I've tested all 6 of the flypage settings. The links from categories continue to have php.cgi
The recently viewed products links also have the improper php.cgi.
Main Topics
Browse All TopicsI've recently installed the VirtueMart_1.1.2_eCommerce
I'm a newbie to VM so please bear with me.
Site URL - http://www.airandbeauty.co
The home page in both random products and latest products displays correct product URLs.
The categories iPod (VM's Samples), Air Safety (Mine) and Beauty Products (mine) will take one to a category page.
Once on a category page however the linkss for all products are incorrect replacing a segment of the code -;
CORRECT "VM/index.php?page= . . " with a BAD "VM/php.cgi?page= . . . "
Examples would be
http://www.airandbeauty.co
http://www.airandbeauty.co
The Site Error Log shows
[Tue Mar 17 20:38:48 2009] [error] [client 99.xxx.xx.xx.x.x] script not found or unable to stat: /domains/a/i/airandbeauty.
I don't know much code but I can fix simple problems. And I certainly don't know where to look to find what is replacing index.php with php.cgi in VirtueMart.
I have attached a pic of the VM Site Settings
Should I reinstall the virtuemart extensions? I've been to the Virtuemart forum but haven't got an answer. One person suggested it might be an SEO helper in Joomla, but I have all those settings turned off right now.
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PHP Version 4.4.7
Sorry. I don't know what SOAP is. How do I find out?
<?php
if( !defined( '_VALID_MOS' ) && !defined( '_JEXEC' ) ) die( 'Direct Access to '.basename(__FILE__).' is not allowed.' );
/**
*
* @version $Id: ps_session.php 1526 2008-09-15 19:21:43Z soeren_nb $
* @package VirtueMart
* @subpackage classes
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2004-2008 soeren - All rights reserved.
* @license http://www.gnu.org/copylef
* VirtueMart is free software. This version may have been modified pursuant
* to the GNU General Public License, and as distributed it includes or
* is derivative of works licensed under the GNU General Public License or
* other free or open source software licenses.
* See /administrator/components/
*
* http://virtuemart.net
*/
/**
* This class handles the session initialization, restart
* and the re-init of a session after redirection to a Shared SSL domain
*
*/
class ps_session {
var $component_name;
var $_session_name = 'virtuemart';
/**
* Initialize the Session environment for VirtueMart
*
*/
function ps_session() {
$this->component_name = 'option='.VM_COMPONENT_NAM
$this->initSession();
}
/**
* Initiate the Session
*
*/
function initSession() {
global $vmLogger, $mainframe, $mosConfig_absolute_path, $VM_LANG;
// We only care for the session if it is not started!
if( empty( $_SESSION ) || session_id() == '') {
if(ini_get('session.sessio
// Check if the session_save_path is writable
$this->checkSessionSavePath
}
session_name( $this->_session_name );
if( @$_REQUEST['option'] == 'com_virtuemart' ) {
ob_start();// Fix for the issue that printed the shop contents BEFORE the page begin
}
@session_start();
if( !empty($_SESSION) && !empty($_COOKIE[$this->_ses
$vmLogger->debug( 'A Session called '.$this->_session_name.' (ID: '.session_id().') was successfully started!' );
}
else {
}
}
else {
if( empty( $_COOKIE['virtuemart']) && !vmIsJoomla('1.5', '>=')) {
$_COOKIE['virtuemart'] = $this->getSessionId();
if( USE_AS_CATALOGUE == '' ) {
$vmLogger->debug( 'A Cookie had to be set to keep the session (there was none - does your Browser keep the Cookie?) although a Session already has been started! If you see this message on each page load, your browser doesn\'t accept Cookies from this site.' );
