Admin Category Manager?

I am trying to figure out how to setup an admin page for organizing categories:

View Current Category Structure (Main and Sub categories)
Add New Main Category
Add New Sub Category
Delete Main or sub category
Move Sub Category

I tried searching the forum but didn't find much. Do I need another table in the data base for the sub categories? I saw there were a lot of threads for dealing with main and sub categories. Once I get started I will have more specific questions and can search better, but for now I need a starting point. I also am interested about proper display of this setup. Should I have links to separate pages to do each task, or can I display this all in one php page with no problems?



I then also need help with the menu writer dynamic links for these categories. I figured out the main category, but without having sub categories, I can't play around with that yet. I did have a problem though... The dynamic links for each category went to -- /products_results.php?CategoryID=[CategoryID] which brought up all products regardless of what category they were in.

Hi!

Yes 2 tables would be the best, 1 for main categories and 1 for sub categories.
You should be able to have them in a singel php-page, both add/Edit/delete/move(edit)

As for Menu Writer, did you get the main category to show? And failed showing the sub categories?


I will try make a small sample and put it up when i get back home later today, se if that helps you out.
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Update!!
Here is the sample!


/Morgan

Hello Morgan,

Thanks for the great sample. I am able to figure out a good bit through a source code. I created proper tables in my database (main and sub with correct foreign key), but I cannot seem to get a local working version. I have a proper connection to the database which I created via the SQL you included. I test the site and get a lot of code before the insert main cat section:

