Problem using themes (showing theme without the design)

[avishai]

Hi everybody.
I'm new here.

I am trying for a few days now to use a different theme other then the default one.
I have tryed about 20 themes but erery one of them seems broken.
I'm using 1.2.08 and now 1.2.1.

(I'm uploading the theme directory to "theme" directory on my server and then choose it from the B.O. also, when the theme has a "modules" directory i'm uploading the "modules" to "modules" on my server...)
the pages shown without the design.

Please see included image for example.

Thanks alot!

[rarevinyltoys]

prestashop needs permission to the config directory when changing themes.

this may help

[avishai]

Thanks.

I should chang permition before uploading new theme folder or after?

[rarevinyltoys]

i would change before upload and enable the theme then change the permission back.

[avishai]

Thnk you.

When you say "back" - what are the default permition before changing to 777?

[rarevinyltoys]

i have set mine to 755

[avishai]

Nothing works.

I have tryed changing permition exacly as shown here:
"While you have your FTP connected to your Web hosting server, make sure the following PrestaShop folders have ‘write’ permissions (also known as “CHMOD 777” – explanation of file permissions here) but do not apply these permissions recursively (to their subfolders): /config, /upload, /download, /tools/smarty/compile. Then make sure the following folders have ‘write’ permissions and apply these permissions recursively (to their subfolders): /img, /mails, /modules, /themes/prestashop/lang, /translations "

# Nothing works. #
?

[szazman]

delete line

<base href="{$protocol}{$smarty.server.HTTP_HOST}{$base_dir}" />

in your header.tpl
works for me

[GoldenBear]

HI,

I have the same problem with v1.2 now, not able to change to other theme in my website.
Could you advice the steps to overcome this.

[szazman]

edit file:
www.yourdomain.com/themes/your-theme/header.tpl

and delete line

<base href=”{$protocol}{$smarty.server.HTTP_HOST}{$base_dir}” />

[GoldenBear]

Thanks, now its show up. the page able to change to new theme. but, unfortunately my category list is gone : (

[szazman]

presta 1.1 themes do not fit ps1.2

you could go to admin/modules/block categories-> configure
dynamic set false

but then you got error
Fatal error: Call to undefined method Link::goLink() in PS\tools\smarty\compile\%a^61E^61E50048%%product-sort.tpl.php on line 11

[RaceE]

delete line

<base href="{$protocol}{$smarty.server.HTTP_HOST}{$base_dir}" />

in your header.tpl
works for me

Thanks any one care to explain what this line actually does? to my problem the absence of it is the answer.