expressionengine

Expression Engine throwing a Parsing Error in the Extensions Path? Need Guidance...

Hey Everyone, I am getting this error in Expression Engine when I am clicking on the Extensions Manager in the Utilities setting. Think anyone can help me out ... Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '&', expecting T_VARIABLE or '$' in ... Thanks, Jason ...

how to sort a blog view by diggie points in Expression Engine

i need to embed a blog in a template in expression engine and want the result to be sorted by diggie votes. this is what i have right now and it seems to only sort by random: {reverse_related_entries weblog="contest_photos" orderby="vote_count" sort="asc" dynamic="off"} <li> <a href="{title_permalink=photos}"><img src="{site_url}...

Weird Javascript in Template. Is this a hacking attempt?

I validated my client's website to xHTML Strict 1.0/CSS 2.1 standards last week. Today when I re-checked, I had a validation error caused by a weird and previous unknown script. I found this in the index.php file of my ExpressionEngine CMS. Is this a hacking attempt as I suspected? I couldn't help but notice the Russian domain encoded in...

PHP Getting valuse of Arrays that are inside Objects

I'm running a query that looks like this: $results = $DB2->query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM auth_user as count WHERE email='" . $DB2->escape_str($email) . "';"); It's returning an object that looks like this: DB_Cache Object ( [result] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [COUNT(*)] => 0 ) ) ...

How to call portions of Magento into an external CMS, such as "item's in cart" or a "login form" in 1.4.

I know this is a question that has been discussed over and over, but I seem to be having trouble still. Can anyone point me to the right direction, where I can learn to pull items from Magento, and display them in my EE pages? I'll need to access magento from outside it's folder. Currently, EE is installed to the root, and Magento is i...

"no_entries" conditional logic

Is this possible to do the following in ExpressionEngine: (code taken from here) IF THERE ARE RELATED ENTRIES SHOW THIS: (important to see the header) HEADING : Related Entries: Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3 ELSE (SHOW NOTHING) ... DONE Code: {related_entries id="performers"} {if no_related_entries} <h2>No Entries</h2> {/if} <h2>...

Does anybody have vim syntax file for expressionengine?

I'm mac user, but I really like vim-text-navigation style and other features. I tried to use TextMate, but nothing. I can't use it. So, maybe someone have syntax file for expressionengine and modified matchit plugin. ...

Making ExpressionEngine .htaccess allow commenting on index.html

I've got a really quirky issue going on with ExpressionEngine. I've got a live test site here. Essentially, if you attempt to comment on the index's 'Question of the Day,' you get a proper redirect, but the comment never gets to the database. If I remove my .htaccess and set the site's index page in my control panel to index.php, then ...

Using the search module to display entries based on custom fields

I have a profile weblog that contains all our users details (fields seperate from the membership). These users can submit application forms with the use of a SAEF (stand alone entry form), which will be stored in an applications weblog. Inside this applications weblog, I have a relationship field which assigns a profile to an applicatio...

WordPress vs ExpressionEngine: is EE worth the price?

Hello, I'm very new to coding (having only taken Web Development 101 at university aka 'OMG CSS u guise'), and I'm just beginning to realize that knowing HTML/CSS alone isn't good enough. I've decided that it would be best for me to learn the hell out of one CMS, because I'm not keen on learning a full programming language. Mainly I jus...

ExpressionEngine 1.6.9: LG Polls module; display question and assign poll id from control panel

Hi friends, I'm a real newbie at EE. Having trouble about LG Polls module I followed the steps from the official module guide. I set up everything as it was told at doc. You can see below my code (taken from doc again). the current code below displays answers, I also can vote, everything is working great. It just doesn't display the qu...

Linking to files in Expression Engine templates (path name problems)

Hey, new to expression engine - loving it, but having difficulties with linking to external files. I know this differs from server to server, but at present I see no end to these woes and would appreciate a nudge in the right direction. Server issues of any shade tend to give me panic attacks. They are my kryptonite. 1) Expression Engi...

form validation stops form from being submitted if field empty, disables file field

I use validateEngine (http://www.position-absolute.com/articles/jquery-form-validator-because-form-validation-is-a-mess/) to make sure the user fills in the appropriate fields before the form submits. What I am having a problem is when the user hits submit without filling in all the appropriate fields, it does not submit the form, alert...

ExpressionEngine 1.6.9: displaying a weblog at all pages.

Hi friends, I'm a EE newbie. I have the code below. the poll weblog displays at search result page, but doesn't display at blog and post details page :/ what am I missing? display at search result page: www.blabla.com/search/noresults/d8ee432f229715a4adfbe1cc0d21049a/ NO display at blog pages: www.blabla.com/blog/ or www.blabla.co...

CMS for Complex Membership website

Which one better drupal or expressionEngine? Must handle page/event specific membership management. Anyone have experience on those two CMS? ...

Customizing single entry templates in ExpressionEngine (1.6.x)

This is either very annoying or very embarrassing. I've set up most of my blog, but I can't figure out where or how the heck I set up single entry templates as opposed to the section/weblog containing them. I just can't find information on how to do it for the life of me. This is especially important, because I want to define the canoni...

Expression engine multi-lingaul site on one install

Hi There, I am currently working with expression engine, and we are wanting to create a multilingual site, using just one instance of expressionengine, without having to pay for the multi-site license. For this reason I have a couple of questions? I know it is possible to set up the system so we can a domain structure of something ...

Expression engine 2 install with multisite manager 2

I am currently working on a site at the moment that requires multiple domains to be available and each domain needs to deliver a different language version of the website. For this reason I have chosen ExpressionEngine and the Multi Site Manager. However I am having trouble getting it initially setup, and I am having trouble understandi...

ExpressionEngine 1.6.9: display DIV at particular pages generated by same template

Hi friends, I'm a EE newbie. I have a template for subpage. all subpages use same subpage template. But for some sub pages I need to put an extra div (kinda info box), how can I put a condition? do I have to create a separate template only for a small div difference? urls are consistent, so if i can make a url check and display div fo...

Expressionengine 2 and git (version control)

Hey guys I’m looking to move over to using git to make my EE development a lot easier and more manageable. I’m already aware of the guides posted on devotee and a few othersites but after scanning over them they seem a little old and seem to be specifically for ee 1.x, I was wondering if anyone had been successful with ee 2. I’ve only r...