ich bin kein grosser coder:) eher ein ganz schlechter deshalb versuche ich da auch normal möglichst wenig rumzubasteln 
du meinst die exception log txt im log ordner?
wenn ja da steht glaub nichts tolles drin aber ich kanns dir gern posten…
das gibt er aus wenn ichs neu mach… so wie du gesagt hast… meine bescheidenen kentnisse reichen jedoch nicht aus um damit viel anzufangen.
<?php /* Smarty version 2.6.26, created on 2011-08-05 23:47:26
compiled from _left.tpl */ ?>
<?php require_once(SMARTY_CORE_DIR . 'core.load_plugins.php');
smarty_core_load_plugins(array('plugins' => array(array('function', 'oxmultilang', '_left.tpl', 2, false),array('function', 'oxid_include_dynamic', '_left.tpl', 55, false),array('function', 'oxscript', '_left.tpl', 71, false),)), $this); ?>
<?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oView']->showSearch()): ?>
<strong class="h2 search"><?php echo smarty_function_oxmultilang(array('ident' => 'INC_LEFTITEM_PRODUCTSEARCH'), $this);?>
</strong>
<form action="<?php echo $this->_tpl_vars['oViewConf']->getSelfActionLink(); ?>
" method="get" class="search" id="f.search">
<p>
<?php echo $this->_tpl_vars['oViewConf']->getHiddenSid(); ?>
<input type="hidden" name="cl" value="search">
<input type="text" name="searchparam" value="<?php echo $this->_tpl_vars['oView']->getSearchParamForHtml(); ?>
" size="21" id="f.search.param" name="search" class="txt">
<?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oView']->getSearchCatTree()): ?>
<select id="test_searchCategorySelect" class="search_input" name="searchcnid" <?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oViewConf']->isAutoSearchOnCat()): ?>onchange="oxid.search('f.search','f.search.param');"<?php endif; ?>>
<option value=""> <?php echo smarty_function_oxmultilang(array('ident' => 'INC_SEARCHLEFTITEM_ALLCATEGORIES'), $this);?>
</option>
<?php $_smarty_tpl_vars = $this->_tpl_vars;
$this->_smarty_include(array('smarty_include_tpl_file' => "inc/category_options.tpl", 'smarty_include_vars' => array('tree' => $this->_tpl_vars['oView']->getSearchCatTree(),'sSpacer' => "")));
$this->_tpl_vars = $_smarty_tpl_vars;
unset($_smarty_tpl_vars);
?>
</select>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oView']->getVendorlist()): ?>
<select id="test_searchVendorSelect" class="search_input" name="searchvendor">
<option value=""> <?php echo smarty_function_oxmultilang(array('ident' => 'INC_SEARCHLEFTITEM_ALLDISTRIBUTORS'), $this);?>
</option>
<?php $_from = $this->_tpl_vars['oView']->getVendorlist(); if (!is_array($_from) && !is_object($_from)) { settype($_from, 'array'); }if (count($_from)):
foreach ($_from as $this->_tpl_vars['oVendorlistentry']):
?>
<option value="<?php echo $this->_tpl_vars['oVendorlistentry']->oxvendor__oxid->value; ?>
"<?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oView']->getSearchVendor() == $this->_tpl_vars['oVendorlistentry']->oxvendor__oxid->value): ?> selected<?php endif; ?>><?php echo $this->_tpl_vars['oVendorlistentry']->oxvendor__oxtitle->value; ?>
<?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oVendorlistentry']->getNrOfArticles() > 0): ?> (<?php echo $this->_tpl_vars['oVendorlistentry']->getNrOfArticles(); ?>
)<?php endif; ?></option>
<?php endforeach; endif; unset($_from); ?>
</select>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oView']->getManufacturerlist()): ?>
<select id="test_searchManufacturerSelect" class="search_input" name="searchmanufacturer">
<option value=""> <?php echo smarty_function_oxmultilang(array('ident' => 'INC_SEARCHLEFTITEM_ALLMANUFACTURERS'), $this);?>
</option>
<?php $_from = $this->_tpl_vars['oView']->getManufacturerlist(); if (!is_array($_from) && !is_object($_from)) { settype($_from, 'array'); }if (count($_from)):
foreach ($_from as $this->_tpl_vars['oManufacturerlistentry']):
?>
<option value="<?php echo $this->_tpl_vars['oManufacturerlistentry']->oxmanufacturers__oxid->value; ?>
