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    email error Moving oscommerce to zen and possible issues

    I am moving from oscommerce to zencart this weekend. I am well listed in google in terms of the amount of pages they have listed, and I get a lot of traffic from them.

    I've got my zencart in /zen and my oscommerce in /store. I was going to simply change zen's name to store and rename /store to something else, but I have concerns....

    Is there something I have to do to ensure no 404's when someone goes to a product page from google. The urls won't be exactly alike since I have cDynamicMetatags and Ultimate SEO Urls installed in the oscommerce cart...I know it will take some time for google to change the urls from the sitemap I ping them with on Sunday.

    Any feedback will be appreciated. Also, any ideas on things I may be missing in terms of being aware of with this migration.

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    Default Re: Moving oscommerce to zen and possible issues

    Ultimate SEO does have a version for Zen, Im not sure about cDynamicMetatags though
    I no longer provide installation support on forum for all my modules. However, if there are real bugs with the modules please feel free to contact me

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    Default Re: Moving oscommerce to zen and possible issues

    I posted this today http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=105805

    It might help you out but you need to setup each inbound link and then redirect it to the new product link.

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    Default Re: Moving oscommerce to zen and possible issues

    Thanks for your imput!

    The setting of each url with a redirect is near impossible. I've got 2755 products in my store and I'll end up in a coma if I try that!

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    Default Re: Moving oscommerce to zen and possible issues

    Quote Originally Posted by webbydeb View Post
    Thanks for your imput!

    The setting of each url with a redirect is near impossible. I've got 2755 products in my store and I'll end up in a coma if I try that!
    Yes I totally agree that is not for your quantity.

    I have used this method of redirect on some old osc to zen sites.
    By placing this file in the store root.
    PHP Code:
    <?php
    // product_info.php
    // osc direct product link convert to zen-cart product link
    // this assumes that the product ids did not change form osc to zen

       
    header('HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently');
       
    header('Location: http://www.mysite.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=' basename($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']));
    ?>
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    Default Re: Moving oscommerce to zen and possible issues

    Do I add this code to a certain file? index.php? Or is it a file on it's own?

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    Default Re: Moving oscommerce to zen and possible issues

    It is a file on its own.

    osc used product_info.php file to get products

    Not like zen cart index.php?main_page=product_info
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    Default Re: Moving oscommerce to zen and possible issues

    Quote Originally Posted by skipwater View Post
    It is a file on its own.

    osc used product_info.php file to get products

    Not like zen cart index.php?main_page=product_info
    gotcha, thanks! Fingers crossed!

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    Default Re: Moving oscommerce to zen and possible issues

    Any particular reason why you are running your store from a sub-directory?

    If NO, then install Zen Cart at the root level then put this in your .htaccess file.

    Code:
    RewriteEngine ON
    RewriteRule store/.*(.*) http://yoursite.com/
    That will redirect all requests to the old pages to your Home page.


    Or you could create a specific Web page detailing what was done and use:

    Code:
    RewriteEngine  ON
    RewriteRule store/.*(.*) http://yoursite.com/site-updated.htm

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    Default Re: Moving oscommerce to zen and possible issues

    My store is an adult store with some images not appropriate to minors, so I have the entrance with that info and that they must be 18+ to enter. Covers my ######## and keeps some out who shouldn't be there.

 

 
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