Image Handler 2 (for ZC v1.3.8 ONLY) Support

litepockets:

Lastly, I have a feeling it has to do with permissions. I have noticed that files/directories that used to be fine at 755 (or even 644) are now fussy if they aren't 777, which I am not very comfortable with at all. I have moved to a ded. virtual server with mediatemple, and unfortunately don't have much experience with server admin. Old hosting was on a shared server that was managed for me :) So I'm not real sure what settings I have to change on server to allow the 755's and 644's to still have the proper behavior. So for now, I have changed the permissions on bmz_cache (and children), cache, and images folders all to 777.

Definitely permissions.

On your server web files are created with user apache group apache whereas the files you create will be user USERNAME group psacln

Way to get around it is to add the user apache to the groups psacln and psaadm in your /etc/groups file

I honestly still have permissions problems.. need to bust out the book and completely figure out how *nix handles em.

litepockets:

YES! how might I prevent the user apache from making itself the owner for future instances?
Once you chown there is no way another user can take ownership.
But...there is no need to chown (unless you are hitting a very weird Apache configuration), just set both images and bmz_cache folders to same perms. 755 first and then 777 if that does not work.
And yes, the readme explains that.

HI.. This is my first post.. I am not sure if i am posting on the wrong place.

My problem is that my website has problem with the Jcarousel which i use for posting categories of products. This is a template monster template. I install image handler 2 but not sure if its IH2 that causes the problem.

Please see on https://www.3gcyprus.com

The Jcarousel loads wrong.. It shifts the images vertical and after few seconds place them horizontal.. This problem has been killing me.. Please advice if there is a solution on that.

thanks.:oops:

DarkAngel:

ok but in the configuration/images bunch of settings there are some missing unless you did not get all of them in the image....

listed at the bottom of those settings are supposed to be some setting specific to ih2

I did not get all of the settings in the image. I have several attachments now that include that information. Please see the new attachments.

I reinstalled Image handler 2 and checked the directory structure to make sure all of the directories and files exist in their appropriate places. I now have two remaining issues/problems:

First problem:
Under MENU\admin\tools\Image handler 2

Boat Works Image sizes: 80x80, 150 x 112, 160 x 120.
Equal a small, medium, and large picture.

While in this menu, When I click to enlarge the largest picture size under Image Information; the pop up picture's property indicates 160 x 120.This is the largest size indicated in the product information. How can I get a larger pop up picture under this menu? My _large images are (640 x 425).

Is it possible to just increase the size property's in Image Handler 2 because my _medium images are 300 x 240, but I get only a 150 x 112 image when I hover over an image. Maybe I should experiment with the property sizes in Image Handler 2.
When I experiment with the size properties, I loose my hover. Evidently, I am incorrectly changing a setting. Which setting works to reach my objective?

What are your thoughts? In your opinion, in the default installation, is Image Handler 2 doing what it is supposed to do? If it is working properly, maybe I need to leave it alone for now.

Second problem:
When I go to http://www.montereybayimages.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=65, my photography page, I get the hover effect, which is fine. When I click on an image, I am moved to a blank page. In this case it is
http://www.montereybayimages.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=document_product_info&cPath=65_66&products_id=181, since I clicked on the China Cove image.

How can I fix this problem with the link to a blank page?

Could this have something to do with Fual Slimbox, which is the other mod installed and maybe Image handler 2 is working just fine.

Please let me know.The site URL is located at http://www.montereybayimages.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=65_66. This site is not currently on line for business and is a work in progress. Thanks for your assistance.

luther:

I did not get all of the settings in the image. I have several attachments now that include that information. Please see the new attachments.

I reinstalled Image handler 2 and checked the directory structure to make sure all of the directories and files exist in their appropriate places. I now have two remaining issues/problems:

glad you got the editing options all in the imgae section under configuration.

First problem:
Under MENU\admin\tools\Image handler 2

Boat Works Image sizes: 80x80, 150 x 112, 160 x 120.
Equal a small, medium, and large picture.

While in this menu, When I click to enlarge the largest picture size under Image Information; the pop up picture's property indicates 160 x 120.This is the largest size indicated in the product information. How can I get a larger pop up picture under this menu? My _large images are (640 x 425).

