Copying Site to Another Domain

[DieuxSoldat_04]

Hey Guys,

I created a Zen-Cart store and after being live for a while, I thought it was time to incorporate new things and to renovate the site a little. What I am trying to do is to make a exact copy of the store on a separate domain for testing and etc.

I tried using the move hosts tutorial, move directory tutorial, and a few others. They didn't work completely and I think the reason why is because the domain name changed.

Can someone help me make an exact copy of my Zen-Cart store onto another domain?

Any suggestions, guides, or links would be greatly appreciated!

- Jason

[soba]

1.backup your database from old store
2.download it to you computer
3.install fresh copy of zen cart in new domain (easy way )
4.open your database make nessesary changes in first lines
like database name and database host

5.go to your new store admin and istall SQL (copy and paste dont upload)

done

[DieuxSoldat_04]

When you say Open database did you mean open the sql file and edit it with notepad?

Also, shouldn't I upload backup to the new domain? Sorry, could you be a little more precise?

- Jason

[afo]

1. Backup your database using phpMyAdmin from your webmaster panel (this will copy it to your local computer)
2. create new (blank) database on new domain
3. install Zen Cart on new domain
4. use phpMyAdmin from the webmaster panel on the new domain to restore the database you backed up in step 1

There's a tutorial about backing up your database at https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=103

[DieuxSoldat_04]

Both your database methods are slightly different.

Like I said in my last post, do I just edit the database name and database host in the SQL file with note pad then upload it?

So for step 3, I install a Fresh copy of Zen Cart then just go ahead and over write everything with a copy of my store that's currently live?

- Jason

[afo]

I don't believe that information is stored in the database. You might have to tinker with includes/configure.php and admin/includes/configure.php.

[Vger]

4.open your database make nessesary changes in first lines
like database name and database host

That advice would only have applied if you have your own dedicated server and so be able to CREATE brand new databases using phpMydmin. In that instance you probably wouldn't want to create a new database with the name of the old domain tied into it.

On Shared Hosting you have to create new (blank) databases using your Web Hosting control panel, and can only modify them using phpMyAdmin (you cannot create new databases using phpMyAdmin).

The advice from 'afo' (Mary Ellen) was correct.

Vger

[DieuxSoldat_04]

So is the following correct?:

1. Backup current live store I want to copy.
2. Backup use phpMyAdmin to create a copy of MySQL Database.
3. Install Fresh Zen-Cart on the Domain I want to copy it to.
4. Upload the Backup I made of the live store.
5. Upload MySQL Backup to new Database
and Finished?

Anything I missed or needs to be added?

Would anyone be able to tell me about how to edit the configure.php to make it an EXACT ############## of my current site on a different domain?

Sorry for the strange request and asking for precise details. I tried it once and it failed for some odd reason.

- Jason

[Vger]

6. Edit the configure.php files for the new hosting.
7. No need for number 3.
8. Your DIR_FS (root) pathways and db details will be different for the new hosting, and only you will know what they are.

Vger

[DieuxSoldat_04]

Can anyone give an example what I should edit in the SQL? It seems to have no organization.

8. Your DIR_FS (root) pathways and db details will be different for the new hosting, and only you will know what they are.

So is this information important? Do I need to edit something in the DIR_FS or configure.php regarding it?

Thanks!
- Jason