the cheapest and easiest option.

Re: Failing on "Check Mail" - Where is php.ini?

htscarsc — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:25:52 GMT

Received a reply from eUKhost and they don't allow PHPmail function on shared hosting due to heavy spamming which end up affecting the bandwidth and performance of shared servers. They are advising to amend the script and use SMTP authentication. They did gave me some sample scripts, which by the look of, seems difficult to integrate them in Autodirector - may be because I am not a web developer.

Now the question I have is how to find the password of newly created user as emails are not being sent out ?

Thanks..!

Re: Failing on "Check Mail" - Where is php.ini?

htscarsc — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:53:28 GMT

Thanks Craig for a quick response!!

I am not receving any emails so suspect that eukhost is not allowing PHP apps to send emails.

I have drop them a line and will let you know if it fixes the issue.

Re: Failing on "Check Mail" - Where is php.ini?

Craig — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:44:03 GMT

Your php.ini file may not be accessible - it controls PHP's settings so you'll need to refer to your host's documentation.

Did you receive an email from AutoDirector? If so, it's working fine (despite the error). If not, you need to ask eUKHost to permit PHP applications to send emails.

Failing on "Check Mail" - Where is php.ini?

htscarsc — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:33:53 GMT

Just setting up a site on a cPanel based hosting. When running set up, I get "success" in every thing except "Check mail" which is failing and suggesting to check php.ini file or contact ISP.

I would like to look at the php.ini file before contacting my ISP but I am unable to locate the file in AutoDirector's directory. Any ideas where can this file be located? Or any suggestion on how to resolve this issue.

Thanks in advance..!

PS. ISP is eUKHost

Re: Razsor & AutoTrader.co.uk integration

Craig — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:29:25 GMT

Hi,

AutoDirector can import virtually unlimited CSV-like data files - as long as there�s one vehicle record per line, the format can be configured in any way.

We do have clients who have imported AutoTrader data, however, I suspect it depends on which AutoTrader package and/or software is being used. There also seems to be plenty of user confusion as to how it�s done.

I suggest your client contacts AutoTrader directly and asks how they can export their data. That�s the only way you�ll know for sure.

I hope that helps,
Craig

Razsor & AutoTrader.co.uk integration

ReflexCreative — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:17:10 GMT

Hi, I have been asked by a client to produce a website to include their current vehicle stock. The company in question have a second site provided by Razsor and integrated with AutoTrader.co.uk.

Having read through both the AutoDirector Site and forum there appears to be plenty of suggestion that a feed can be taken from this and in-putted into AutoDirector. My client however seems adamant that there is no function within AutoTrader/Razsor to do this. The AutoDirector package looks like the perfect solution for us with regards to building their but could anyone confirm that this data transfer is possible and if so how it is achieved? I have not yet had the opportunity to look at the Razsor package so I am still in the dark with regards it's workings.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Search function options.

Craig — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:52:53 GMT

You can switch off the price in carlist.js as you've already done.

To remove or rearrange the search options, see "Rearranging the sort types" in this post:
http://www.autodirector.co.uk/forum/topic-41.html

Re: Disable Lightbox function ?

Craig — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:49:15 GMT

That's great - thanks for the tip.

Search function options.

hootiekai — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:16:34 GMT

In regards to the search functions, is there an easy way to temporarily turn off the price: div and temporarily remove the price, highest first and price, lowest first from the search order: div ?

Client does not want price options showing in the search fields at this time, I would like to be able to comply and then when I can convince him otherwise to be able to easily turn these back to normal.

Re: Disable Lightbox function ?

hootiekai — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:58:28 GMT

Craig, In the carlist.js these are the setting changes I made that seem to work out best for the mobile application that I am working with.

FramePause from 10 to 20
FadeStep from 5 to 200
BarStep from 2 to 20
ZoomSteps from 20 to 10

Ultimately I also turned off the Magnify function since it seemed to not work well in mobile.
Magnify from true to false

If you would like to check it out, the entire site was designed for smartphone usage so be sure to use your phone, it wont look proper on a p.c.

