wamp to a live server. 1.3.9d from local pc to a dedicated server online

[ztotheetothen]

not sure how to transfer files properly.
i have done fresh installs in the past, but have never transfered a locally designed website files to a live server.

i remember that during the initial zencart install, i had to delete zc_install folder for security. now do i upload zc_install too, or do i transfer a different way?

is it better to do a new upload all original zc files, and then overwrite with the changes i have made?

please, any advice is appreciated.

[RobWUK]

i usually do a full install on new server first, this created my configure files with correct server settings and paths, then when all working copy my newsite database into the newly created database on the server.

i then copy all my overide files to new installation leaving me with an identical version as my offline

Rob

[jetx]

If you want exactly what you created on your dev server to be your live site then what I personally do is to create a tar file (gzip will create this for you) of the entire local site (edit the configure files to reflect server paths, database name, passwords, etc). Note: delete the zc_install if this is a fresh site with a new database and also follow the recommendations regarding deleting docs, extras, etc.

I then upload the tar file (e.g. file_name.tar) via SFTP and extract the tar using Putty. In the SSH window type: tar xvf file_name.tar. x: tells tar to extract files, v: outputs info, etc. Just check the permissions are properly set when uploading this way (they should be).

Export your database from your dev server using gz compression. Create your database on your live site and then import your saved database. Last thing to do after checking file permissions are correct is to set the sessions directory in admin which will obviously be different than your dev server.

Providing your config files are correct, everything should be jake.

You can of course just SFTP everything (bypassing the tar file idea) but it takes ages.

[DrByte]

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[ztotheetothen]

thank you so much everyone