Is it possible to just increase the size property's in Image Handler 2 because my _medium images are 300 x 240, but I get only a 150 x 112 image when I hover over an image. Maybe I should experiment with the property sizes in Image Handler 2.
When I experiment with the size properties, I loose my hover. Evidently, I am incorrectly changing a setting. Which setting works to reach my objective?

try going into the slimbox controls and set the width and height to your image sizes and also in the ih2 settings under configuration/images

What are your thoughts? In your opinion, in the default installation, is Image Handler 2 doing what it is supposed to do? If it is working properly, maybe I need to leave it alone for now.

it appears to be behaving, give it about a week or so to just make sure you got it all fixed then see what happens.

Second problem:
When I go to http://www.montereybayimages.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=65, my photography page, I get the hover effect, which is fine. When I click on an image, I am moved to a blank page. In this case it is
http://www.montereybayimages.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=document_product_info&cPath=65_66&products_id=181, since I clicked on the China Cove image.

How can I fix this problem with the link to a blank page?

ok, first for me all the images go to a blank page. on the server first check the bmz cache folder and make sure it is permissions at 777 or 755 try one then if that still is blank try the other one.

if still blank after that then you will need to look in that cache folder to see if there are any .php files...I think they are php files. check for anything NOT a image files. They may be outside the folders living in there.

open one in a text editor and write down what it says then post back here. mine went to a blank page too but it was because I forgot to set the cache folder permissions.

Could this have something to do with Fual Slimbox, which is the other mod installed and maybe Image handler 2 is working just fine.

I know that IH2 runs well with lightbox, have never used slimbox so no idea

see if anything I mentioned works and let us know

luther:

Could this have something to do with Fual Slimbox, which is the other mod installed and maybe Image handler 2 is working just fine.As the IH2 readme indicates the current version of IH2 was tested with BOTH Lightbox AND Fual Slimbox. I use Fual Slimbox consistently, and I have NEVER had any issues with it or IH2 working together..

From what I can see on the product listing page, IH2 is working just fine.. (http://www.montereybayimages.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=65)

As for the issue with blank pages (as demonstrated on http://www.montereybayimages.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=document_product_info&cPath=65_66&products_id=181), this does not appear to be a Fual Slimbox or Image Handler issue at all..:no:

You are using the document product type. So the product detail pages are the ones specific to the document product type, and I've got a feeling that the REAL issue lies within some code on the pages for this particular product type. To that end I suggest posting a separate question in the forum so that you can get help that will resolve your real issue..

luther:

I did not get all of the settings in the image. I have several attachments now that include that information. Please see the new attachments.

I reinstalled Image handler 2 and checked the directory structure to make sure all of the directories and files exist in their appropriate places. I now have two remaining issues/problems:

First problem:
Under MENU\admin\tools\Image handler 2

Boat Works Image sizes: 80x80, 150 x 112, 160 x 120.
Equal a small, medium, and large picture.

While in this menu, When I click to enlarge the largest picture size under Image Information; the pop up picture's property indicates 160 x 120.This is the largest size indicated in the product information. How can I get a larger pop up picture under this menu? My _large images are (640 x 425).

Is it possible to just increase the size property's in Image Handler 2 because my _medium images are 300 x 240, but I get only a 150 x 112 image when I hover over an image. Maybe I should experiment with the property sizes in Image Handler 2.
When I experiment with the size properties, I loose my hover. Evidently, I am incorrectly changing a setting. Which setting works to reach my objective?

What are your thoughts? In your opinion, in the default installation, is Image Handler 2 doing what it is supposed to do? If it is working properly, maybe I need to leave it alone for now.

Second problem:
When I go to http://www.montereybayimages.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=65, my photography page, I get the hover effect, which is fine. When I click on an image, I am moved to a blank page. In this case it is
http://www.montereybayimages.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=document_product_info&cPath=65_66&products_id=181, since I clicked on the China Cove image.

How can I fix this problem with the link to a blank page?

Could this have something to do with Fual Slimbox, which is the other mod installed and maybe Image handler 2 is working just fine.

Please let me know.The site URL is located at http://www.montereybayimages.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=65_66. This site is not currently on line for business and is a work in progress. Thanks for your assistance.

