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# Welcome to Zen Cart®

Dear Zen Cart® User,

Zen Cart® is made available to you for your use, addition, changes, modification, etc. without charge, under Version 2 of the GNU General Public License.

While we do not charge for this software, donations are greatly appreciated, each time you install a new version, to help cover the expenses of maintenance, upgrades, updates, the free support forum and the continued development of this software for your online E-Commerce store.

Donations can be made on the Zen Cart® Team Page

We appreciate your support.
The Zen Cart® Team

# Special Note About ".htaccess" Files

Inside some folders is an .htaccess file that lists certain *permitted* filetypes which may be accessed. (Anything else is blocked to prevent abuse on your site).

The side effect of this is that if you choose to use media types that are not already listed in the *permitted* list, then your visitors will not be able to see those resources.

Thus, if you are using product images that are not in the list of permitted types in your /images/.htaccess, you will need to add those types to the list.

Similarly, if you are using certain media types in music product previews, you will need to make sure those are in your /media/.htaccess.

And, if you are using filetypes for downloadable products that are not already listed in your /pub/.htaccess and /download/.htaccess you will need to add those as well.

# Zen Cart® Version 1.5.0

For a listing of what is new in this release, please see the whatsnew_1.5.0.html file in the /docs folder.
You may also consult the Zen Cart® Support Forum.

# DELETED Files (since v1.3.9)

- /admin/admin.php - replaced with new suite of files such as users.php
- /admin/email_welcome.php
- /admin/includes/fckeditor.php (use the CKEditor addon if needed)
- /admin/includes/htmlarea.php (htmlarea removed from core. Use preferred addon if needed)
- /admin/includes/tld.txt
- /admin/includes/boxes/ (entire folder and subfolders)
- /admin/includes/functions/compatibility.php (unused file)
- /admin/includes/languages/english/cache.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/email_welcome.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/editors_list.php (emptied - file can be deleted)
- /admin/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/onlyFor139.php (emptied - file can be deleted)
- /editors/htmlarea (entire folder)
- /includes/languages/english/tell_a_friend.php
- /includes/languages/english/modules/shipping/ups.php
- /includes/languages/english/modules/shipping/usps.php
- /includes/modules/pages/tell_a_friend/header_php.php (the whole folder)
- /includes/modules/sideboxes/tell_a_friend.php
- /includes/modules/shipping/ups.php
- /includes/modules/shipping/usps.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/common/tpl_header_test_info.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_tell_a_friend.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_tell_a_friend_default.php

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# NEW Files (since v1.3.9)

- /admin/admin_account.php
- /admin/admin_activity.php
- /admin/admin_page_registration.php
- /admin/denied.php
- /admin/profiles.php
- /admin/users.php
- /admin/includes/admin_access.css
- /admin/images/icon_permissions.gif
- /admin/images/loading.gif
- /admin/images/loadingsmall.gif
- /admin/includes/functions/admin_access.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_add_profile.gif
- /admin/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_add_user.gif
- /admin/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_edit_permissions.gif
- /admin/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_go.gif
- /admin/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_rename.gif
- /admin/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_submit.gif
- /admin/includes/languages/english/admin_account.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/admin_activity.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/admin_page_registration.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/denied.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/profiles.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/users.php

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# CHANGED Files (since v1.3.9h)

