20. How can I upgrade to the new version ?
1. What is Esvon Classifieds?
A: Esvon Classifieds is a PHP4+MySQL-based database/listings/links/portal management and user authentication software
that can be customized to suit specific requirements, speed up development process greatly and save money that
could be spent when building solution from scratch.
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2. How can I tell if my provider has installed the Zend Optimizer, that is needed for the Esvon Classifieds to work?
A: Put a testpage on the webserver, that prints the PHP info. Here's the
page you need:
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
Save this file as 'phpinfo.php' and call it from your browser. A lot
of information about the PHP configuration on the server shows
up.
Now look for this part:
If the Zend Optimizer is correctly installed, the line
"with Zend Optimizer..." should appear. If it does not, the Zend
Optimizer is not installed and the Esvon Classifieds will not work on this
server.
The Zend Optimizer is a free download, available for Unix,
Linux and Windows. You can download it from http://www.zend.com/store/products/zend-optimizer.php
Many web hostings support Zend Optimizer or can install it for you upon request. You can contact your ISP / web hosting
in order to make sure that they have support for Zend Optimizer.
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3. Can I purchase installation and/or customization services AFTER ordering Esvon Classifieds ?
A: If you have purchased Esvon Classifieds without ordering additional services, you can
always purchase the services later.
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4. I want to keep the same 'look' through the whole website. Is it possible
integrate Esvon Classifieds with my look and feel ?
A: When it comes to the look and feel of many software programs, you are often at the mercy
of their designers' whims. With Esvon Classifieds, you can change nearly every aspect
of the program to suit your idea of how it should look and feel, including fonts, colors
and header/footer content. Esvon Classifieds is built using our own advanced templates parsing engine
with 100% PHP and HTML code separation. Esvon Classifieds has a built-in templates
editor which allows you to edit the templates with ease.
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5. I like your demo. Is this how the software looks before any customization ?
A: After you install Esvon Classifieds on your server, the software will look exactly as the demo.
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6. Can I integrate my existing ads/users table(s) with Esvon Classifieds ?
A: Yes, Esvon Classifieds is a very flexible software and made to be easy-to-use.
Just define desired database fields in configuration file and make sure all necessary table
for Esvon Classifieds are created. You can contact us for more details.
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7. If I purchase one Esvon Classifieds package, can I set it up at more than one web site ?
A: No, this is not possible. You will need to purchase a license for each site
you build with Esvon Classifieds. You'll get a significant discount
on all Esvon Classifieds licenses purchased after the first one.
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8. Are the licenses offered on a per domain or per server basis?
A: The licenses are offered on a per domain basis.
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9. What are the server requirements for Esvon Classifieds ?
A: Esvon Classifieds is tested on Linux, FreeBSD, Win2000/NT and MacOS X servers running
Apache and IIS web servers. Esvon Classifieds requires MySQL database and PHP version 4.0.6 or better.
If you have no preferences we recommend you choosing a UNIX/Linux server.
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10. What does a 2nd license (for a different domain) cost? What does 3rd and more licenses cost?
A: You get $50 discount starting from the 2nd license.
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11. I want to migrate from my existing script to Esvon Classifieds. Can you handle data conversion from
my database to needed format ?
A: Yes, we provide such services. After some similar requests we made this process transparent
and easy. Ready for migration from Realty Manager (Interactive Tools), Mojo Personals, E-Classifieds,
GeoClassifieds, phpBazar and others just now !
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12. When I run the script, I get a PHP-error:
"Fatal error: Unable to read XXX bytes in .../inc/lib.inc.php on line 0" or
just word "Zend" is displayed on a blank page
A: This error occurs when you transfer your files through FTP in ASCII mode. Because of the fact
that some Esvon Classifieds files are Zend encoded, they are all binary. Make sure you set your
FTP client's transfer mode to binary before you upload them to your server.
The fatal error occurs because PHP/Zend can't decode the encoded files: they are corrupted.
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13. When site visitor attempts to use the 'back' button on a browser it generates the following browser error:
"Warning: Page has Expired...".
A: In a perfect world web browsers wouldn't cache pages which were POSTed to as the HTTP specification says.
There is a workaround by allowing PHP not to issue caching preventing headers to browser.
Insert into /inc/application.php ( next to "error_reporting(E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE);" )
the following line :
session_cache_limiter('private, must-revalidate');
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14. Can I have a custom home page displaying some information about the site and not showing the ad categories?
A: Yes, you can. Here is how to do this :
1/ Create "Extra Page" in Admin Area named "index". It will be the main page of the site automatically
2/ In older versions you have to replace in index.php line
if(!$page || preg_match('/\W/',$page) || !file_exists('./inc/pages/'.$page.'.php')){ $page = 'browse'; }
with
if(!$page || preg_match('/\W/',$page) || !file_exists('./inc/pages/'.$page.'.php')){ $pg='index'; $mod = 'Extra_Pages'; include './modules.php'; exit; }
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15. Under the "My Account" page, there are several options, "Auto Notify", "My
Mail Box", "Credits" and "My Auctions" which returned an access denied
message. I would like to turn on the options that are available with the
package that I bought from you and make the links to modules that I did not
buy dissappear. Please tell me what I should do.
A: 1/ Admin Area -> Manage Modules. You can enable modules you ordered there.
2/ Admin Area -> Templates. You can edit "user_menu.htm" template and remove links to non-existing
modules there.
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16. How do I install/configure the additional modules (AutoNotify, Zip code radius search and so on) ?
A: Admin Area -> Manage Modules -> Regenerate.
You can install/enable/disable modules there. Click "Help" next to desired module to read
configuring instructions.
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17. On the place ad (modify ad, advanced search) page, many of the fields are displaying as placeholders:
Style ##ctl_f_style## instead of ad fields. What do I need to do to get them to display correctly?
A: Admin Area -> Fieldsets Options.
Select desired fieldset and check off
Generate "Place Ad" ("Modify Ad", "Advanced Search") page option.
More information about this you can get in "docs/readme.txt" (see "2.2 Settings explained").
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18. I have created a couple of categories of my own. How do I select
which fields will be displayed for one of my custom categories.
A: Please read "docs/fieldsets.txt" to understand fieldsets creation process. To attach created fieldset to category:
Admin Area -> Manage Ads -> Modify Category and select desired fieldset in drop-down menu.
We can handle fieldsets creation for you as well for certain fee, it depends on fieldset complexity.
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19. During ad placing I get blank page (or not all price plans are shown). It displays the following
text only: "You are going to place new ad. Please select payment plan matching your needs".
A: Admin Area -> General Setup -> "Enable category-specific price plans?" option.
If you don't need category specific price plans check it off. If you check it on,
you need to associate your price plans with categories here: Admin Area -> Price Plans -> Category-specific plans.
Each category should have at least one price plan assigned there.
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20. How can I upgrade to the new version ?
A: Here are the needed steps :
1/ Download latest software
2/ Run upgrade scripts (from /upgrades/ dir) one by one in the root directory
(where index.php resides). Delete upgrade scripts after this.
3/ Delete all old version files except /files/ dir where all
images/files are stored and upload new version files instead
4/ Verify permissions
5/ Customize templates and field sets as needed.
Please note that these free updates do not include installation of the upgraded version
or the transfer of data. Moreover, if you have customized your previous version, you may
need to re-implement these customizations if you want to take advantage of the update.
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