Frequently Asked Questions [F.A.Q.]

1) I'm been using OSClass for a while, should I read this FAQ anyway?
Yes, absolutely.

2) OSClass is not working, XXX is not working or wrong, ...
We really appreciate your help, but if your only message is "OSClass is not working" we can not help you. Please, know how to write a bug report

3)I want to customize my OSClass website. Is there any list of tips & tricks? 
Yes, we have a wiki page full of useful information.

4)I'm a developer and want to know more about OSClass system. Is there any documentation/manual? 
Yes, we have a online documentation with all the information you need. Also check out the wiki page.

5)Could OSClass do XXX task? How do I do it?
OSClass is a very flexible script, it even has a plugin system which allow it to perform additional tasks. So probably the answer to the first question is yes, OSClass can. The answer to the second one is more complicated. Usually we could do it but it will take us time and effort. Since we're a very small team and do not have enough time to do everything we want to, we probably give you some guidelines to achieve your goal, but do not expect us to give you the whole working code. If you want to modify OSClass, a minimal of HTML, CSS, JS, PHP or MySQL is required (depends on the task itself). However, other users could help you. If we find your question interesting we could add it to OSClass, but don't expect it soon.

6)I'm having an error while installing plugins
"There was a fatal error and the plugin was not installed.
Error: "xxxxxxxxxxxx" Line: xx
File: xxxxxxxxx"

This could be caused by two things, the plugin itself or your current installation of PHP. This is because at installation step we display all errors, which usually is not done in production servers. Since we tested out all the plugins, it's most probably caused by a wrong configuration of your php.ini. You should fix it, or ask your hosting company to do it. In case you're not able to do it, the problem will still persists but you could install plugins if the following lines are removed or commented in file oc-admin/plugins.php, lines 80, 81, 91, 108, 109, 118. Comment those lines adding two slashes at the beginning of it :

For example, from

$old_value = error_reporting(0);

to

// $old_value = error_reporting(0);

7)I'm not getting any email
This could be cause for several problems:
1.- Check your server configuration is correct (Admin panel > General Settings > Mail server)
2.- Is the destination account the same as the sender? Some email services, as GMail, blocks emails which have the "from" and "to" email address the same and are not sent from their web interface.
3.- Is your mail server marked as spam or blocked by your hosting company? Some companies have a limit on how many emails you could send per hour/day/month
4.- Does the email templates exists? If you're using a different language from English, please check your emails got translated

8)Could I add a subcategory inside a subcategory? (subsubcategory)
Short answer: No. Long answer : Yes, but you will need to modify OSClass. Here's more information about this issue.

Source : http://forums.osclass.org/general-help/(read-first)-frequently-asked-questions-(f-a-q-)/

Multiple Osclass Installs

I see posts scattered throughout the forum discussing this topic. Seems for one reason or another none have clean workable asnswers. This post is no exception, just additional information in the hope you can pool all the information and knowledge and make what you want work.

This is not a "Fix All". Just another tool in the tool box.

The topic of multiple Osclass installations seems to come up weekly so I decided to offer my limited knowledge about this subject.

The short answer is yes it can be done in a few ways. The best way is database combining known as database integration. I will not go into this because it is difficult if you do not understand sql. There are many sites explaining this such as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_integration Database combining allows each site to have it's own database but integrated to other sites. This would be the ideal setup.

Another way is to have multiple installations of Osclass sharing the same database. This works fine if you want all categories, users and item listings to be on all sites. Each site can have it's own theme and use different plugins with a few exceptions. The themes and plugins can generally be modified for each site with no effect on the other sites within reason. This can be structured to use one admin or an admin for each site.

Similar to above would be using a simple gateway site. This gateway site allows access to any site or site page such as by region, city, item catagory or sub-catagory. There can be an unlinited number of these links. Links can be represented by text or images. This would allow for each site to have it's own database or all sites sharing a database. If using seperate databases then each site could have categories, item listings, etc. independent of the other sites but easily accessible through the gateway. Another advantage of having a gateway site and several independant linked to sites is a huge gain in SEO and internet exposure.

Here is an example of a gateway site: http://www.lenaweeproperty.com

The above is fully functional. The gateway  linked sites above are using separate databases but could have been setup using the same database. Note that I own the domains but I downloaded (Borrowed) and modified the gateway theme page from Osclass.

If you want just one site but multiple themes then install the plugin - demo_themes.

This allows each visitor to view the site from a theme they chose. The same theme will load each time they visit IF they accepted cookies.

There is much more that can be said but if you are serious about having multiple sites then expect to spend substantial time researching and learning or hire someone that knows how. 

Though this is quite basic information, I Hope this helps answer the almost weekly question on how to setup mutiple installations.

Source : http://forums.osclass.org/general-help/multiple-osclass-installs/

How to: Create a Free Classifieds Website with Osclass Script?

A classifieds website is where ordinary people try post ads regarding their owned things that they want to sell out there on the web, and in the back other people who would be interested in the listing classifieds try to contact the seller to purchase. A classifieds website may be described in the following major categories:

• Ad Posting
• Jobs
• Real Estate
• Buy & Sell Cars
• Buy & Sell Mobile Phones
• Buy & Sell Everything You want

So, in this article we are going to learn how we can build a free classifieds website. It’s not about diving into coding but out there on internet, numerous free classifieds scripts are available to build a free classifieds website.

What’s Going on?

Oops, nothing so far but going to install Osclass which is an open-source script for creating free classifieds website without any technical knowledge. And I’d love to teach you how we can build a free classifieds website with Osclass in just a few minutes. Those who really want to know stay tuned with this article. Others may leave it. 

Preferred for Advanced Users: Read the 3 Steps installations of Osclass Script, if you’ve suffiecent knowledge about MySql, PHP, HTML, CSS, etc.

Preferred for Beginners Users: Read the rest of the article to learn step to step visual installation of Osclass Script.

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Free Classifieds Website with Osclass Script (Complete Installation Guide)

Let’s start creating a free classifieds website with Osclass script. Follow the steps below to get started with your own classifieds website:

1. Download the Osclass Script
2. Upload the .zip and extract the file inside of the directory from where you want to access your classifieds website
3. Browse the directory in the browser where you had uploaded the Osclass script

At once you will see a fatal error in browser called:

There doesn’t seem to be a config.php file. Osclass isn’t installed.

So, to make a config.php file we already have one in the core files of osclass script. Look for config-sample.php and change it to config.php where the whole files of osclass script are available from the directory.

Osclass error message

4. If you have just changed the name of the file from config-sample.php to config.php, try refreshing the page with F5 button, and click Run the install button.

5. If you have just clicked the button Run the install, it will ask you to connect the osclass classifieds script to the database. We’ve already learnt about how to create a database connection when installing EsoTalk Forum.

6. Once you added the database information, click the button Next.

7. Enter your adminitrator login details:

If you did install the Osclass script successfully, and now you’ll be able to see your own classifieds website inside of browser when you visit the directory where the Osclass script is available. Congrats ;)