- /ipn_main_handler.php
- /nddbc.html
- /robots_example.txt
- /admin/.htaccess
- /admin/alert_page.php
- /admin/alt_nav.php
- /admin/attributes_controller.php
- /admin/banner_manager.php
- /admin/categories.php
- /admin/configuration.php
- /admin/countries.php
- /admin/coupon_admin.php
- /admin/coupon_restrict.php
- /admin/currencies.php
- /admin/customers.php
- /admin/define_pages_editor.php
- /admin/developers_tool_kit.php
- /admin/document_general.php
- /admin/document_product.php
- /admin/downloads_manager.php
- /admin/ezpages.php
- /admin/featured.php
- /admin/geo_zones.php
- /admin/group_pricing.php
- /admin/gv_mail.php
- /admin/gv_queue.php
- /admin/index.php
- /admin/invoice.php
- /admin/languages.php
- /admin/layout_controller.php
- /admin/linkpoint_review.php
- /admin/login.php
- /admin/logoff.php
- /admin/mail.php
- /admin/manufacturers.php
- /admin/media_manager.php
- /admin/media_types.php
- /admin/modules.php
- /admin/music_genre.php
- /admin/newsletters.php
- /admin/options_name_manager.php
- /admin/options_values_manager.php
- /admin/option_name.php
- /admin/option_values.php
- /admin/orders.php
- /admin/orders_status.php
- /admin/password_forgotten.php
- /admin/paypal.php
- /admin/product.php
- /admin/product_free_shipping.php
- /admin/product_music.php
- /admin/product_types.php
- /admin/products_expected.php
- /admin/products_price_manager.php
- /admin/products_to_categories.php
- /admin/record_artists.php
- /admin/record_company.php
- /admin/reviews.php
- /admin/salemaker.php
- /admin/specials.php
- /admin/sqlpatch.php
- /admin/stats_customers_referrals.php
- /admin/stats_products_lowstock.php
- /admin/stats_products_purchased.php
- /admin/stats_products_viewed.php
- /admin/store_manager.php
- /admin/tax_classes.php
- /admin/tax_rates.php
- /admin/template_select.php
- /admin/whos_online.php
- /admin/zones.php
- /admin/includes/application_top.php
- /admin/includes/dist-configure.php
- /admin/includes/footer.php
- /admin/includes/header.php
- /admin/includes/header_navigation.php
- /admin/includes/menu.css
- /admin/includes/stylesheet.css
- /admin/includes/auto_loaders/config.core.php
- /admin/includes/classes/currencies.php
- /admin/includes/classes/order.php
- /admin/includes/classes/split_page_results.php
- /admin/includes/classes/upload.php
- /admin/includes/extra_configures/enable_error_logging.php
- /admin/includes/functions/database.php
- /admin/includes/functions/functions_prices.php
- /admin/includes/functions/general.php
- /admin/includes/functions/html_graphs.php
- /admin/includes/functions/html_output.php
- /admin/includes/functions/localization.php
- /admin/includes/functions/password_funcs.php
- /admin/includes/graphs/banner_daily.php
- /admin/includes/graphs/banner_infobox.php
- /admin/includes/graphs/banner_monthly.php
- /admin/includes/graphs/banner_yearly.php
- /admin/includes/init_includes/init_admin_auth.php
- /admin/includes/init_includes/init_admin_history.php
- /admin/includes/init_includes/init_general_funcs.php
- /admin/includes/init_includes/init_gzip.php
- /admin/includes/init_includes/init_html_editor.php
- /admin/includes/init_includes/init_languages.php
- /admin/includes/init_includes/init_sessions.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/alert_page.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/countries.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/currencies.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/developers_tool_kit.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/email_extras.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/featured.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/login.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/modules.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/password_forgotten.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/products_price_manager.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/products_to_categories.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/sqlpatch.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/store_manager.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/whos_online.php
- /admin/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/editors_list.php (emptied - file can be deleted)
- /admin/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/onlyFor139.php (emptied - file can be deleted)
- /admin/includes/modules/category_product_listing.php
- /admin/includes/modules/orders_download.php
- /admin/includes/modules/products_previous_next.php
- /admin/includes/modules/products_previous_next_display.php
- /admin/includes/modules/update_product.php
- /admin/includes/modules/update_product_meta_tags.php
- /admin/includes/modules/document_general/collect_info.php
- /admin/includes/modules/document_general/collect_info_metatags.php
- /admin/includes/modules/document_product/collect_info.php
- /admin/includes/modules/document_product/collect_info_metatags.php
- /admin/includes/modules/document_product/preview_info.php
- /admin/includes/modules/newsletters/newsletter.php
- /admin/includes/modules/newsletters/product_notification.php
- /admin/includes/modules/product/collect_info.php
- /admin/includes/modules/product/collect_info_metatags.php
- /admin/includes/modules/product/preview_info.php
- /admin/includes/modules/product_free_shipping/collect_info.php
- /admin/includes/modules/product_free_shipping/collect_info_metatags.php
- /admin/includes/modules/product_free_shipping/preview_info.php
- /admin/includes/modules/product_music/collect_info.php
- /admin/includes/modules/product_music/collect_info_metatags.php
- /admin/includes/modules/product_music/preview_info.php
- /admin/includes/modules/product_music/update_product.php
- /docs/ <VARIOUS FILES HERE>
- /download/.htaccess
- /extras/curltester.php
- /includes/application_top.php
- /includes/counter.php
- /includes/database_tables.php
- /includes/dist-configure.php
- /includes/filenames.php
- /includes/initsystem.php
- /includes/spiders.txt
- /includes/version.php
- /includes/auto_loaders/config.core.php
- /includes/classes/cache.php
- /includes/classes/class.phpmailer.php
- /includes/classes/class.smtp.php
- /includes/classes/navigation_history.php
