It’s fairly straightforward that you would modify your [...]]]> Making a custom “Page Not Found” page for Opencart is actually fairly simple once you figure it out. The only real tricky part to this is that you have to modify three files to make it work instead of just two files like you might use in osCommerce.

It’s fairly straightforward that you would modify your language page which is here:

/catalog/language/english/error/not_found.php

What we did was under the line:

// Text

$_['text_error'] = ‘The work truck hardware and equipment page you requested cannot be found.’;

we added a line like this one:

// Text Page

$_['text_page'] = ‘The page you requested cannot be found. WorkTruck Outfitters was completely rebuilt on October 14th, 2012. If you are seeing this page, you may have been brought here by a search engine or one of your bookmarks. We apologize for the inconvenience! That exact url does not exist.<br><b>There are quite a few options to find the work truck product you were looking for.</b><br>First off, you can call us. 877-360-7278.<br> You can try using our search box in the top left area of our web page.<br>You may find our sitemap very helpful. <li><a href=”index.php?route=information/sitemap”><b>Work Truck Outfitters Sitemap</b></a></li><br> Or, you may want to try one of these popular links:<br><br><li><a href=”backup-cameras-trucks”><b>Backup Cameras For Trucks</b></a></li><li><a href=”air-compressors-trucks”><b>Air Compressors For Trucks</b></a></li><li><a href=”crane-pallet-forks”><b>Crane Pallet Forks</b></a></li><li><a href=”jump-start-equipment/goodall-startalls”><b>Goodall StartAlls</b></a></li><li><a href=”hardware-work-trucks”><b>Hardware For Work Trucks</b></a></li><li><a href=”outrigger-pads”><b>Outrigger Pads For Crane Trucks</b></a></li><li><a href=”power-inverters-for-trucks”><b>Power Inverters For Trucks</b></a></li><li><a href=”utility-body-bed-covers”><b>Utlity Body Bed Covers</b></a></li><li><a href=”warn-winches”><b>Warn Winches and Hoists</b></a></li><li><a href=”wheel-chocks”><b>Wheel Chocks</b></a></li>’;

That adds the text and links in the “Page Not Found” page. But to call that line into action, you have to call it in the template page found here:

/catalog/view/theme/default/template/error/not_found.tpl

So, under this line:

<div class=”content”><?php echo $text_error; ?></div>

We added this line:

<div class=”content”><?php echo $text_page; ?></div>

In osCommerce, that’s all it would have taken. But in Opencart, we have to do one more edit to make this work. If not, you’re going to get an “Undefined variable” error message that looks like this:

Notice: Undefined variable: text_page in /yoursite.com/httpdocs/catalog/view/theme/default/template/error/not_found.tpl on line 10

So, we now need to modify one more line:

In /catalog/controller/error/not_found.php

Find the line that reads:

$this->data['text_error'] = $this->language->get(’text_error’);

and add under that this:

$this->data['text_page'] = $this->language->get(’text_page’);

That’s it. Now when a visitor get’s your “Page Not Found” page on your Opencart site, they’ll be able to get the full message you want to get accross so they can find the product they were looking for.

We searched around a bit and found this solution that seems to work.

In lib/Zend/Db/Statement/Pdo.php find the public function _execute and replace the function with this code:

public function _execute(array $params = null)

{

// begin changes

$tries = 0;

do {

$retry [...]]]> Today we ran into this error message using Magento: SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 1205 Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction

We searched around a bit and found this solution that seems to work.

In lib/Zend/Db/Statement/Pdo.php find the public function _execute and replace the function with this code:

public function _execute(array $params = null)

{

// begin changes

$tries = 0;

do {

$retry = false;

try {

if ($params !== null) {

return $this->_stmt->execute($params);

} else {

return $this->_stmt->execute();

}

} catch (PDOException $e) {

#require_once ‘Zend/Db/Statement/Exception.php’;

if ($tries < 10 and $e->getMessage()==’SQLSTATE[40001]: Serialization failure: 1213 Deadlock found when trying to get lock; try restarting transaction’) {

$retry = true;

} else {

throw new Zend_Db_Statement_Exception($e->getMessage());

}

$tries++;

}

} while ($retry);

// end changes

}

Then in lib/Varien/Db/Adapter/Mysqli.php find the raw_query with:

$tries = 0;

do {

$retry = false;

try {

$this->clear_result();

$result = $this->getConnection()->query($sql);

$this->clear_result();

}

catch (Exception $e) {

if ($tries < 10 and $e->getMessage()==’SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 1205 Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction’) {

$retry = true;

} else {

throw $e;

}

$tries++;

}

} while ($retry);

return $result;

}

Hopefully, that will take care of the error message “SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 1205 Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction” for you.

