ZenCart 1.3.9 - Template Problem

ISSUE:

After working to create a custom theme I found the default template and any new templates became unavailable through the typical method within the admin console.  I attempted to resolve the issue by re-installing and stepping through each modification systematically with no success.  This led to the manual modification of the database to choose the theme of choice.

WORK AROUND:

• Obtain the database name, database username and password.
• Create a new template being sure to include a template_info.php with the correct information.  Note the directory name.
• Enter MySQL (-p will prompt for the user password)

       # mysql -u database_username -p

•  Select database to use.

       mysql> use database_name;

• Change the default template dir.

       mysql> UPDATE database_template_select SET template_dir = 'new_template'; 

• Exit database

       mysql> \q

Template directory has now been changed and will be reflected in the admin console.