PleaseHelpMe:

Yes, I agree with you about getting the site up and running "as is" first and then worrying about upgrading. I had actually tried installing revision 7 and it looks like they were running an older version since the script_imagehover.js was the only file not already located on the server. However, I did also notice that about 40% of the files on the server were different sizes from the ones in the default zip for revision 7. Either that's because it's an older version, or they were edited.

Anyways, I also think that it should be working if I update the configuration files and database settings correctly so I'm thinking I may have missed a basic one. I'm familiar with the admin/includes/configure.php and the includes/configure.php files and those "should" be correct. However, I have an inclination that I may be missing something in the database. What usually needs to be updated in the database after migrating to a new server?

Also, I do believe we're making progress on finding a resolution to this issue. Since I'm not familiar with IH2, and only semi-familiar with zencart, the more I browse it the more I'm figuring out and learning. The Tools -> Image Handler 2 does show the pictures correctly. The default picture, Small, Medium and Large sizes of it. So the pictures are there, but the problem seems to be in rendering the pictures using the edited sizes (as small, medium or large images) once they're edited by IH2.

I hope this is a simple overlook of a path needing to be updated in the database. Thanks again for your quick responses, let me know what you guys think.

Still trying to fix this.... No one has anymore ideas? I tried reinstalling revision 7 but to no avail. I'm really stuck so anymore suggestions would be appreciated.

PleaseHelpMe:

Still trying to fix this.... No one has anymore ideas? I tried reinstalling revision 7 but to no avail. I'm really stuck so anymore suggestions would be appreciated.I do not understand why simply moving the site from one host the other would affect IH or anything else on your site from working.. However it sounds like you've got a combo of things going on.. You're moving a site, doing some minor semi upgrades, and you are running a VERY old version of Zen Cart.. I'm afraid that without seeing it for myself, I don't having ideas what MIGHT be going on.. Hope someone else has more insights for you..

Hope someone can help me!!

my IH2 install has started to act strange!!!

i have IH2 installed on 2 test sites... both were working fine yesterday but today both seem to have uninstalled themselves (i dont know how)

anyway, i reinstalled IH2 via
Admin > Tools > Image Handler 2 > Admin > Install Image Handler

i thought everything was working ok again but i have noticed that my additional images are not being displayed on the product pages at the front end of the websites...

for example additionalimage_01 and additionalimage_02 etc
:cry:
when i logout of the admin and log back in these additional images are their in the adminside of IH2 but just not being displayed on the front end.

anyone ever come across this before???

mipavluk:

(please... help...)

Hi there

I'm having a problem with my additional images.

I have zen 1.3.8a and the last version of IH2.

Take a look on this page:

http://www.scrapparty-digishop.com/i...roducts_id=198

main image called: Akre_ARomanticNight.jpg

additionals called: Akre_ARomanticNight_01.jpg

and Akre_ARomanticNight_02.jpg

in my admin area... everything looks ok...

sorry if this problem was solved before... I just spend 8 hours searching and reading... and when I found a people with my same problem... the person don't post again... or just don't get a reply.... and like my main language is not english... I have a bit loss at this point...

thanks in advance...

This might be a stretch, but I have seen something similar (not IH related)... things don't just uninstall, and templates don't just change. When something similar happened to a client of mine, my suspicion was on the hosting company and after hours of discussion with them, they admitted that they were doing an upgrade on the servers, something went bad, and they restored an old backup.

Again, I'm not blaming your hosting company, but that is where I would start.

Hi Ahmad Rahman,

its my own server

I installed IH2 a few weeks ago, then last week i installed the mod http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=915

I checked that nothing was over ridden from all the mods i had previously installed and i believe there are no common files between these mods...

yet it has happend after installing this mod?...
do you (or anyone else) know why? or how i can fix this? ::(:
cheers

dont know if this helps, additional images i added via FTP before i installed IH2 still show..??

i have just done some more testing,

3rd test site,

installed IH2
configured and working fine

installed captcha-number-subject-combo-in-one-1.0
configured and working fine

then looked into the IH2 admin part and the same happened, it was uninstalled...
I clicked on install IH2 then adds additional images to a test product, but it works..

