Moving Zencart up to the root directory?

[mav67]

Ok thanks so far for your help. I have tried modifying the files but I'm unsure of something.
For the entries:

define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/catalog/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/catalog/');

I understand that these both point to the "catolog" directory which I created in the intial setup. My new directory structure is one level above this, since the "catalog" directory no longer exists. But how can I show that I just want it to point to the very top? What I tried was:

define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');

....but with no sucess (I just get the "Hello. Thank you for loading Zen Cart™.
You are seeing this page for one or more reasons" screen)

I understand the other entries because they are absolute paths instead of relative.

[DrByte]

Using just '/' is the correct approach.

If it's not working, check that you made the files writable before trying to upload your changes. If they were read-only (for security) then uploading changes will fail.

If your edits were properly uploaded, then post the revised file contents here, without the database password.

[forestfrogsllc]

Is it possible to have the zencart storefront appear when someone visits the root directory URL, without moving all the files to the root directory?

For example, with my Word Press blog, only the index.php file resides in the root directory, and it calls to the /blog/ directory.

I read the FAQs about moving to a different directory, and it sounds like they are moving all the files as well. I would rather leave them in the current directory instead of cluttering up the root, but want to change from having a news blog as the root directory landing page to the storefront.

[conniec]

Had the same problem. Installed and setup everything to work in directory shop/ then wanted site to come up using main directory.

My webhost wouldn't let me do a 301 Redirect in htaccess, so I did a DirectoryIndex shop/index.php index.html and it's working great!