osCommerce & Joomla — SSL bug fixed!
I have been banging my head on an SSL issue with the osCommerce Component for Joomla when I finally found the little bugger that was keeping the secure pages from being totally secure. It took me WAY too long, but the issue was that the developer had put a call to a javascript to a Google Ads script.
In /components/com_oscommerce/includes/application_bottom.php find the echo for call to an Ads function, KILL that and you are now golden.
I’m all for making money on open source — but mucking up code to get people to pay for the ability to kill ads? Please. I’ve paid the developer for his Google Ads removal tool for the latest version of the code, but to me, the way to make money is to offer to sell your services. Charging for code? Nah. It’s open source. It belongs to all. Charging for services or your work to integrate many different options, yes.
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What version of Joomla this bug does concern? I’ve got no /components/com_oscommerce directory in my Joomla 1.0.11. Where to seek the application_bottom.php?
Well, two things - have you installed the osCommerce Component? If you don’t have that directory, then that’s likely the cause.
Second thing I’d say is that you really should upgrade to 1.0.12. It’s a simple upgrade and since it’s a security release, I can’t think of a reason not to do so.
Drew