Joomla and osCommerce Bridge v1.0.4

[librarc]

How do I get the 'catalog' link in the breadcrumb to link to the 'jos_index.php' and not the 'index.php'? Thanks

[nkakwani]

I also need it know. Is there any body who knew it. Thanks!!!

[librarc]

Hey, nkakwani... I tried a work-around for the breadcrumb issue but still have a tiny error.

1) Firstly, I edited the 'FILENAME_DEFAULT' in the includes/filenames.php files to go to jos_index.php instead of index.php.

2) I then renamed the index.php file to jos_index.php in the languages/english/ folders.

By doing this, the CATALOG link in the breadcrumb trail went to the jos_index.php file. However, when a member is logged into oscommerce and clicks the catalog link, he is logged out automatically. Maybe you can have better luck than me... let me know if you do.

[visualbuffet]

Does anyone know where I can still download this bridge? ALl of the links seem to be down, or require a developer password.

If someone could upload a zip, or give me a good link to the bridge, that would be amazing.

Thanks

[nkakwani]

Here's file. I'm uploading.

[Grinse]

Hi there,
I have a problem getting the bridge working:

I can create an account from joomla (it displays me the modified oscommerce account creation page).
After that I can login with username and password into the joomla frontend.
I can also login with the email address and the same password I use for the joomla login into oscommerce.
But when I login into joomla and when I switch to the wrapped shop I'm not loged in into the shop (I'm a Guest).

I noticed that when I first log into joomla and afterwards into the shop and then I logout of joomla I also logout of oscommerce.

I tried it with joomla 1.0.13, 1.0.2, 1.0.3 and oscommerce 2.2 rc1 and 2.2 ms2. I'm using osc_bridge 1.04 and followed the install instructions provided within the included readme.pdf.

So what I'd:
Step 0:
First I installed joomla and oscommerce - into the same database.

Step 1
Now I installed com_oscbridge.zip from the joomla backend.

Step 2
After that I copied jos_create_account.php and jos_index.php into the catalog directory and the language file jos_create_account into catalog/languages/[all my languages] of the shop. I also added

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define('ENTRY_USERNAME', 'Username:');
define('ENTRY_USERNAME_ERROR', 'The specified username already exist - please try again.');
define('ENTRY_USERNAME_TEXT', '*');

into the language files (english.php and the other ones).

Step 3:
Now I integrated the two sql files hash_lookup.sql and jos_users.sql with phpmyadmin.

Step 4:
The next step was to create the wrapper for the shop (menu > mainmenu > new > wrapper > wrapper url = http://localhost/test/catalog/jos_index.php).

Step 5:
Afterwards I configured the com_oscbridge but when I saved the changes I was told the installation was successful but the fields were empty so I made the changes manualy in the file administrator/components/osc_bridge/config.oscbridge.php:

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<?php
global $oscbridge_path,$oscwrapper_url,$mos_prefix;
$oscbridge_path = "http://localhost/test/catalog/jos_index.php";
$oscwrapper_url = "http://localhost/test/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=26";
$mos_prefix = "jos_";
?>

. I used the itemid generated in step 4 for the wrapper.

Step 5.1:
I created a component linked with the bridge (menu > mainmenu > new > component > Component = osCommerce). Also I tried publishing and unpublishing the created wrapper from step 4.

Step 5.2:
Now I modified another file from oscommerce (includes/filenames.php):
I changed

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define('FILENAME_CREATE_ACCOUNT', 'create_account.php');

to

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define('FILENAME_CREATE_ACCOUNT', 'jos_create_account.php');

Step 6
And now I created another wrapper for the login (menu > mainmenu > new > wrapper > wrapper url = http://localhost/test/catalog/jos_create_account.php) to get an itemid to hack the login file.
Within the readme is now mentioned:

This relative URL will be used to
hack the login scripts for either the mod_login.php or the com_login.php (depending on your needs) to replace the
standard Joomla registration page. Check out the examples in the complete jos_osc_bridge.zip package.

But there is only mod_login.php supplied. So I used mod_login.php and changed the line

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<a href="<?php echo sefRelToAbs( 'index.php?option=com_registration&task=register' ); ?>">

to

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<a href="<?php echo sefRelToAbs( 'index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=28' ); ?>">

The mentioned itemid here is the one from the wrapper created before.

I also replaced these files:
wrapper.php gets placed in the components/com_wrapper
wrapper.html.php gets placed in the components/com_wrapper
login.html.php get's placed in the components/com_login directory

But I didn't replace mod_login.php because I modified it by manual before.

I also changed the itemid (the one I used for mod_login.php) written in components/com_login/login.html.php.


Does enybody know where's my fault? Maybe someone with a working bridge can post me his or her way to success please.

[nkakwani]

This bridge was created for joomla 1.0.4 & oscommerce's old version I don't remember now. It has same issues with joomla 1.0.13 but I did a solution I put shop to open in new window & also give no login in joomla so the visitor had to login in shop didn't feel odd & when he return then as joomla is already opened he didn't logged out. There's such limitations latter my cliet switched to virtueMart & has no problem now. After all virtuemart is much powerful & being regularly upgraded while oscommerce bridged stopped working long ago.

[Grinse]

I need a custom configureable system for building products (such as custom computer creator) so I can't swich to vm - also it's hard to modify vm to fit with german laws.

Once I heard that it the bridge needs uses joomla < 1.0.4 (so i tried both 1.0.2 and 1.0.3). Also I checked the milestone 2 of oscommerce 2.2 but bnoth quits with same errors.

Within the supplied readme.pd the mentioned requirements are joomla 1.0.2 and oscommerce 2.2.

[Grinse]

Also I want to have a central login because I plan to integrate a forum too. so instead of logging into the shop and the forum i want to login on a central place once.

[nkakwani]

You can try opening your shop in new window thus visitor will not logged out of joomla. Ithink other things are not possible.

[Grinse]

What I'm wondering is that the bridge should work with osc 2.2 and joomla 1.0.2 (as mentioned in the readme.pdf). But that's not right. I tested it and I got the same error I got with actual versions. So I was not sure if I made something wrong (because than maybe it could work with actual versions) or it it never worked.

[Simpel78]

Found something new.. http://www.marvikshop.com

MarvikShop, is not a bridge, but a total revamp of osCommerce to work within Joomla as a Joomla component, it installs via the Joomla! component and Module installers.

Watch the demo and overview

I am curious..

[mfazlul]

try this bridge
http://www.soft-php.com/joomla-oscommerce-bridge.html

[Spirmy]

OK, Got it working now... you were right, I made a little error. Thanks for all your help.

[ataman342]

I'll be working on using your bridge today - thanks for the great contribution - OSC is a great shop script, and Joomla integration is a vital project.

[Simpel78]

You should try Marvikshop, works easier then all those old bridges in all these years.

2.0 is now available for joomla 1.6/1.7.