sqlWhereClause." ORDER BY ".$WA_joinedKeyField; $WA_mrtJoinRS = mysql_query($WA_Sql, $WA_connection) or die(mysql_error()); if (mysql_num_rows($WA_mrtJoinRS) > 0) { while ($row_WA_mrtJoinRS = mysql_fetch_assoc($WA_mrtJoinRS)) { $WA_formerString .= "^" . $row_WA_mrtJoinRS[$WA_joinedKeyField] . "^"; $WA_formerList[] = $row_WA_mrtJoinRS[$WA_joinedKeyField]; } } for ($n=0; $nsqlWhereClause; $MM_editCmd = mysql_query($WA_Sql, $WA_connection) or die(mysql_error()); } } for ($n=0; $nWA_setValues . " WHERE " . $WhereObj->sqlWhereClause . ""; $MM_editCmd = mysql_query($WA_Sql, $WA_connection) or die(mysql_error()); } } else { $insertParamsObj = WA_AB_generateInsertParams($WA_fieldNames, $WA_columns, $WA_fieldValues, -1); $WA_Sql = "INSERT INTO `" . $WA_table . "` (" . $insertParamsObj->WA_tableValues . ") VALUES (" . $insertParamsObj->WA_dbValues . ")"; $MM_editCmd = mysql_query($WA_Sql, $WA_connection) or die(mysql_error()); } } } class WA_AB_InsertParams { var $WA_tableValues; var $WA_dbValues; var $WA_setValues; function WA_AB_InsertParams($WA_tableValues = "", $WA_dbValues = "", $WA_setValues = "") { $this->WA_tableValues = $WA_tableValues; $this->WA_dbValues = $WA_dbValues; $this->WA_setValues = $WA_setValues; } } function WA_AB_generateInsertParams($fieldNameList, $columnTypeList, $fieldValueList, $ignoreIndex) { $obj = new WA_AB_InsertParams(); for ($i=0; $i < sizeof($fieldNameList); $i++) { if ($i !== $ignoreIndex) { $formVal = $fieldValueList[$i]; $WA_typesArray = explode(",", $columnTypeList[$i]); $delim = ($WA_typesArray[0] != "none") ? $WA_typesArray[0] : ""; $altVal = ($WA_typesArray[1] != "none") ? $WA_typesArray[1] : ""; $emptyVal = ($WA_typesArray[2] != "none") ? $WA_typesArray[2] : ""; if ($formVal == "" || $formVal == "undefined") { $formVal = $emptyVal; } else { if ($altVal != "") { $formVal = $altVal; } else if ($delim == "'") { // escape quotes $formVal = "'".((!(preg_match("/(^|[^\\\\])'/", $formVal))) ? $formVal : addslashes($formVal))."'"; } else if ($delim == "") { //numeric if (is_numeric($formVal)) { $formVal = "".floatval($formVal); } else { $formVal = "0"; } } else { $formVal = $delim.WA_AB_clearOutSQLKeywords($formVal).$delim; } } $obj->WA_tableValues .= (($obj->WA_tableValues != "") ? "," : "") . "`" . WA_AB_cleanUpColumnName($fieldNameList[$i]) . "`"; $obj->WA_dbValues .= (($obj->WA_dbValues != "") ? "," : "") . $formVal; $obj->WA_setValues .= (($obj->WA_setValues != "") ? ", " : "") . "`" . WA_AB_cleanUpColumnName($fieldNameList[$i]) ."`" . " = " . $formVal; } } return $obj; } class WA_AB_WhereClause { var $sqlWhereClause; function WA_AB_WhereClause($sqlWhereClause = "") { $this->WA_AB_WhereClause = $sqlWhereClause; } } function WA_AB_generateWhereClause($fieldNameList, $columnTypeList, $fieldValueList, $comparisonList) { $obj = new WA_AB_WhereClause(); for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($fieldNameList); $i++) { $formVal = $fieldValueList[$i]; $WA_typesArray = explode(",", $columnTypeList[$i]); $delim = ($WA_typesArray[0] != "none") ? $WA_typesArray[0] : ""; $altVal = ($WA_typesArray[1] != "none") ? $WA_typesArray[1] : ""; $emptyVal = ($WA_typesArray[2] != "none") ? $WA_typesArray[2] : ""; if ($formVal == "" || $formVal == "undefined") { $formVal = $emptyVal; } else { if ($altVal != "") { $formVal = $altVal; } else if ($delim == "'") { // escape quotes $formVal = "'".((!(preg_match("/(^|[^\\\\])'/", $formVal))) ? $formVal : addslashes($formVal)); if ($comparisonList[$i] == " LIKE ") $formVal .= "%";; $formVal .= "'"; } else if ($delim == "") { //numeric if (is_numeric($formVal)) { $formVal = "".floatval($formVal); } else { $formVal = "0"; } } else { $formVal = $delim.WA_AB_clearOutSQLKeywords($formVal).$delim; } } if (!($delim == "" && strpos($formVal,"()")>0)) { if ($formVal == "NULL") { $obj->sqlWhereClause .= (($i != 0) ? " AND " : "")."`". WA_AB_cleanUpColumnName($fieldNameList[$i])."`"." IS ".$formVal; } else { $obj->sqlWhereClause .= (($i != 0) ? " AND " : "")."`". WA_AB_cleanUpColumnName($fieldNameList[$i])."`".WA_AB_cleanUpEquality($comparisonList[$i]).$formVal; } } } return $obj; } function WA_AB_cleanUpColumnName($colName) { if (strpos($colName, ";") !== false) { $colName = substr($colName, 0, strpos($colName, ";")); } if (strpos($colName, "(") !== false) { $colName = substr($colName, 0, strpos($colName, "(")); } if (strpos($colName, "=") !== false) { $colName = substr($colName, 0, strpos($colName, "=")); } return $colName; } function WA_AB_cleanUpEquality($tEquality) { if (preg_replace('/^\\s*|\\s*$/', "", $tEquality) != "=") { return WA_AB_cleanUpColumnName($tEquality); } return $tEquality; } function WA_AB_clearOutSQLKeywords($tString) { if (strpos(strtolower($tString), "select") !== false) { return ""; } if (strpos(strtolower($tString), "drop") !== false) { return ""; } if (strpos(strtolower($tString), "alter") !== false) { return ""; } if (strpos(strtolower($tString), "create") !== false) { return ""; } if (strpos(strtolower($tString), "update") !== false) { return ""; } if (strpos(strtolower($tString), "insert") !== false) { return ""; } if (strpos(strtolower($tString), "delete") !== false) { return ""; } if (strpos(strtolower($tString), "'") !== false) { return ""; } if (strpos(strtolower($tString), "#") !== false) { return ""; } return $tString; } ?>

I made a new schema in my localhost called testdb, changed the conneciton file you included, updated the databases panel to make sure I had a proper connection, and i do.

Hi!

Is that the code you get when running the sample?

Or you made some changes?

:)

Took a look at the wa_appbuilder_php.php file looks like its coming from that file, that file is in the webassist folder under database_management. Wierd cos it should be included:
<?php require_once("webassist/database_management/wa_appbuilder_php.php"); ?> and not show up when you looking in a browser.

