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Sytist 4.1 Update Available

16,145 posts (admin)
Tue May 03, 22 4:39 AM CST
View detailed information about this update in the changelog here.

If the update hangs on unzipping (Step 2), see the bottom of this message.

Some of the things included in this update:  


  • Now compatible with PHP 8, up to 8.1. (This is the program language running on the server)

  • Added the option " Do not allow purchasing from multiple galleries on the same order". This is an option in the "settings" of your price lists, Photo Products -> Price Lists.

  • Added the option to require agreeing to terms & conditions when creating an account. Settings - Account Requirements.

  • Added the option to automatically arrange the photos by file name ascending in sub galleries when uploading folders for sub galleries into the main gallery for when the upload does not upload the photos in order (bug in Apple computers). Settings -> Photo Settings

  • Added the ability to batch send out downloads are ready emails. See #4 in this article.

  • Added the ability to set the default watermark & logo files and location on a per category basis. Edit the gallery section / category and go to Defaults -> Watermarking.

  • Added the ability to sort photos in proofing projects by status (approved, revision requests & rejects).



And more.

View the change log here.

How to update:
The first time each day you log into the admin it will check for the update. If you have already logged into your admin today, then you won't get the notice until tomorrow.

If you are currently using Sytist version 1.0.0 or higher, you can have it check for the update again by clicking on Settings in the main menu. Then scroll down and below the left menu, click MySQL query. Copy the following line of code, paste it in the query box and click run.

UPDATE ms_history SET upgrade_check='';

Then return to your admin home page.

If the auto update feature won't work for you for some reason, you will have to manually update.

When using the auto-update from the admin and it seems to hang when trying to unzip, then the ZIP functions are probably not enabled in the PHP on your hosting. If it used to work then your host probably changed something to cause the ZIP functions in PHP to go away. You can contact your hosting company and ask them to enable the ZIP functions in PHP.
Tim Grissett, DIA - PicturesPro.com
My Email Address: info@picturespro.com
S
325 posts
Tue May 03, 22 7:07 AM CST
Very nice update!
S
9 posts
Tue May 03, 22 3:31 PM CST
WOW, this update fixed so many things! Thank you so much for listening to requests!
D
25 posts
Wed May 04, 22 10:08 PM CST
Hi Tim

I'm getting the following error since updating when trying to view a person shopping cart that has not yet checked out

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '?' in /home/do1com/public_html/sy-admin/store/store_admin_view_cart.php on line 273
16,145 posts (admin)
Thu May 05, 22 4:44 AM CST
Sounds like you might be on PHP 5. What is the PHP version? It will show you on the bottom of all your Sytist admin pages now. If it is 5 you will need to have it updated to at least 7.
Tim Grissett, DIA - PicturesPro.com
My Email Address: info@picturespro.com
D
25 posts
Thu May 05, 22 4:54 AM CST
Hi Tim

It would have been good to know that prior to upgrading and paying a years upgrade fee as I also run Photocart with 10 years worth of events on the same dedicated server which I believe is not compatible with later PHP versions so now I'm screwed unless you have a solution

I'm running PHP 5.64
Edited Thu May 05, 22 4:55 AM by Derek O'Leary
16,145 posts (admin)
Thu May 05, 22 5:34 AM CST
I did not know when I put it out it was not compatible with PHP 5. I can't have compatibility with 8 & 5.

I'll cancel your update purchase, refund you and send you the files for the last version you can upload.
Tim Grissett, DIA - PicturesPro.com
My Email Address: info@picturespro.com
D
25 posts
Thu May 05, 22 5:45 AM CST
Thanks Tim

It's tricky with the two platforms co-existing on the same server, I may not be the only one in this situtation, at least we discovered it early.

I'm pretty sure we ascertained last time 5.64 was about as late as you could go with Photocart?
Edited Thu May 05, 22 5:46 AM by Derek O'Leary
16,145 posts (admin)
Thu May 05, 22 6:28 AM CST
No higher than 5.64 for Photo Cart.
Tim Grissett, DIA - PicturesPro.com
My Email Address: info@picturespro.com
38 posts
Tue May 10, 22 9:35 AM CST
@Derek - Keep in mind that if you did in-fact want to upgrade to the latest Sytist version, and depending on your webhosting provider, you can actually simultaneously run both PHP 5.x and PHP 8.x (I'm actually running 5.2, 5.4, 5.6, 7.1, 7.3, and 8.1). It just requires some configuration of your web host and the application running the web platform. For example, here's a sample of my Apache configuration for my site running PHP 7.3.


ServerAdmin tkay@tomscomputersupport.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/thomaskayphotography.com/
ServerName thomaskayphotography.com
ServerAlias www.thomaskayphotography.com
DirectoryIndex index.php

AllowOverride All
Options +FollowSymLinks
Order allow,deny
Allow from all


SetHandler application/x-httpd-php73



RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} =www.thomaskayphotography.com [OR]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} =thomaskayphotography.com
RewriteRule ^ https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [END,NE,R=permanent]


Based on the directory or the ServerName function, you could run photo cart on 5.6.4 and run your sytist installation on PHP 8.1 if you so chose.
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