Enabling Search Engine Friendly URLs

Submitted by telebay34 on Sat, 2012-12-15 13:51 in Price Tapestry

hello David,

-I am installing in a sub-folder(compare) www.example.com/compare/ pls how do i go about the RewriteBase in the .htaccess

2--what if i am installing in the root domain?

3--how do i get the Plugins for WordPress ?

Hi telebay, and welcome to

Submitted by support on Sat, 2012-12-15 14:06

Hi telebay, and welcome to the forum!

Considering standalone Price Tapestry installations in the first instance (your questions 1 & 2) to enable search engine friendly URLs you just need to

1) Set $config_useRewrite = TRUE; at line 8 of your config.php

2) Create your .htaccess file as a copy of htaccess.txt in the distribution.

3) (optionally) If Price Tapestry is being installed in sub-directory, edit line 5 of your .htaccess and set RewriteBase to be the same as $config_baseHREF in config.php, e.g.

RewriteBase /compare/

However, the plugin (PriceTapestry.org for WordPress) generates search engine friendly URLs by default, so if you want to use WordPress solely as your front end using the plugin, you would have a "hidden" Price Tapestry installation in, for example /pt/, where you don't need to set-up search engine friendly URLs since you are only using it for the back-end feed management interface.

To get the plugin, create a support forum account over at PriceTapestry.org, and once logged in click the Download link to download PriceTapestry.org for WordPress. To get started, follow the Quick Start Guide for WordPress which you can find here...

Cheers,
David.
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thanks. i got these

Submitted by telebay34 on Sat, 2012-12-15 14:37

thanks.

i got these messages below when i accessed .....pt/setup.php/

Checking database connection...PASS

Checking database selection...FAIL check $config_databaseName value

Checking database tables...FAIL

it appears something is wrong.

Hi telebay, That means that

Submitted by support on Sat, 2012-12-15 14:42

Hi telebay,

That means that $config_databaseName in your /pt/config.php is incorrect. double check that it is the same as your DB_NAME value in /wp-config.php (assuming that you are creating this installation in preparation for use with the plugin) - if WordPress is up and running at the top level then that should be all it is...

Cheers,
David.
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PriceTapestry.com

Thanks. I have installed it

Submitted by telebay34 on Sat, 2012-12-15 15:34

Thanks. I have installed it now and I am going to use the wordpress plugin.I have done step 7 as stated here http://www.pricetapestry.com/node/133 but when I searched or browse by merchant, category or brand i get error. please see site below

see site http://www.example.co.uk/pt/

Hi telebay, You just need to

Submitted by support on Sat, 2012-12-15 15:39

Hi telebay,

You just need to edit your /pt/config.php and change line 8 back to the default of:

$config_useRewrite = FALSE;

Your /pt/ installation should then work fine (no need for search engine friendly URLs there as that will all be handled by the WordPress plugin) - that should be all it is!

Cheers,
David.
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PriceTapestry.com