Elements of a dynamic page

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Every page is composed of the following elements

1.Header  
2.Column left  
3.Main content (Body)  
4.Column right  
5.Footer  

osCommerce dynamically generates code. To reduce coding every page each page is composed of the above page elements.

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Only the main content changes
The pages are dynamically created by osCommerce. Most of the time the only file that changes is the main content in the center of the web page. Files that modify the main content are found in /catalog the remaining support files are located in /catalog/includes
   Files that support the files in /catalog/includes are located in a subdirectory below that. etc..,

Some examples for you to think about.

Files
1./catalog//includes/header.php  
2./catalog//includes/column_left.php  
3./catalog/*.php  
4./catalog//includes/column_right.php  
5./catalog//includes/footer.php  
 
 
Left and right Columns  
The left and right columns have InfoBoxes these are pulled in from the  
/catalog/includes/boxes  
/catalog/includes/boxes_content  

 
Instructions and Tips
1.If you want to modify Header, Footer left or right layout or option changes look at SEC Settings first before digging into the code.  
2.The links Information infoBox is special  
3.The Home page is often referred to as the Main Page in the code and documentation. Particularly the center of the page that houses the Main Content.  

 


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