}
}
$vmLogger->debug( 'Using existing Session '.session_name().', ID: '.session_id().'.');
}
// Cookie Check
// Introduced to check if the user-agent accepts cookies
if( @$_REQUEST['option'] == 'com_virtuemart' && empty($_GET['martID'])
&& USE_AS_CATALOGUE != '1' && VM_ENABLE_COOKIE_CHECK == '1' && !vmIsAdminMode() ) {
$this->doCookieCheck();
}
}
/**
* Checks if the user-agent accepts cookies
* @since VirtueMart 1.0.7
* @author soeren
*/
function doCookieCheck() {
global $mm_action_url, $VM_LANG;
$doCheck = vmGet( $_REQUEST, 'vmcchk', 0 );
$isOK = vmGet( $_SESSION, 'VMCHECK' );
if( $doCheck && $isOK != 'OK' ) {
$GLOBALS['vmLogger']->info(
}
elseif( empty( $isOK )) {
$_SESSION['VMCHECK'] = 'OK';
$query_string = vmGet($_SERVER,'QUERY_STRI
if( !empty($query_string) && empty( $_POST )) {
vmRedirect( $this->url( $mm_action_url . 'index.php?' .$query_string .'&vmcchk=1', true, false ));
}
}
}
/**
* Returns the Joomla/Mambo Session ID
* @static
*/
function getSessionId() {
global $mainframe;
// Joomla >= 1.0.8
if( is_callable( array( 'mosMainframe', 'sessionCookieName'))) {
// Session Cookie `name`
$sessionCookieName = mosMainFrame::sessionCooki
// Get Session Cookie `value`
$sessionCookie = vmGet( $_COOKIE, $sessionCookieName, null );
// Session ID / `value`
return mosMainFrame::sessionCooki
}
// Mambo 4.6
elseif( is_callable( array('mosSession', 'getCurrent' ))) {
$session =& mosSession::getCurrent();
return $session->session_id;
}
// Mambo <= 4.5.2.3 and Joomla <= 1.0.7
elseif( !empty( $mainframe->_session->sessio
// Set the sessioncookie if its missing
// this is needed for joomla sites only
return $mainframe->_session->sessio
}
else {
return session_id();
}
}
/**
* This function returns a base64_encoded string:
* VMsessionId|JsessionID
*
*/
function getMartId() {
global $vmuser, $mosConfig_secret;
// Get the Joomla! / Mambo session ID
$sessionId = ps_session::getSessionId()
$userNameSeed = '';
if( $vmuser->id ) {
$userNameSeed = '|'.md5( $vmuser->username . $vmuser->password . $mosConfig_secret );
if( is_callable(array('mosMain
if( !empty( $GLOBALS['real_mosConfig_l
$GLOBALS['mosConfig_live_s
}
$userNameSeed .= '|' . vmGet( $_COOKIE, mosMainFrame::remCookieNam
}
}
$martID = base64_encode( vmCreateHash($_COOKIE[$thi
return $martID;
}
/**
* Saves the session contents to a file (so they the session can be continued later on) and does a redirect
*
* @param boolean $toSecure Redirect to a https or http domain?
*/
function saveSessionAndRedirect( $toSecure = true ) {
$martID = $this->getMartId();
$sessionFile = IMAGEPATH. md5( $martID ).'.sess';
$session_contents = session_encode();
if( file_exists( ADMINPATH.'install.copy.ph
require_once( ADMINPATH.'install.copy.ph
}
file_put_contents( $sessionFile, $session_contents );
$url = $toSecure ? SECUREURL : URL;
// Redirect and send the Cookie Values within the variable martID
vmRedirect( $this->url( $url . basename($_SERVER['PHP_SEL
}
/**
* It does what the name says. It starts a session again (with a certain ID when a $sid is given)
*
* @param string $sid
*/
function restartSession( $sid = '') {
// Save the session data and close the session
session_write_close();
// Prepare the new session
if( $sid != '' ) {
session_id( $sid );
}
session_name( $this->_session_name );
// Start the new Session.
session_start();
}
function emptySession() {
global $mainframe;
$_SESSION = array();
$_COOKIE[$this->_session_na
}
/**
* This is a solution for the Shared SSL problem
* We have to copy some cookies from the Main Mambo site domain into
* the shared SSL domain (only when necessary!)
*
* The function is called on each page load.
