X-Cart:Clean URLs - Revision history

Aim: /* Enabling Clean URLs General */ == Enabling Clean URLs Final Steps ==

2020-08-04T10:56:07Z

‎Enabling Clean URLs General: == Enabling Clean URLs Final Steps ==

Aim at 10:45, 4 August 2020

2020-08-04T10:45:17Z

Aim: /* Clean URLs in X-Cart */ At present, X-Cart's Clean URLs feature works only for Apache web servers with the module mod_rewrite enabled. The supported versions are Apache v1.3, Apache v2.0 and Apache

2020-08-04T10:33:05Z

‎Clean URLs in X-Cart: At present, X-Cart's Clean URLs feature works only for Apache web servers with the module mod_rewrite enabled. The supported versions are Apache v1.3, Apache v2.0 and Apache

Dohtur: /* Enabling Clean URLs */

2013-04-08T11:53:43Z

‎Enabling Clean URLs

Dohtur: /* Automatic generation of clean URL values for manufacturers created by providers in X-Cart PLATINUM and PRO when Simple Mode is off */

2012-10-09T10:12:22Z

‎Automatic generation of clean URL values for manufacturers created by providers in X-Cart PLATINUM and PRO when Simple Mode is off

Dohtur: /* Automatic Generation of Clean URL Values */

2012-10-09T10:09:39Z

‎Automatic Generation of Clean URL Values

Dohtur: /* Roles in Clean URLs management */

2012-10-09T10:01:11Z

‎Roles in Clean URLs management

Dohtur: /* Automatic generation of clean URL values by X-Cart's clean URL generator */

2012-07-31T14:58:15Z

‎Automatic generation of clean URL values by X-Cart's clean URL generator

Piligrim: /* Enabling Clean URLs */

2012-05-03T15:44:16Z

‎Enabling Clean URLs

Admin at 13:53, 19 May 2011

2011-05-19T13:53:36Z

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−	== Enabling Clean URLs ~~General~~ ==	+	== Enabling Clean URLs Final Steps ==

	5. Run a basic test to see whether the Clean URLs functionality works at your store.		5. Run a basic test to see whether the Clean URLs functionality works at your store.

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 * In some cases, clean URL values in your store may be generated automatically (See [[#Automatic Generation of Clean URL Values]]).
 ==  Enabling Clean URLs ==
 By default, the Clean URLs feature is disabled in X-Cart. To enable Clean URLs in your store, follow the procedure below:
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 . After inserting the required configuration directives into your .htaccess file, try to open X-Cart's home page. If you do not see any error messages returned by the server, all is well, and you can proceed to the next step. If you see error messages, restore the original .htaccess file from backup and contact your hosting provider about the problems you are having with the functionality of Apache's mod_rewrite module (Send them the lines you have tried to insert into your .htaccess file).
 . Run a basic test to see whether the Clean URLs functionality works at your store.

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	After a clean URL is defined for an object, your store's visitors will be able to access the page of this object by using the clean URL. Also, all the links in your store pointing to the page of this object will point to the page's clean URL, not the dynamic URL.		After a clean URL is defined for an object, your store's visitors will be able to access the page of this object by using the clean URL. Also, all the links in your store pointing to the page of this object will point to the page's clean URL, not the dynamic URL.
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−	~~At present, X-Cart's Clean URLs feature works only for Apache web servers with the module mod_rewrite enabled. The supported versions are Apache v1.3, Apache v2.0 and Apache v2.2.~~

	== Roles in Clean URLs management ==		== Roles in Clean URLs management ==

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 * Your store site is powered by Apache web server.
 * The Apache web server has the module mod_rewrite configured and enabled.
 . Back up the .htaccess file located in your X-Cart installation directory.
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 . Edit the .htaccess file located in your X-Cart installation directory to insert the required configuration directives:
-:* Open the .htaccess file in a plain text editor.
+:* Open the .htaccess file for editing.
 :* In your store's Admin area, go to the section '<u>General settings/SEO options</u>' and find a block of lines generated by X-Cart that looks like the following:
+:
 :[[Image:enabling_clean_urls.gif|660px]]
+:
-:* Copy the entire block.
+:* Copy the entire block and paste it '''''at the end of the .htaccess file'''''.
 :* Save the .htaccess file.
 . After inserting the required configuration directives into your .htaccess file, try to open X-Cart's home page. If you do not see any error messages returned by the server, all is well, and you can proceed to the next step. If you see error messages, restore the original .htaccess file from backup and contact your hosting provider about the problems you are having with the functionality of Apache's mod_rewrite module (Send them the lines you have tried to insert into your .htaccess file).
-. Run a basic test to see whether the Clean URLs functionality can work at your store.
+. Run a basic test to see whether the Clean URLs functionality works at your store.
 In your web browser, open the page <Your_store_URL>/clean-url-test. Requesting this page will launch an automated test of the Clean URLs functionality. When the page opens, you should see an only message:

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 === Automatic generation of clean URL values for manufacturers created by providers in X-Cart PLATINUM and PRO when Simple Mode is off ===
-In stores based on X-Cart PRO, where the module Simple Mode is disabled, providers cannot define or re-define clean URL values for manufacturers. The right to control clean URL values of the manufacturers created by providers belongs to the to the store administrator.
+In stores based on X-Cart PLATINUM or PRO, in which the module Simple Mode is disabled, providers cannot define or re-define clean URL values for manufacturers. The right to control clean URL values of the manufacturers created by providers belongs to the to the store administrator.
 When a manufacturer is created by a provider, the clean URL value for it is generated automatically. The provider has no control over this value. When the manufacturer is approved by the store administrator, the administrator can re-define its clean URL value.

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 * when a new object is created in a store with the Clean URLs feature disabled (See the section [[#Automatic generation of clean URL values with the Clean URLs feature disabled]]);
 * when a product is created by cloning (See the section [[#Automatic generation of clean URL values as a result of product cloning]]);
-* when a provider creates a manufacturer in a store based on X-Cart PRO not using Simple Mode (See the section [[#Automatic generation of clean URL values for manufacturers created by providers in X-Cart PRO when Simple Mode is off]]);
+* when a provider creates a manufacturer in a store based on X-Cart PLATINUM or PRO not using Simple Mode (See the section [[#Automatic generation of clean URL values for manufacturers created by providers in X-Cart PLATINUM and PRO when Simple Mode is off]]);
 * when products or categories are imported from a CSV file with no clean URL values in the CLEAN_URL field (See the section [[#Automatic generation of clean URL values during the import of products and categories]]);
 * when X-Cart's automatic generator tool is used to generate clean URLs (See the section [[#Automatic generation of clean URL values by X-Cart's clean URL generator]]).
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 When a product is cloned, the clean URL value for the clone product is generated automatically immediately after the name of the clone product is generated. If necessary, you can change this clean URL value by editing the contents of the '<u>Clean URL</u>' field on the Details page of the clone product.
-=== Automatic generation of clean URL values for manufacturers created by providers in X-Cart PRO when Simple Mode is off ===
+=== Automatic generation of clean URL values for manufacturers created by providers in X-Cart PLATINUM and PRO when Simple Mode is off ===
 In stores based on X-Cart PRO, where the module Simple Mode is disabled, providers cannot define or re-define clean URL values for manufacturers. The right to control clean URL values of the manufacturers created by providers belongs to the to the store administrator.

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 == Roles in Clean URLs management ==
-If you are an X-Cart GOLD administrator/provider or an X-Cart PRO administrator:
+If you are an X-Cart GOLD or GOLD PLUS administrator/provider or an X-Cart PLATINUM or PRO administrator:
 * You can enable and configure Clean URLs in your store  (See [[#Enabling Clean URLs]]).
 * When the Clean URLs feature is enabled in your store, you can define clean URL values for any products, categories, manufacturers and embedded static pages in your store (See [[#Defining Clean URL Values]]).
-If you are an X-Cart PRO provider:
+If you are an X-Cart PLATINUM or PRO provider:
 * When the Clean URLs feature is enabled in your store, you can define clean URL values for the products you own (See [[#Defining Clean URL Values]]).

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 === Automatic generation of clean URL values by X-Cart's clean URL generator ===
-When your store's database is upgraded from 4.1 to 4.3, or changes are made to the data in your store's database tables directly (not through X-Cart's user interface), objects without clean URL values may appear in your store. For such objects, the store administrator can generate clean URL values using X-Cart's '<u>Generate clean URL values</u>' tool. This tool is available in the '<u>Summary/Tools</u>' section of the store's Admin area (See the section [[X-Cart:Generate Clean URL Values]]).
+When your store's database is upgraded from 4.1 to 4.3, or changes are made to the data in your store's database tables directly (not through X-Cart's user interface), objects without clean URL values may appear in your store. For such objects, the store administrator can generate clean URL values using X-Cart's '<u>Generate clean URL values</u>' tool (See the section [[X-Cart:Generate Clean URL Values]]).
 At any moment, the store administrator can find out whether there are any objects with missing clean URL values in the store using the '<u>Clean URLs info</u>' section of the Summary page (See the section [[X-Cart:Summary Page]]).

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 :* Copy the entire block.
-:* In the plain text editor, paste the block you have copied at the end of the .htaccess file.
+:* In the plain text editor, paste the block you have copied '''''at the end of the .htaccess file'''''.
 :* Save the .htaccess file.

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	== Clean URLs in X-Cart ==		== Clean URLs in X-Cart ==