"<?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oView']->getSearchManufacturer() == $this->_tpl_vars['oManufacturerlistentry']->oxmanufacturers__oxid->value): ?> selected<?php endif; ?>><?php echo $this->_tpl_vars['oManufacturerlistentry']->oxmanufacturers__oxtitle->value; ?>
<?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oManufacturerlistentry']->getNrOfArticles() > 0): ?> (<?php echo $this->_tpl_vars['oManufacturerlistentry']->getNrOfArticles(); ?>
)<?php endif; ?></option>
<?php endforeach; endif; unset($_from); ?>
</select>
<?php endif; ?>
<span class="btn"><input id="test_searchGo" type="submit" class="btn" value="GO!"></span>
</p>
</form>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oxcmp_categories']): ?>
<?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oView']->showTopCatNavigation()): ?>
<?php $_smarty_tpl_vars = $this->_tpl_vars;
$this->_smarty_include(array('smarty_include_tpl_file' => "inc/category_tree.tpl", 'smarty_include_vars' => array('tree' => $this->_tpl_vars['oxcmp_categories']->getClickRoot(),'act' => $this->_tpl_vars['oxcmp_categories']->getClickCat(),'class' => 'tree')));
$this->_tpl_vars = $_smarty_tpl_vars;
unset($_smarty_tpl_vars);
?>
<?php else: ?>
<?php $_smarty_tpl_vars = $this->_tpl_vars;
$this->_smarty_include(array('smarty_include_tpl_file' => "inc/category_tree.tpl", 'smarty_include_vars' => array('tree' => $this->_tpl_vars['oxcmp_categories'],'act' => $this->_tpl_vars['oxcmp_categories']->getClickCat(),'class' => 'tree')));
$this->_tpl_vars = $_smarty_tpl_vars;
unset($_smarty_tpl_vars);
?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oView']->loadVendorTree() && $this->_tpl_vars['oView']->getVendorlist()): ?>
<?php $_smarty_tpl_vars = $this->_tpl_vars;
$this->_smarty_include(array('smarty_include_tpl_file' => "inc/vendor_tree.tpl", 'smarty_include_vars' => array('tree' => $this->_tpl_vars['oView']->getVendorlist(),'class' => 'tree')));
$this->_tpl_vars = $_smarty_tpl_vars;
unset($_smarty_tpl_vars);
?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oView']->loadManufacturerTree() && $this->_tpl_vars['oView']->getManufacturerlist()): ?>
<?php $_smarty_tpl_vars = $this->_tpl_vars;
$this->_smarty_include(array('smarty_include_tpl_file' => "inc/manufacturer_tree.tpl", 'smarty_include_vars' => array('tree' => $this->_tpl_vars['oView']->getManufacturerlist(),'class' => 'tree')));
$this->_tpl_vars = $_smarty_tpl_vars;
unset($_smarty_tpl_vars);
?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oView']->showLeftBasket()): ?>
<?php echo smarty_function_oxid_include_dynamic(array('file' => "dyn/mini_basket.tpl",'type' => 'basket','testid' => 'LeftBasket'), $this);?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php $_smarty_tpl_vars = $this->_tpl_vars;
$this->_smarty_include(array('smarty_include_tpl_file' => "inc/infobox.tpl", 'smarty_include_vars' => array()));
$this->_tpl_vars = $_smarty_tpl_vars;
unset($_smarty_tpl_vars);
?>
<?php if ($this->_tpl_vars['oxcmp_news'] && count ( $this->_tpl_vars['oxcmp_news'] ) > 0): ?>
<?php $_smarty_tpl_vars = $this->_tpl_vars;
$this->_smarty_include(array('smarty_include_tpl_file' => "inc/cmp_news.tpl", 'smarty_include_vars' => array()));
$this->_tpl_vars = $_smarty_tpl_vars;
unset($_smarty_tpl_vars);
?>
<?php endif; ?>
<strong class="h2" id="test_LeftSidePartnersHeader"><?php echo smarty_function_oxmultilang(array('ident' => 'INC_LEFTITEM_PARTNERANDSEAL'), $this);?>
</strong>
<div class="partners">
<div class="logo">
<?php $_smarty_tpl_vars = $this->_tpl_vars;
$this->_smarty_include(array('smarty_include_tpl_file' => "inc/trustedshops_item.tpl", 'smarty_include_vars' => array()));
$this->_tpl_vars = $_smarty_tpl_vars;
unset($_smarty_tpl_vars);
?>
</div>
<div class="logo">
<a href="http://www.zend.com" id="link.zendSite"><img src="<?php echo $this->_tpl_vars['oViewConf']->getImageUrl(); ?>
zend_logo.gif" alt=""></a>
<?php echo smarty_function_oxscript(array('add' => "oxid.blank('link.zendSite');"), $this);?>
</div>
</div>