please advise opencart 3.0 and up

Detlev wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 01, 2022 6:47 am

i made some design changes in .php .twig .css
probably there won't be any more updates, but maybe I'll learn something... I'm looking for a better approach to overwriting original files with "custom" code without manipulating them myself.
I created the "myfiles" folder.
In it then myphp.php mytwig.twig and mystyle.css
An example: stylesheet.css
#menu
backgroundcolor: #ffffff;
<-- Menu End __>
@import url(/myfiles/mystyle.css);
-------------------------------------------------- ---------
mystyle.css
#menu
backgroundcolor: #bbbbbbb;
<--Menu End__> etc.
It seems logical, but I would have to do some typing with every update and I want to rule out possible sources of error (it's about 14 files where I made some code changes). Surely I could solve the whole thing with php:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="mystyle.css">
I only change one .php - the whole thing would probably be clearer.
Or have the "professionals" been smiling for a while because my way is too "woody"?.
And while we're at it, I'm playing around with version 4.0xx; I despair of just changing the colors of the navbar and the links (blue might be nice, but blue always makes me think of bluescreen .
after posting i saw i am in the cloud forum, sorry. Please move it.

I'm looking for a better approach to overwriting original files with "custom" code without manipulating them myself.

Detlev wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:09 am

I was not unprepared and read that 4.x now works with Action, without oc_mod.
I do already have extensions for 3.x, which works with oc_mod. But as the saying goes? Too many cooks spoil the code...therefore there is no way around custom files. They are also not lost during updates. Custom makes sense... but not always. Sorry, but references to extensions/modules don't help there.
One more thing about rjcalifornia, I read the query regarding Maria-DB.
I read, I can't remember where, that opencart no longer supported Maria-DB at some point between 2.0 and 3.x. There are ways to export data from Maria to MySQL. Everyone recommends updating at least once in a while.
There is also the saying: "Never change a running system". But those were different times...

Detlev wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:09 am

I was not unprepared and read that 4.x now works with Action, without oc_mod.
I do already have extensions for 3.x, which works with oc_mod. But as the saying goes? Too many cooks spoil the code...therefore there is no way around custom files. They are also not lost during updates. Custom makes sense... but not always. Sorry, but references to extensions/modules don't help there.
One more thing about rjcalifornia, I read the query regarding Maria-DB.
I read, I can't remember where, that opencart no longer supported Maria-DB at some point between 2.0 and 3.x. There are ways to export data from Maria to MySQL. Everyone recommends updating at least once in a while.
There is also the saying: "Never change a running system". But those were different times...