ARGH! haha, i hate life sometimes!!

why?.. hope someone can give, give guidance!! :cry:

i have played some more..

it seems that i can create new products and assign additional images to the new product and IH2 works fine!

however, any products that already had additional images before my uninstalled/reinstall problems do not show these additional images on the product page of the front end of the site. even deleteing all images and creating new additional images has no effect?

any ideas?

is this a problem with IH2 after it's uninstalled via the admin and reinstalled? or is this caused because of the mod i added (captcha-number-subject-combo-in-one-1.0)

does IH2 always uninstall after another addon writes to the db?

can this be fixed?

ok... just had another play...

dont know if this is of any help to anyone..

i have noticed that products which IH2 had assigned additional images to have had their image format changed... (before captcha install)

for example
additional_image01.gif is now additional_image01.jpeg

hahaha, i have no idea why or what i have done wrong!

@ckosloff:

You know, you really are an arrogant individual. You also think you know about everything there is to know. Now granted, it appears you have contributed to this module, and are certainly active on this thread, but about 50% of the replies I see from you are backhanded and often incorrect. Just to let you know. EVERY FOLDER images and bmz_cache, and all sub-folders of them were set with 777 permissions. It was a server permissions problem as the folders were owned by apache.

Instead of saying that "yes, the readme explains that" (which it says absolutely NOTHING about server user permissions) maybe YOU should read subsequent posts before chiming in with your two cents. You were, as with many cases I have seen, completely incorrect on this issue. Once more, it was already resolved!

If I may make a suggestion: If you don't wish to answer questions about this module (or tactfully at least), perhaps you should request another advanced user of IH2 to maintain it. Instead of making comments like "I agree with DivaVocals, who BTW wrote the readme.
RTFM!! "

The manual should be read, I agree. But understand, not all people have the same skillset or experience level. Did you know the ins and outs of ZC when you built your first cart? NO... Did you know php when you first took to programming? Of course you didn't. Although you may now, I would venture to say 75% of the users on this forum do not. Have some patience with people, don't be so bitter. I'd rather receive 5 incorrect yet kind replies from people trying to help, rather than 1 correct yet disdainful reply from someone who is bitter about helping.

Oh and one last tidbit. "Once you chown" yes another user can take ownership, just chown again buddy..

ckosloff:

Once you chown there is no way another user can take ownership.
But...there is no need to chown (unless you are hitting a very weird Apache configuration), just set both images and bmz_cache folders to same perms. 755 first and then 777 if that does not work.
And yes, the readme explains that.

Just installed this mod, and 1.) It does not obey the 'Hover on Hotzone Only' option, and 2.) does anyone know how I can set IH2 to ONLY work on the Additional Images? I do not want it to work on my product listing images.

Some of mine did that to me once but going to the ih2 section in tools and then click clear image cache might help, it made mine reappear.

IH2 renames the files automatically unless you do the suffix thing on your own...I let it do its thing.

did you install anything to the stores after you installed IH2?

mcshane78:

Hope someone can help me!!

my IH2 install has started to act strange!!!

i have IH2 installed on 2 test sites... both were working fine yesterday but today both seem to have uninstalled themselves (i dont know how)

anyway, i reinstalled IH2 via
Admin > Tools > Image Handler 2 > Admin > Install Image Handler

i thought everything was working ok again but i have noticed that my additional images are not being displayed on the product pages at the front end of the websites...

for example additionalimage_01 and additionalimage_02 etc
:cry:
when i logout of the admin and log back in these additional images are their in the adminside of IH2 but just not being displayed on the front end.

anyone ever come across this before???

khopek:

Just installed this mod, and 1.) It does not obey the 'Hover on Hotzone Only' option, and 2.) does anyone know how I can set IH2 to ONLY work on the Additional Images? I do not want it to work on my product listing images.

I think it comes that way since it is supposed to work with all 3 sizes. not sure if removing any codes will damage the flow of how it works.

maybe someone with better code knowledge can or will come in and say something.

litepockets:

"Once you chown" yes another user can take ownership, just chown again buddy..
That's not the point.
User was asking if another process, like apache, could take ownership once you chown with appropriate perms.
The answer is no way.
Regarding your brilliant discovery that another user can chown again.
Yes, obvious, it has to be a live user with admin rights.
Way off the mark, buddy.
I'll give an F for server administration.