Here’s what we did:

In page.xml we added this line under the “left” reference:

<block type=”reports/product_viewed” name=”product.recently.viewed” as=”product_recently_viewed” template=”reports/product_viewed.phtml”/>

Next, in template/page/2columns-left.phtml we added:

<?php echo $this->getChildHtml(’product_recently_viewed’) ?>

Where we wanted it [...]]]> We wanted to add the “Recently Viewed” box in the left column to one of our Magento sites. Magento by default has the recently viewed box in the right.

Here’s what we did:

In page.xml we added this line under the “left” reference:

<block type=”reports/product_viewed” name=”product.recently.viewed” as=”product_recently_viewed” template=”reports/product_viewed.phtml”/>

Next, in template/page/2columns-left.phtml we added:

<?php echo $this->getChildHtml(’product_recently_viewed’) ?>

Where we wanted it to appear in the left column.

There you go, that’s how to add the “Recently Viewed” box in the left column of your Magento site

echo $this->getSkinUrl(’images/your-image.jpg’);

So for instance, if you’re creating a new left column phtml file for your Magento store and need to call an image from your skin images [...]]]> If you’re trying to figure out how to call an image up in one of your design template files in Magento, here’s the correct code to make it happen:

echo $this->getSkinUrl(’images/your-image.jpg’);

So for instance, if you’re creating a new left column phtml file for your Magento store and need to call an image from your skin images directory, that command will do it. If you want to do the same thing but calling it from elsewhere, use this command:

echo Mage::getDesign()->getSkinUrl(’images/your-image.jpg’);

That’s it. Hope it helps.

Go to /app/design/frontend/default/yourtheme/template/catalog/product/price.phtml and find this line:

<span class=”regular-price” id=”product-price-<?php echo $_id ?><?php echo $this->getIdSuffix() ?>”><?php echo Mage::helper(’core’)->currency($_price,true,true) [...]]]> Here was another toughy. We wanted to add the text “Regular Price:” in front of the price on one of our sites running Magento, and after a bit of searching, found the correct file and line to add it to.

Go to /app/design/frontend/default/yourtheme/template/catalog/product/price.phtml and find this line:

<span class=”regular-price” id=”product-price-<?php echo $_id ?><?php echo $this->getIdSuffix() ?>”><?php echo Mage::helper(’core’)->currency($_price,true,true) ?></span>

And change it to read:

<span class=”regular-price” id=”product-price-<?php echo $_id ?><?php echo $this->getIdSuffix() ?>”><?php echo $this->__(’Regular Price: ‘), Mage::helper(’core’)->currency($_price,true,true) ?></span>

Save your file and have a look at your results.

You should now have “Regular Price: in front of your price in Magento

Open /app/design/frontend/default/yourtheme/template/catalog/product/gallery.phtml.

Just under the first line of code: <?php $_width=$this->getImageWidth() ?>

Add this line of code and save the file.

<div-left”><a href=”javascript:window.close()”><img border=”0″ src=”/images/btn-close.png”></a></div>

Make sure you create an image [...]]]> We wanted to add a “Close Window” button to a Magento store for one of our clients. Turns out, it’s one of the easiest things to do with Magento!

Open /app/design/frontend/default/yourtheme/template/catalog/product/gallery.phtml.

Just under the first line of code: <?php $_width=$this->getImageWidth() ?>

Add this line of code and save the file.

<div-left”><a href=”javascript:window.close()”><img border=”0″ src=”/images/btn-close.png”></a></div>

Make sure you create an image for the close button, name it btn-close.png and put it in your images directory.

If you wanted to just do a link instead, use this code: <a href=”javascript:window.close()”>Close Window</a>

You should be done. That’s how we added a “Close Button” to our Magento product images.