Migration to another host

[nehoward64]

Yeah, what I was actually looking for and not finding in the zencart book is the internal settings that would need to be changed in the php files for migration and adding SSL. Backing up to the hard drive and ftp-ing to the new server is the easy part...

[yd29999]

Like I said, they will talk you thru it. It will be your configure files and if I remember correctly, the htaccess file. The main thing is to be able to actually talk to a tech. I had a minor issue when I moved mine last year. He forgot to add the ssl to I believe the htaccess and my images wouldn't show up on the htts pages.

But honestly, it is very easy with a good hosting company. I couldn't believe I waited so long.

[Merlinpa1969]

take a look at the certified hosts,
must will move it for you

[nehoward64]

and what about the addition of ssl to an exting site setup without one? I'm not seeing this in the book anywhere and i'm sure there are some files to edit and such.

[Merlinpa1969]

you would need to modify the
includes/configure.php and the (admin)/includes/configure.php

you need to set the https url and set the use https switch to true

save and upload

[g1smd]

Make sure you also have a copy of the DATABASE. Your site is nothing without that.

Are you moving host and changing to a new domain name, or are you going to use the same domain name with the new host?

There's several steps in this process and it is important to do them in the right order.

[nehoward64]

moving to a new host and keeping the established domain name.