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    Default Copy website?

    I have a website using zencart, that was set up by a friend. Now i would like to make another one, so my question is, is it possible to copy the already excisting website i have and connect it to its own database?
    It would save me installing everything all over again and having to configure everything.
    Then i could simply just change the few things i wanna change.

    Im not a geek in any way, so it would be very helpful if i could :)

    If so, can anyone tell me how to?

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    Default Re: Copy website?

    Would the new site be on the same server?

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    Default Re: Copy website?

    Its like this.
    Im hosted with godaddy, and my account already has a load of websites on it, incl 2 websites using zencart, but i didnt set them up. A friend did.
    Now i would like to add a 3rd one, and since i never did this myself, i would like to just copy one of the excisting ones, so i dont have to go through the whole process of removing things i dont want/need.

    I know the second website usig zencart was a copy of the first, but like i said, i didnt set them up, so im not sure how to go about it.

    New one will have its own domain name and database.

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    Default Re: Copy website?

    All you should have to do is copy all the files and folders from site A onto site B, then edit admin/includes/configure.php and includes/configure.php to change the path information to the new domain name and change the database name and user and password to the new db.

    Some info here:

    https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=122

    https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=99

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    Default Re: Copy website?

    Thank you

 

 

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