Reditrect Home page to Product page Opencart 3.0.3.6 or 3.0.3.7 using OCMOD xml

Question

I am trying to redirect home page catalog/controller/common/home.php in opencart. In the php file, after this line public function index() { and before this line $this->config->get('config_meta_title')); When I add $this->response->redirect($this->url->link('product/product', 'product_id=50')); it redirects and works when a user visits opencart home page. I need to create OCMOD file to achieve the same thing without modifying the core code in this php file. Also I don't want to use htaccess redirect. I tried the below code but not working. I am not that much knowledgable in XML or PHP. hence please help. The OCMOD code I tried is below:

<name>Product page as home page</name>
<id>Product page as home page</id>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<code>Product page as home page</code>
<author>test</author>
<link>#</link>  

<file path="catalog/controller/common/home.php">
    
             <operation>
        <search><![CDATA[if (isset($this->document->setTitle($this->config->get('config_meta_title'));'])) {]]></search>
        <add position="before"><![CDATA[
    $this->response->redirect($this->url->link('product/product', 'product_id=50'));
        ]]></add>
    </operation>
</file>

Please help. Thanks and regards VSR

Answer 1

There it is not ocmod. this is vqmod. OCMOD here:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<modification>
<name>Product page as home page</name>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<code>Product page as home page</code>
<author>test</author>
<link>#</link>  

<file path="catalog/controller/common/home.php">
    
    <operation>
        <search><![CDATA[if (isset($this->document->setTitle($this->config->get('config_meta_title'));'])) {]]></search>
        <add position="before"><![CDATA[
    $this->response->redirect($this->url->link('product/product', 'product_id=50'));
        ]]></add>
    </operation>
</file>
</modification>

And carefully check your string which is in the ocmod search tag... if (isset($this->document->setTitle($this->config->get('config_meta_title'));'])) { it is correct? Seems the string is incorrect.

EDITED regarding your comment:

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <modification>
    <name>Product page as home page</name>
    <version>1.0.0</version>
    <code>Product page as home page</code>
    <author>test</author>
    <link>#</link>  
    
    <file path="catalog/controller/common/home.php">
    
        <operation>
            <search><![CDATA[public function index() {]]></search>
            <add position="after"><![CDATA[
        $this->response->redirect($this->url->link('product/product', 'product_id=50'));
            ]]></add>
        </operation>
    </file>
    </modification>