I will soon be upgrading my live site from v1.3.8a to v1.3.9h, but I wanted to test it out first using xampp on my home box (Win7 64 bit.)
1. I got xampp 1.7.7 to work properly.
2. I created a database with the same name as my live site and populated it (imported) using my backup file.
3. I copied my old site files to C:\xampp\htdocs\mystore.
(NOTE: The old site v1.3.8a fails to run under xampp due to an error about magic quotes not being compatible with this php version or something.) Oh well, I proceeded on with the upgrade testing...
4. I copied the new v1.3.9h files/folders over top of the old files in C:\xampp\htdocs\mystore.
5. I fired up the install routine using my browser.
6. After making several adjustments to accommodate passwords and such, I managed to get the database upgraded and proceeded with the store configuration. All good so far.
7. I deleted the install folder and changed the name of the admin folder.
Success! The new store runs but does not show any of the existing products. I can even log into admin panel, but still no sign of my products.
Does this mean it is not reading the database correctly when the store runs? Both configure.php files show the correct paths, db name, and password. However, I am using the xampp global user "root" and not the one from the original db.
What gives?
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