Thread: Add-on Domain and ABVFP form processor

If installing the ABVFP files for an add-on domain, should the files still be installed in the public.html folder, or in the add-on domain subfolder. Trying to submit the form, I am getting a 404 error message that the file cannot be found. Is this because there is not a ABVFP folder within my add-on domain folder? I hope this makes sense...it is just a suspicion of mine as to what is wrong with my form submission based on absolutely no technical knowledge of how form processing actually works. I don't see add-on domains addressed related to use of ABVFP.

ABVFP is NEVER to be installed in public_html, not even for the main domain, but in a folder of it's own, which should be a subfolder of the public_html.

If you have it already installed it this way, it is quite easy to use the same installation also for addon domains:

Download these two files from the ABVFP folder:

dbts_abvfp.php and dbts_ABVFP_config.php

in your computer, using FTP.

Next, with FTP, upload these two files, in the ADDON domain folder.

Set the form action, of the addon domain, to be http://www.addondomain.com/dbts_abvfp.php
Make sure that the error page is ALSO in the addon domain folder.

That's all.

I did create an ABVFP folder within the public.html folder. I forgot about that. But, I did not know about those files that need to be placed in the addon domain folder. Thanks for the info. Maybe that should be put in the tutorial pdf file, if it's not already and I missed it. So, if I understand correctly, I will upload those two files directly into the addon domain folder.

You first DOWNLOAD them, from the ABVFP folder on the site, then you upload them in the addon folder.

Hmmm, I did that and the form submit is not working. I get:

Oops! This link appears broken.
HTTP 404 - File not found.

I have error and success pages published, and the URL of those correct on the ABVFP control panel. The form is here:

http://www.portrait-retouching.com/order.php

My success page is http://www.portrait-retouching.com/payment.html
The error page is http://www.portrait-retouching.com/errorpage.php

Not sure what you have done wrong. if you wish, send me your login details and i'll have an inside look.

Thank you for that. So now the form info is getting sent, but as far as I can tell the file submission is not working. Any idea why? I just wanted the file attached to the email...not necessarily stored in a database.

The files are NOT stored in the database. They are uploaded on the server, a link to the location is included in the mail, and they ARE attached to the mail, unless they are too big (depending on your server settings, from 2 MB to 8 MB).


EDIT: you have set incorrectly the upload folder, so the files are not uploaded. I fixed it for you, you should have recieved the mail with the attached file.

Thank you very much. I did get the file. I want to make sure I don't override your correction by republishing the order form with the BlueVoda Website Builder if I tweak it in the future. The change you made to the upload folder would be unaffected by this, right?

Republishing doesn't affect the settings in the ABVFP control Panel