How to transfer settings from 1.51 to new installation of 1.54

[anklebiterwoodworks]

Hello, everyone! I am in the process of upgrading my store from 1.51 to 1.54 and using the same template and add ons for the new store. I currently have my 1.51 store on a server which is my live server and have been configuring 1.54 on a virtual server to work out the kinks. I am wondering if there is an easy way to copy layout settings, logo placements, banner settings, etc from the live 1.51 to the virtual 1.54 on a separate box without having to resort to manually transferring and applying the settings one by one. I have been able to transfer the product categories, products, attributes, customers, and orders using Zen-Cart Store manage but not seeing an automated way of transferring my live layouts to the test server. I found an add-on in the plugins section here for transferring settings between templates on the same server, but that does not work when they are separate servers.

Any ideas? If I have to bite the bullet and manually transfer settings between the servers, then I will. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide!

Scott
AnkleBiter Woodworks

[kobra]

I have been able to transfer the product categories, products, attributes, customers, and orders using Zen-Cart Store manage but not seeing an automated way of transferring my live layouts to the test server

You need to import a full database copy of your live store not just those things you thought you needed
Tutorial on this
http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?148

Pay particular attention to this

Run /zc_install/index.php and choose "Upgrade" when prompted

[anklebiterwoodworks]

OK. I will try that out.