You can find the autodirector function in the Inventory section.

http://trademark-motorsports.net

And just in case anyone is curious I used EZMobile Site Generator to create the site, available here http://ezmobilesitegenerator.com, (this is actually a link to the warrior forums where it is offered), of course AutoDirector for the showroom, and Magic Slide Show from http://www.magictoolbox.com for the inventory gallery.

Re: Adding more vehicle makes and models

Craig — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:47:56 GMT

Thanks hootiekai ... I was hoping it wasn't too much of a secret, though!

Re: Adding more vehicle makes and models

hootiekai — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:02:25 GMT

Wow that's fantastic.
There are so many things your program does due to great forethought in its design. It never ceases to amaze and impress me.

I REALLY like your software. Its like one of the best kept secrets out there.

Re: Disable Lightbox function ?

Craig — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:35:47 GMT

I suspect it's struggling with the animation. Look for this code at the end of carlist.js...

Animation:{FramePause:10,FadeStep:5,SizeStep:20,BarOpacity:60,BarStep:2,ZoomSteps:20}

Tweak those values, e.g. set FadeStep to 100 and BarStep to 20, then perhaps increase FramePause.

Re: Adding more vehicle makes and models

Craig — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:29:02 GMT

AutoDirector uses the manufacturers you've added to your showroom. If you add one or more Fords, "Ford" will appear in the list. It will disappear if you remove them all.

The list filters the results so it avoids giving users an option which can't return any results.

Adding more vehicle makes and models

hootiekai — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:31:17 GMT

Currently I have Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mitsubishi, and Pontiac, available in the Search function "make:"
How can I add more make (Manufacturers) and models for these manufacturers?

Disable Lightbox function ?

hootiekai — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:28:04 GMT

Is it possible to disable the lightbox (I may be calling it incorrectly) the screen the pops up when you click a photo in the second or individual auto information screen, mobile phones, and probably due to processing moxy or the lack there of and cell connection speed, doesn't seem to work the best.
I would like to see what transpires when the lightbox is disabled.

Thanks

Re: In over my head here :-(

Craig — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:17:36 GMT

Ahh, I think that looks like a bug within AutoDirector - it's actually in client/carlist.js rather than the PHP though. What I'd suggest is that you search for and remove this statement in the file:

this.info=reRepeat(this.info,/\_([^\|]+)\_/g,"{{strong}}$1{{/strong}}");

It'll stop you being able to use bold but the links will work. I'll look into a better fix, although it's quite a tricky problem...

Re: Getting referenced photos in a .csv file into AutoDirector

Craig — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:09:42 GMT

You're welcome.

In over my head here :-(

hootiekai — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:13:06 GMT

When I reference a photo link in a info = statement. such as
http://www.myhomeautophotos.com/photos/17/17878/17878_10011TB5_1.JPG

I get an XML Parsing Error because the link sees the "_" characters as and then as shown below.

http://www.myhomeautophotos.com/photos/17/17878/1787810011TB51.JPG

I am not a php programmer, what can I do??

Re: Getting referenced photos in a .csv file into AutoDirector

hootiekai — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:04:16 GMT

You RULE Craig.
Thank you for your support.

Re: Getting referenced photos in a .csv file into AutoDirector

Craig — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:33:08 GMT

Hi,

You need to define a profile file in the import/profiles folder. Assuming you had a single photo defined in column 12 of your CSV, you'd need a line such as:

info = "!([12])"

AutoDirector permits images using the code !(imgurl) so you're just using the content of column 12.

If your column contains multiple images, the ini file can contain PHP commands to split them up.

I hope that helps.

Re: Getting referenced photos in a .csv file into AutoDirector

hootiekai — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:25:27 GMT

Thank you Craig for the info.
Hate to ask this for showing my ignorance, where do I edit the "more info" field.

Re: Getting referenced photos in a .csv file into AutoDirector

Craig — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:46:00 GMT

Hi hootiekai,

The AutoDirector import wizard only imports image files which are stored in a local folder rather than accessed via http through a web server. If the files are on the same server there's no reason why you couldn't move or reference them locally. Alternatively, you can put references to the images in the "more info" field.

I hope that helps.