server transfer questions about database

[alwinch]

OK. I did what I was supposed to..I believe.

1. I first did a clean install.
2. I then downloaded the 2 required config files to my HD Opened them and they have all the correct linking information.
3. Uploaded the old site
4 Overwrote the 2 config files. Checked the files on the server and they were as they should be.
5. tried to open zencart and got the install prompt
6. tried to open admin area and got.
Warning: main(DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGESenglish/meta_tags.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/mindbrix/public_html/sites/www.alanaldridge.net/zencart/admin1/includes/languages/english.php on line 50

Warning: main(DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGESenglish/meta_tags.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/mindbrix/public_html/sites/www.alanaldridge.net/zencart/admin1/includes/languages/english.php on line 50

Warning: main(DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGESenglish/meta_tags.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/mindbrix/public_html/sites/www.alanaldridge.net/zencart/admin1/includes/languages/english.php on line 50

Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGESenglish/meta_tags.php' (include_path='.:/usr/php4/lib/php:/usr/local/php4/lib/php') in /home/mindbrix/public_html/sites/www.alanaldridge.net/zencart/admin1/includes/languages/english.php on line 50

THIS IS MY LINE 50 in this file:

require(DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES . $_SESSION['language'] . '/' . $template_dir_select . 'meta_tags.php');

have no idea what it is looking for

[DrByte]

Sounds like you've probably mixed up your admin version of the configure.php file with the non-admin version. They're different.

[alwinch]

Thanks for everyones patience

I've tried every conceivable plan to transfer this site. I'm on my 6th effort here.

My final effort was to install the cart fresh. Get the two configs. overwrite the cart and then replace the two configs. I have the Right configs in the correct file. I try to open admin and I still get this

Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required '../admin1/includes/application_top.php' (include_path='.:/usr/php4/lib/php:/usr/local/php4/lib/php') in /home/mindbrix/public_html/sites/www.alanaldridge.net/zencart/admin/index.php on line 23

admin1 was the old folder name on the old server. I changed everything so it points to just admin again.


On line 23 of the index.php it actually says

require('../admin/includes/application_top.php');

I have no idea where it is still looking at admin1?!?!
there is no reference to admin 1 in any of the congfgs or index.php.


stumped and frustrated/

[alwinch]

when I change admin 1 to admin in dreamweaver it is supposed to update the links. Apparently it didn't not do them all. I just found refrence to admin 1 in application_top. I guess I'll have to cahnge back to admin1 and change the configs/ or try to hunt down admin 1 in all the files

[DrByte]

Dreamweaver is not smart enough to properly handle all the links in PHP files.
If you want to use it to rename references to HTML or CSS things, you might meet with moderate success.
But don't ever use it to auto-rename or update links across PHP files. It's not built for that. It doesn't do it well. That's your problem.

If you want to rename your admin folder, follow the documented instructions exactly.

[alwinch]

Dreamweaver isn't the only one NOT smart enough to rename. I just did a clean install of Zen and ONLY transfered over my new template so far. I have not overwritten all the files yet as the instructions reccommend.

The Documentation I found on renaming the admin folder said you only need to deal with the 2 configure.php files. I tried that once and ran into problems with other phps referencing admin1 when I overwrote the whole site.

I now have the the correct configs saved for the new site. The new site has

"admin" as the folder

The old site has "admin1" as the folder. What do I need to change in the admin1 folder before I overwrite to the new server
?



Thanks so much again.

[DrByte]

The Documentation I found on renaming the admin folder said you only need to deal with the 2 configure.php files. I tried that once and ran into problems with other phps referencing admin1 when I overwrote the whole site.

A clean uncustomized install ONLY mentions the admin foldername in the configure.php files. Nowhere else.
Thus, if you've got references to "admin" in any include/require statements or anywhere else, those have been made by you, or by your editor software, or by addons you've installed.

I now have the the correct configs saved for the new site. The new site has

"admin" as the folder

The old site has "admin1" as the folder. What do I need to change in the admin1 folder before I overwrite to the new server
?

As the documentation says, change the references to /admin/ in your new /admin1/includes/configure.php file to be /admin1/ instead.
And if you've got other paths anywhere else, you'll need to fix those manually, because they're not part of a normal Zen Cart setup.