Im uploading a local install of zen cart so I followed this tutorial;
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=99

My installation has gone OK for the most part, but not all of the settings seem to have been saved. For instance none of my categories and products were uploaded. I could update this manually but im worried other settings also haven't been uploaded.

The only points im not sure ive covered from the tutorial are;

'Be sure to check that your DB_PREFIX settings match the database ... ie: use the same DB_PREFIX in the "new" file as exists in the "old" one you're copying data from.'
- in the configure.php files the DB_PREFIX is set to nothing in both local and live site.

'Pay specific attention to HTTP_SERVER, DIR_WS_CATALOG, DIR_FS_CATALOG, DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE and their variants, to ensure you have the correct new path.'
- I have no idea what this mean!!!

My host is blue host and the site is
clearmagicgems.co.uk/newsite
NOT clearmagicgems.co.uk (which is another site)