*/
function prepare_SSL_Session() {
global $mainframe, $my, $database, $mosConfig_secret, $page, $VM_MODULES_FORCE_HTTPS;
if( vmIsAdminMode() && vmIsJoomla('1.0')) {
return;
}
$ssl_redirect = vmGet( $_GET, "ssl_redirect", 0 );
$redirected = vmGet( $_GET, "redirected", 0 );
$martID = vmGet( $_GET, 'martID', '' );
$ssl_domain = "";
if (!empty( $VM_MODULES_FORCE_HTTPS )) {
$pagearr = explode( '.', $page );
$module = $pagearr[0];
// When NOT in https mode, but the called page is part of a shop module that is
// forced to use https, we prepare the redirection to https here
if( array_search( $module, $VM_MODULES_FORCE_HTTPS ) !== false
&& !vmIsHttpsMode()
&& $this->check_Shared_SSL( $ssl_domain )
) {
$ssl_redirect = 1;
}
}
// Generally redirect to HTTP (from HTTPS) when it is not necessary? (speed up the pageload)
if( VM_GENERALLY_PREVENT_HTTPS
&& vmIsHttpsMode() && $redirected != 1
&& $ssl_redirect == 0 && !vmIsAdminMode()
&& URL != SECUREURL
&& @$_REQUEST['option']=='com
$pagearr = explode( '.', $page );
$module = $pagearr[0];
// When it is not necessary to stay in https mode, we leave it here
if( array_search( $module, $VM_MODULES_FORCE_HTTPS ) === false ) {
if( $this->check_Shared_SSL($ss
$this->saveSessionAndRedire
}
$query_string = vmGet($_SERVER,'QUERY_STRI
if( !empty($query_string) && empty( $_POST )) {
vmRedirect( $this->url( URL.basename( $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']).'?'.
}
}
}
/**
* This is the first part of the Function:
* We check if the function must be called at all
* Usually this is only called once: Before we go to the checkout.
* The variable ssl_redirect=1 is appended to the URL, just for this function knows
* is must be active! This has nothing to do with SSL / Shared SSL or whatever
*/
if( $ssl_redirect == 1 ) {
$_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'] = str_replace('&ssl_redirect
// check_Shared_SSL compares the normal http domain name
// and the https Domain Name. If both do not match, we move on
// else we leave this function.
if( $this->check_Shared_SSL( $ssl_domain ) && !vmIsHttpsMode() && $redirected == 0) {
$this->saveSessionAndRedire
}
// do nothing but redirect
elseif( !vmIsHttpsMode() && $redirected == 0 ) {
vmRedirect( $this->url(SECUREURL . basename($_SERVER['PHP_SEL
}
}
/**
* This is part two of the function
* If the redirect (see 4/5 lines above) was successful
* and the Store uses Shared SSL, we have the variable martID
* So let's copy the Session contents ton the new domain and start the session again
* othwerwise: do nothing.
*/
if( !empty( $martID ) ) {
if( $this->check_Shared_SSL( $ssl_domain ) ) {
// We now need to copy the Session Data to the SSL Domain
if( $martID ) {
require_once( ADMINPATH.'install.copy.ph
$sessionFile = IMAGEPATH. md5( $martID ).'.sess';
// Read the contents of the session file
$session_data = file_get_contents( $sessionFile );
// Delete it for security and disk space reasons
unlink( $sessionFile );
// Read the session data into $_SESSION
// From now on, we can use all the data in $_SESSION
session_decode( $session_data );
$check = base64_decode( $martID );
$checkValArr = explode( "|", $check );
if( defined('_JEXEC') ) {
//TODO
}
elseif( class_exists('mambocore'))
//TODO
}
elseif( $GLOBALS['_VERSION']->RELEA
if( !empty( $GLOBALS['real_mosConfig_l
$GLOBALS['mosConfig_live_s
}
if( !empty( $checkValArr[2] )) {
