changing url

[christianstogether]

Hi i'm building a site for someone with a new domain name so have set it all up using the ip as a url as they weren't certain on the domain name.
but now they have got a domain i'm trying to swap everything over.
i've looked and tried
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=122
but it didn't work properly :~

this was the url i was setting up on
http://87.117.246.204/~thoko/shop/
but now i want to use
http://www.eddiescafe.co.uk

any ideas pls :)

[kobra]

Both configure files have a define for the host
It is most likely the IP curently and you need to change this to the domain name

Also, the web server needs to have the domain name in the server configuration

[christianstogether]

sorry not sure what you mean can you elaborate a bit please :)

[kobra]

sorry not sure what you mean can you elaborate a bit please :)

configure.php files have this or similar at the top of the file
Yours are using an IP currently and you need to change them to the domain name

  define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.domain.com');
  define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.domain.com');
  define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.domain.com');
  define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.domain.com');

Your web server has to have the domain name entered for the account also
In linux, this is in the httpd file BUT most use a manager such as PLEX or cPanel to handle this

[christianstogether]

yes i've done all the changes to the configure.php files as that thread said
but when i uploaded them it sent the site crazy
with no images just text?????

this is what i have changed so you can see if i have changed it correctly

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.eddiescafe.co.uk');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.eddiescafe.co.uk');
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.eddiescafe.co.uk');
define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.eddiescafe.co.uk');

// Use secure webserver for catalog module and/or admin areas?
define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'false');
define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'false');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
// these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/public_html/shop/adminsection/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/public_html/shop/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/public_html/shop/adminsection/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/public_html/shop/');

on the original it was this


// Define the webserver and path parameters
// HTTP_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg-http://www.your_domain.com
// HTTPS_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg-https://www.your_domain.com
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://87.117.246.204');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://87.117.246.204');

// Use secure webserver for checkout procedure?
define('ENABLE_SSL', 'false');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
// these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/~thoko/shop/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/~thoko/shop/');

define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');
define('DIR_WS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'pub/');
define('DIR_WS_TEMPLATES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'templates/');

[christianstogether]

oh and yes it is running cpanel :)
with the correct website url set up

[Vger]

Well, your shop/includes/configure.php file has not been changed and is still showing the ip address for URLs.

When you download and edit that file you have to make the online version writeable (permissions of 644) so that when you upload the edited file it overwrites the old file. Then, once you have uploaded the edited file you reset the new online file to 444 or 400. You do the same with your 'admin' configure.php file.

By the way - you don't have a Full SSL Certificate, and so you cannot use https://www.eddiescafe.co.uk

Vger

[christianstogether]

i don't need ssl as they'll be using paypal to handle all the payments
and the 1st example was the one that had the changes to the new url :)
i tried uploading it and it sent the site haywire

[DrByte]

You can't mix up configure.php file content between the admin and the storefront. They're different files, despite having a few similarities.

this is what i have changed so you can see if i have changed it correctly

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.eddiescafe.co.uk');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.eddiescafe.co.uk');
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.eddiescafe.co.uk');
define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.eddiescafe.co.uk');

// Use secure webserver for catalog module and/or admin areas?
define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'false');
define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'false');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
// these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/public_html/shop/adminsection/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/public_html/shop/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/public_html/shop/adminsection/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/public_html/shop/');

That's an "admin version" of configure.php, from /admin/includes/configure.php

on the original it was this


// Define the webserver and path parameters
// HTTP_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg-http://www.your_domain.com
// HTTPS_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg-https://www.your_domain.com
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://87.117.246.204');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://87.117.246.204');

// Use secure webserver for checkout procedure?
define('ENABLE_SSL', 'false');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
// these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/~thoko/shop/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/~thoko/shop/');

define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');
define('DIR_WS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'pub/');
define('DIR_WS_TEMPLATES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'templates/');

That's a non-admin version, from /includes/configure.php

[christianstogether]

yes i know there's 2 dif ones and i made sure i put the right ones in the right place

sorry the ones i posted prob weren't the right ones but the url's are the same so was just showing to see if i'd changed them right :)