How can I create new directories and files from Admin?

[bluesky1992]

Rod, I have no control of when backups occur at the hosting company even though the site is in maintenance mode. The only way I can see to achieve the control is to have a copy of the program on my machine so I can directly control backups and renaming files when I need to do so.

[stevesh]

Hosts don't rewrite anything when they do backups - they just copy your files, databases, etc., so your site will be the same as you left it.

I'm one of those folks who thinks it makes more sense to develop on the server your site will be hosted on. You do need to do your own regular backups, even during development.

[bluesky1992]

Steve, I haven't found a place in Admin that allows me to backup. Can you point me to a feature that I must be overlooking?

[stevesh]

There is none in admin. I use this:

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=1646

[bluesky1992]

Steve, wouldn't this need to be downloaded on the web host server as that is where the original zen cart files are located? The shopping cart is added to my website name until everything works and then it will be copied over as the primary website files.

[stevesh]

Yes, it would. Install it to yoursite.com/whatever (where your Zencart site is now). When you're ready to move your store to the root, https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=122

[RodG]

Rod, I have no control of when backups occur at the hosting company

Although most hosts will keep a backup of your site, they don't do this for your benefit, they do so to save their own assess in the event of hardware failure, or similar catastrophic event.

You should *always* do your own backups either to your own computer, or to another server somewhere. Cpanel has tools that make this a very easy task, and as Stevesh has stated, there are also other methods that you can use.

Never ever rely on backups made by your hosting company, no matter what claims they make about how good/reliable their servers may be. The only good backups are those the *you* control.

Cheers
Rod