// Joomla! >= 1.0.13 can be cheated to log in a user who has previsously logged in and checked the "Remember me" box
setcookie( mosmainframe::remCookieNam
// there's no need to call "$mainframe->login"
}
} else {
// Check if the user was logged in in the http domain
// and is not yet logged in at the Shared SSL domain
if( isset( $checkValArr[1] ) && !$my->id ) {
// user should expect to be logged in,
// we can use the values from $_SESSION['auth'] now
$username = $database->getEscaped( trim( $_SESSION['auth']['user_na
if( !empty( $username )) {
$database->setQuery('SELECT
$database->loadObject( $user );
if( is_object( $user )) {
// a last security check using the transmitted md5 hash and the rebuilt hash
$check = md5( $user->username . $user->password . $mosConfig_secret );
if( $check === $checkValArr[1] ) {
// Log the user in with his username
$mainframe->login( $user->username, $user->password );
}
}
}
}
}
session_write_close();
// Prevent the martID from being displayed in the URL
if( !empty( $_GET['martID'] )) {
$query_string = substr_replace( vmGet($_SERVER,'QUERY_STRI
$url = vmIsHttpsMode() ? SECUREURL : URL;
vmRedirect( $this->url( $url . "index.php?$query_string&c
}
}
}
}
}
/**
* This function compares the store URL with the SECUREURL
* and returns the result
*
* @param string $ssl_domain The SSL domain (empty string to be filled here)
* @return boolean True when we have to do a SSL redirect (for Shared SSL)
*/
function check_Shared_SSL( &$ssl_domain ) {
if( URL == SECUREURL ) {
$ssl_domain = str_replace("http://", "", URL );
$ssl_redirect = false;
return $ssl_redirect;
}
// Extract the Domain Names without the Protocol
$domain = str_replace("http://", "", URL );
$ssl_domain = str_replace("https://", "", SECUREURL );
// If SSL and normal Domain do not match,
// we assume that you use Shared SSL
if( $ssl_domain != $domain ) {
$ssl_redirect = true;
}
else {
$ssl_redirect = false;
}
return $ssl_redirect;
}
/**
* Correct the session save path if necessary
* or generate an error if the save path can't be corrected
*
* @return mixed
*/
function checkSessionSavePath() {
global $mosConfig_absolute_path, $VM_LANG, $vmLogger;
if( !@is_writable( session_save_path()) ) {
// If the session save path is not writable this can have different
// reasons. One reason is that the open_basedir directive is set, but
// doesn't include the session_save_path
$open_basedir = @ini_get('open_basedir'); // Get the list of allowed directories
if( !empty($open_basedir)) {
switch( substr( strtoupper( PHP_OS ), 0, 3 ) ) {
case "WIN":
$basedirs = explode(';', $open_basedir );
break;
case "MAC": // fallthrough
case "DAR": // Does PHP_OS return 'Macintosh' or 'Darwin' ?
default: // change nothing
$basedirs = explode(':', $open_basedir );
break;
break;
}
$session_save_path_is_allo
foreach ( $basedirs as $basedir ) {
$basedir_strlen = strlen( $basedir );
// If the session save path is a subdirectory of a directory allowed by open_basedir
// we need to do further investigation
if( strtolower( substr( session_save_path(), 0, $basedir_strlen )) == $basedir ) {
$session_save_path_is_allo
}
}
if( !$session_save_path_is_all
// PHP Sessions can be stored in a session save path which is not
// allowed through open_basedir!
return true;
}
}
$try_these_paths = array( 'Cache Path' => $mosConfig_absolute_path. '/cache',
'Media Directory' => $mosConfig_absolute_path.'