Update!
Look like i missed some files in the zipping of the sample, so i reupload it. :)
I tryed to run the sample without the missing files, and it worked fine, only thing not showing was the menu. But insert Main Cat and Sub Cat worked fine.
Keep me posted on your progress, :)
/Morgan

Ah, there we go. The local version works now except when I try to add a sub category, it says access forbidden with this URL:

http://localhost/sample/%3Cbr%20/%3E%3Cb%3ENotice%3C/b%3E:%20%20Undefined%20variable:%20editFormAction%20in%20%3Cb%3EG:/xampp/htdocs/sample/MainAndSubCat.php%3C/b%3E%20on%20line%20%3Cb%3E251%3C/b%3E%3Cbr%20/%3E

believe it says - Undefinedvariable:editFormAction in
G:/xampp/htdocs/sample/MainAndSubCat.php
On line 251


line 251-

<form class="NewFromBlank_Default" id="Default_NewFromBlank_Default" name="Default_NewFromBlank_Default" method="POST" action="<?php echo $editFormAction; ?>">

Nice!

hmm, I have after you submit a new Main Cat or New Sub Cat a redirect to $WA_redirectURL = "MainAndSubCat.php";

Try remove the redirect or redirect to a empty page with a back link, see if that solve the forbidden error.

I did the redirect so you could see the changes direct after inserting a new Category. :)

Update!
Remove: action="<?php echo $editFormAction; ?>"

I think its a bit of left over code from an alterd insert of a modyfied field in Form Builder. :)

//Morgan

I am pretty close to achieving what you have supplied, but upon testing I get this error after creating the two insert records for the main and sub category submit buttons:


Warning: mysql_select_db(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in D:\hosting\9062558\html\v2\admin\category_manage.php on line 93

Line 93:

mysql_select_db($WA_connectionDB, $WA_connection)

Update!
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Figured out that at some points I chose PowerCMSConnection for the database connection and other times I chose my saved RemoteConnection for the connection. I had to include both connection files in the php page. It's working now!!

Hi!

Nice to see that you are close now to get it working. :)
Looks like your database cannot be found. Or the connection to the MySQL server doesnt work.

Check the SQL link. :)
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Update!

Nice and gratz to get it too work, just saw you mange to get it up and running!


/Morgan

One last bit of help. I successfully followed the dynamic menu tutorial for the main product categories, but i cannot seem to get anything to happen with a nested sub category.

Right now it isn't displaying anything but the main categories.

The hierarchy is:

Products (main menu link to be hovered over)
---Main Category (displays main categories)
------Sub Category


When I was making the nested sub categories, my settings were as follows:

New dynamic link
productsubcatefories (table)
SubCategoryName (Label)
SubCategoryID (key)
/products_results.php?SubCategoryID=[SubCategoryID] (link)
SubCategoryMainCategory (Nested Filter)
SubCategoryName (ascending sort)

Update:
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So I added the repeat region to visually see what subcategories are in which main categories and I get this (i only added "Earrings" in main category "Jewelry":

Sub Category: Earrings in Main Cat: Beads
Sub Category: Earrings in Main Cat: Jewelry
Sub Category: Earrings in Main Cat: Tools
Sub Category: Earrings in Main Cat: Step-By-Step Books
Sub Category: Earrings in Main Cat: How-To DVD's

I look in the database via phpmyadmin and the subcategory Earrings has a SubCategroyMainCategoryID of 2, which i then checked, and it is Jewelry.

Originally Said By: elevy388997

  One last bit of help. I successfully followed the dynamic menu tutorial for the main product categories, but i cannot seem to get anything to happen with a nested sub category.

Right now it isn't displaying anything but the main categories.

The hierarchy is:

Products (main menu link to be hovered over)
---Main Category (displays main categories)
------Sub Category


When I was making the nested sub categories, my settings were as follows:

New dynamic link
productsubcatefories (table)
SubCategoryName (Label)
SubCategoryID (key)
/products_results.php?SubCategoryID=[SubCategoryID] (link)
SubCategoryMainCategory (Nested Filter)
SubCategoryName (ascending sort)

Update:
-----------
So I added the repeat region to visually see what subcategories are in which main categories and I get this (i only added "Earrings" in main category "Jewelry":

Sub Category: Earrings in Main Cat: Beads
Sub Category: Earrings in Main Cat: Jewelry
Sub Category: Earrings in Main Cat: Tools
Sub Category: Earrings in Main Cat: Step-By-Step Books
Sub Category: Earrings in Main Cat: How-To DVD's

I look in the database via phpmyadmin and the subcategory Earrings has a SubCategroyMainCategoryID of 2, which i then checked, and it is Jewelry.  

Okej, :)
So the menu is to show as you typed, then and you have all the 3 tables. Relation made to the product table also?

If i understod it right, when u put in earrings in as a Sub Cat in Main Cat Jewelry, it shows up in all main categories when you put a reapeat region on? But in phpAdmin it just shows 1 for that main cat and thats Jewelry then sub cat Earrings?