Installing on temp url...

[toomanyknots]

Is there any problem with installing ZC on a temp url? I recently moved hosts and install ZC on a temp url given to me by the host to use until my domain is transfered over. I have my site moved successfully, but I am wondering what I am going to need to do after I my domain is transferred. Is it going to effect all my links? Will I need to change things in my configure.php files? I did back up both the new host install configure.php files and the old ones too in case I would need them.

[DrByte]

Is there any problem with installing ZC on a temp url? I recently moved hosts and install ZC on a temp url given to me by the host to use until my domain is transfered over. I have my site moved successfully, but I am wondering what I am going to need to do after I my domain is transferred. Is it going to effect all my links? Will I need to change things in my configure.php files? I did back up both the new host install configure.php files and the old ones too in case I would need them.

I frequently install using the temporary URL provided by the hosting company. And then when the real domain name has replicated correctly all I have to do is edit the HTTP_SERVER and HTTPS_SERVER (and HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER and HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER) settings in the 2 configure.php files (after making them writable instead of read-only), and everything "just works". All the "links" generated by original Zen Cart code use the configure.php settings to set the correct URL, so that's the only place that requires touching.

After the URL changes, you may need to empty your browser's cookies for logins to work.

The only caveat: In the unusual case where the "temporary URL" is actually just an IP address (ie: all numbers, like 123.222.111.222), you may have troubles doing customer/admin login depending on the server configuration. In that case, ask your hosting company if there's a "named" temporary URL you can use.

[toomanyknots]

Sweet, sounds easy peasy, thank you! I think my url is just an IP though, my homepage address is: http://208.76.85.155/~jrvihfnf/newftp/

If I have any problems I guess I will just re-install and re-migrate my site...

[toomanyknots]

So I got a confirmation email that my domain was transfered sucessfully. Under the details, the name servers appear to be the correct name servers. So I ma not sure if that is that, or what. But now any attempt to go to my website on the temp url or the main domain name both result in:

"Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request."

Just wondering if this is normal, or if I should wait a day, etc.

[toomanyknots]

Ok, I contacted my hosting company, and they got the domain name working. My links all point to the temp url though. I think the tech just copied a folder that I installed my new site too. I guess I need to go in and mess with the configure.php file now?

[toomanyknots]

Ok, I contacted my hosting company, and they got the domain name working. My links all point to the temp url though. I think the tech just copied a folder that I installed my new site too. I guess I need to go in and mess with the configure.php file now?

Oh, and to clarify why he copied it, is because I had my site installed to a directory off of my root, so the main domain wasn't working. I guess I will delete the first copy that is not working (after backing up that is). Anybody got a link to a thread that will tell me what I need to do to the configure.php files to point to my site?

[stevesh]

If I understand, this:

http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?...that-directory

[mc12345678]

I haven't done the search of the faq to give you a direct potential instruction, but basically you need to know some information to modify/confirm that your configure.php files are correct. I also thought that the zc_install utility offered an update/correct the configure.php files option, but I could be wrong there.

Need to know to what directory your new url is pointing, is it pointing to your public_html directory? And also need to know in relation to where the url is pointing, where is your store? Is it still in the newftp subdirectory? Ie would you need to enter yourdomain/newftp to get to your site?

The answers to those two questions will help populate the constants that Dr. Byte was referring. The other part(s) thatshould be verified are the file storage locations. This information is usually obtained through your cpanel and is a "list" of / separated folders. The configure.php files themselves have some commenting that may help with the proper format of each entry.

For some reason I'm thinking there is an easier way to do this, but if as I understand your old temp uri is still working, then you pretty much need to only answer/address the first two questions and then modify just the data suggested by Dr. Byte. Be advised that the recommended install though is to be at the root of the public folder or at a uri without being located in a subfolder when the uri is entered.

[toomanyknots]

"Need to know to what directory your new url is pointing, is it pointing to your public_html directory?"

yes, public_html

"And also need to know in relation to where the url is pointing, where is your store? Is it still in the newftp subdirectory? Ie would you need to enter yourdomain/newftp to get to your site?"

I believe it is is public_html, as the tech at my hosting site copied all files in the newftp folder (where my site was) and copied and pasted them into public_html. So I went ahead and deleted newftp.

[mc12345678]

"Need to know to what directory your new url is pointing, is it pointing to your public_html directory?"

yes, public_html

"And also need to know in relation to where the url is pointing, where is your store? Is it still in the newftp subdirectory? Ie would you need to enter yourdomain/newftp to get to your site?"

I believe it is is public_html, as the tech at my hosting site copied all files in the newftp folder (where my site was) and copied and pasted them into public_html. So I went ahead and deleted newftp.

If understood correctly, then if you actually deleted all cases of /newftp in both files, the files should be pointing to the right location and as suggested if you cleared your cache and possibly cookies, you should be good to go.

The only concern if you did a blind delete of all cases of newftp is that, 1) if your database information contained that string, then the wrong database would be referenced, 2) in all other cases either a forward slash (/) or double forward slash (//) would remain where not desired and this may lead to file writing issues or an improperly formatted uri.