404 Error for existing Files

[Neo]

Hi,
I have installed storestacker in the root of my exisitng site. My plan was to build a store at the root of the domain and keep the exisitn g content pages under subfolders. But now all the other exisiting pages is giving me a 404 error. (including the files under the root of the domain as well as in the subfolder)


Also, is it possible to add a custom 404 page?

[HT_Parker]

I was thinking my redirects were not working but this might be the same issue. I have hostgator support looking into the redirect problem as I type.  They were unable to correct problem. Most likely the script doing something.

[Omar]

You will need some modification to htaccess if you plan to put other folders inside a sst install, beside the script folders. So for each folder you create you have to add one more line after RewriteBase /

Lines will look like below, based on what folders you create

RewriteRule   ^blog(.*)$     -     [L]
RewriteRule   ^images(.*)$     -     [L]
RewriteRule   ^some-fodler-name(.*)$     -     [L]
RewriteRule   ^etc(.*)$     -     [L]
...
and then comes the rest of lines. keep it intact.

If you add files and not folder, the lines to allow access to a file is similar but a bit different too:

RewriteRule   ^somefile\.php$ - [L]
RewriteRule   ^anotherfile\.html$ - [L]
RewriteRule   ^somescriptfile\.js$ - [L]
...

[HT_Parker]

Will this fix the redirect problem as well?

That means I have to list every folder I have on that site (which is 35-70 or so) just to redirect the ones I want redirected to a store page. :eek:

But if that's the answer that's the answer.

[HT_Parker]

Ok, all this does is causes the system to bring up the
standard 404 page instead of a 404 page using the store
template. Something is still blocking the redirect. :confused:
 
If this was a new site I would care but I know its getting hits and
spider visits from the old site and I want to redirect them to the
appropriate store category / product page.

[davey]

HT_Parker I am doing something similar on a site and it appears I got it too work.

Note - I am by no means an expert at mod rewrite and this may cause other problems I am not aware of, but it does appear to be working.

Note that Omar says to add it after RewriteBase /, for something similar it only worked for me if I put it after RewriteEngine On BUT before RewriteBase / - Don't know why.

This was to get my header to show up which is in the /images folder - so to get me image to show up I did this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^images/imagename\.jpg$ - [L]
RewriteBase /

To get my original files to not be a 404 in SS added this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^images/imagename\.jpg$ - [L]
RewriteRule ^filename\.htm$ - [L]
RewriteBase /

That made it so the original file shows up instead of a 404 - Since you are using folders you RewriteRule will need to be a little different.

Now to get the the original file (folder in your case) to redirect to the new page of SS add this or something like it to the bottom of your htacess file after all the mod rewrite stuff

redirect 301 /filename.htm http://www.yourdomain.com/pages/newfilename.html

This is working for me.  If anyone sees any issues please post.

[HT_Parker]

Thanks Davey!
That gives me instant traffic.
 
Now, let see if they are buying.

[davey]

Cool - Glad I could help!

[CloakAndDagger]

Well they need to inject this into the SS

[Omar]

Well they need to inject this into the SS

How do you think SS can know what other pages or files you or some1 else have or will upload on that domain?! The code davey posted, and that i posted too, is tied to specific file names or folder names.

[jjarrett]

I used the code but forgot to delete the .htaccess in the directory I was working on. It didn't work. I deleted the old .htaccess in that directory, and it works now. Thank you.

I do still have a problem though: The API in the directory under store stacker where my membership site is isn't working so no one can sign up as a new member.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

I did contact my web host because he wrote the script, but I haven't heard anything back yet. Maybe it's a host wide problem.

Anyway, any suggestions you have would be great, and again, I really appreciate your help.

Jinger

[Omar]

SS can only influence a directory only if that directory is inside the SS folder or if SS was installed in the root and that directory was already in the root.

Htaccess editing will solve the problem in both cases.

[Crazeet]

How do you think SS can know what other pages or files you or some1 else have or will upload on that domain?!

You couldn't, but from the other side of the coin, how were we suppose to know that the SS .htaccess took such control?

Right now I am having a problem trying to figure out what to add to the .htaccess file. I've added a folder that has it's own folders that has many php files and and it's own config.inc.php I've tried adding the folders after RewriteBase / as per the some-fodler-name in the below

Lines will look like below, based on what folders you create

RewriteRule ^blog(.*)$ - [L]
RewriteRule ^images(.*)$ - [L]
RewriteRule ^some-fodler-name(.*)$ - [L]
RewriteRule ^etc(.*)$ - [L]
...
and then comes the rest of lines. keep it intact.

My .htaccess is

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^generator(.*)$ - [L]
RewriteRule ^data(.*)$ - [L]
RewriteRule ^pages(.*)$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^[^\.]*[^/]$
RewriteRule (.+) $1/ [R,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index\.php|^/admin|^/click\.php|^/templates/|^/install\.php|^/robots\.txt$|^/favicon\.ico
RewriteRule (.+) index.php?req=$1&%{QUERY_STRING}

I can load the index.php in the main folder (generator) I've added but when I run the script in it (that adds other pages) I end up with the 404 error.

What else do I need to add?

[Omar]

I can load the index.php in the main folder (generator) I've added but when I run the script in it (that adds other pages) I end up with the 404 error.

What exactly is your script trying to do? Not all kind of scripts are possible to be used together with other scripts, no matter what those scripts are.

[Crazeet]

Hi Omar,

What exactly is your script trying to do? Not all kind of scripts are possible to be used together with other scripts, no matter what those scripts are.

I'm sending more info in a PM.