'Shop Image Directory' => IMAGEPATH );
foreach( $try_these_paths as $name => $session_save_path ) {
if( @is_writable( $session_save_path )) {
$vmLogger->debug( sprintf( $VM_LANG->_('VM_SESSION_SAV
session_save_path( $session_save_path );
break;
}
}
}
// If the path is STILL not writable, generate an error
if( !@is_writable( session_save_path()) ) {
$vmLogger->err( $VM_LANG->_('VM_SESSION_SAV
}
}
/**
* Gets the Itemid for the com_virtuemart Component
* and stores it in a global Variable
*
* @return int Itemid
*/
function getShopItemid() {
if( empty( $_REQUEST['shopItemid'] )) {
$db = new ps_DB;
$db->query( "SELECT id FROM #__menu WHERE link='index.php?option=com
if( $db->next_record() ) {
$_REQUEST['shopItemid'] = $db->f("id");
}
else {
if( !empty( $_REQUEST['Itemid'] )) {
$_REQUEST['shopItemid'] = intval( $_REQUEST['Itemid'] );
}
else {
$_REQUEST['shopItemid'] = 1;
}
}
}
return intval($_REQUEST['shopItem
}
/**
* Prints a reformatted URL
*
* @param string $text
*/
function purl($text, $createAbsoluteURI=false, $encodeAmpersands=true, $ignoreSEF=false) {
echo $this->url( $text, $createAbsoluteURI, $encodeAmpersands, $ignoreSEF );
}
/**
* This reformats an URL, appends "option=com_virtuemart" and "Itemid=XX"
* where XX is the Id of an entry in the table mos_menu with "link: option=com_virtuemart"
* It also calls sefRelToAbs to apply SEF formatting
*
* @param string $text THE URL
* @param boolean False: Create a URI like /joomla/index.php?....; True: Create a URI like http://www.domain.com/inde
* @return string The reformatted URL
*/
function url($text, $createAbsoluteURI=false, $encodeAmpersands=true, $ignoreSEF=false ) {
global $mm_action_url, $page, $mainframe;
if( !defined( '_VM_IS_BACKEND' )) {
$Itemid = "&Itemid=".$this->getShopIt
}
else {
$Itemid = '';
}
switch ($text) {
case SECUREURL:
$text = SECUREURL.basename( $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] )."?".$this->component_name
break;
case URL:
$text = URL.basename( $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] )."?".$this->component_name
break;
default:
$limiter = strpos($text, '?');
if( !stristr( $text, $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']) && $limiter === false ) {
$text = '?'.$text;
}
$appendix = "";
// now append "&option=com_virtuemart&It
if (!strstr($text, "option=")) {
$appendix .= "&" . $this->component_name;
}
$appendix .= $Itemid;
$script = basename( substr( $text, 0, $limiter ));
if( $script == '' ) {
$script = basename( $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] );
}
if (!defined( '_VM_IS_BACKEND' )) {
if( $script == 'index3.php') {
$script = 'index2.php'; // index3.php is not available in the frontend!
}
$appendix = $script.substr($text, $limiter, strlen($text)).$appendix;
if( class_exists('JRoute') && !$ignoreSEF && $mainframe->getCfg('sef') ) {
$appendix = JRoute::_( str_replace( $script.'&', $script.'?', $appendix ) );
}
else if( function_exists('sefRelToA
$appendix = sefRelToAbs( str_replace( $script.'&', $script.'?', $appendix ) );
}
if( $createAbsoluteURI && substr($appendix,0,4)!='ht
$appendix = URL . $appendix;
}
}
elseif( $_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'] == 443 ) {
//$script = strstr($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'
$appendix = SECUREURL."administrator/$
}
else {
//$script = strstr($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'
$appendix = URL."administrator/$script
}
if( vmIsAdminMode() && strstr($text, 'func') !== false ) {
$appendix .= '&vmtoken='.vmSpoofValue($
}
if ( stristr($text, SECUREURL)) {
$appendix = str_replace(URL, SECUREURL, $appendix);
}
elseif( stristr($text, URL) && $createAbsoluteURI ) {
$appendix = str_replace(SECUREURL, URL, $appendix);
}
$text = $appendix;
break;
}
if( $encodeAmpersands ) {
$text = vmAmpReplace( $text );
} else {
$text = str_replace( '&', '&', $text );
}
return $text;
}
/**
* Formerly printed the session id into a hidden field
* @deprecated
* @return boolean
*/
function hidden_session() {
return true;
}
function initRecentProducts() {
global $recentproducts, $sess;
// Register the recentproducts
if (empty($_SESSION['recent']
$recentproducts = array();
$recentproducts['idx'] = 0;
$_SESSION['recent'] = $recentproducts;
return $recentproducts;
}
return $_SESSION['recent'];
}
} // end of class session
?>
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by: brucepietersePosted on 2009-03-18 at 04:54:12ID: 23917561
Hi,
Is it possible to test under a different flypage and see if the links still show php.cgi?...