- /includes/classes/order.php
- /includes/classes/order_total.php
- /includes/classes/payment.php
- /includes/classes/shopping_cart.php
- /includes/classes/split_page_results.php
- /includes/classes/upload.php
- /includes/classes/db/mysql/query_factory.php
- /includes/extra_configures/enable_error_logging.php
- /includes/functions/featured.php
- /includes/functions/functions_email.php
- /includes/functions/functions_general.php
- /includes/functions/functions_lookups.php
- /includes/functions/functions_prices.php
- /includes/functions/html_output.php
- /includes/functions/sessions.php
- /includes/functions/specials.php
- /includes/init_includes/init_add_crumbs.php
- /includes/init_includes/init_cart_handler.php
- /includes/init_includes/init_gzip.php
- /includes/init_includes/init_header.php
- /includes/init_includes/init_sanitize.php
- /includes/init_includes/init_sessions.php
- /includes/languages/english.php
- /includes/languages/english/button_names.php
- /includes/languages/english/checkout_shipping.php
- /includes/languages/english/contact_us.php
- /includes/languages/english/email_extras.php
- /includes/languages/english/index.php
- /includes/languages/english/meta_tags.php
- /includes/languages/english/html_includes/ (the various define_xxx.php files only had non-printing characters removed from them)
- /includes/languages/english/modules/payment/authorizenet_aim.php
- /includes/languages/english/modules/payment/freecharger.php
- /includes/languages/english/modules/payment/paypal.php
- /includes/languages/english/modules/payment/paypaldp.php
- /includes/languages/english/modules/payment/paypalwpp.php
- /includes/languages/english/modules/shipping/freeshipper.php
- /includes/modules/additional_images.php
- /includes/modules/category_icon_display.php
- /includes/modules/product_listing.php
- /includes/modules/shipping_estimator.php
- /includes/modules/upcoming_products.php
- /includes/modules/order_total/ot_coupon.php
- /includes/modules/order_total/ot_group_pricing.php
- /includes/modules/order_total/ot_gv.php
- /includes/modules/order_total/ot_shipping.php
- /includes/modules/pages/address_book_process/header_php.php
- /includes/modules/pages/advanced_search_result/header_php.php
- /includes/modules/pages/checkout_payment/header_php.php
- /includes/modules/pages/checkout_payment_address/jscript_main.php
- /includes/modules/pages/checkout_shipping/header_php.php
- /includes/modules/pages/checkout_success/header_php.php
- /includes/modules/pages/document_general_info/main_template_vars.php
- /includes/modules/pages/document_product_info/main_template_vars.php
- /includes/modules/pages/download/header_php.php
- /includes/modules/pages/gv_send/header_php.php
- /includes/modules/pages/index/header_php.php
- /includes/modules/pages/index/main_template_vars.php
- /includes/modules/pages/login/header_php.php
- /includes/modules/pages/popup_image/header_php.php
- /includes/modules/pages/popup_image_additional/header_php.php
- /includes/modules/pages/product_free_shipping_info/main_template_vars.php
- /includes/modules/pages/product_info/header_php.php
- /includes/modules/pages/product_info/main_template_vars.php
- /includes/modules/pages/product_music_info/main_template_vars.php
- /includes/modules/pages/shopping_cart/header_php.php
- /includes/modules/pages/specials/main_template_vars.php
- /includes/modules/payment/paypal/paypalwpp_admin_notification.php
- /includes/modules/payment/paypal/paypal_curl.php
- /includes/modules/payment/paypal/paypal_functions.php
- /includes/modules/payment/authorizenet.php
- /includes/modules/payment/authorizenet_aim.php
- /includes/modules/payment/authorizenet_echeck.php
- /includes/modules/payment/linkpoint_api.php
- /includes/modules/payment/paypal.php
- /includes/modules/payment/paypaldp.php
- /includes/modules/payment/paypalwpp.php
- /includes/modules/sideboxes/best_sellers.php
- /includes/modules/sideboxes/manufacturers.php
- /includes/modules/sideboxes/music_genres.php
- /includes/modules/sideboxes/record_companies.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/css/CSS_read_me.txt
- /includes/templates/template_default/images/free.gif
- /includes/templates/template_default/common/html_header.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_order_history.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_account_history_info_default.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_address_book_process_default.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_advanced_search_default.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_checkout_payment_default.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_contact_us_default.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_discount_coupon_default.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_document_general_info_display.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_document_product_info_display.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_gv_send_default.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_login_default.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_main_product_image.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_shipping_estimator.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_product_free_shipping_info_display.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_product_info_display.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_product_music_info_display.php
- /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_zc_install_suggested_default.php
- /media/.htaccess
- /pub/.htaccess
- /zc_install/ ... assume *all* of /zc_install/ has changed

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# Moved Files (since v1.3.9)

- None

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# Help and Support

For additional help and support, visit the Zen Cart® FAQ and the Zen Cart® Support Forum.

Zen Cart® is derived from: Copyright 2003 osCommerce
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
and is redistributable under Version 2 of the GNU General Public License.

This software is OSI Certified Open Source Software.
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