Rename Admin folder

[axip]

Hello I recently uploaded all the zencart files to my host.

But my host already has a default folder named admin for my site configuration(MySQL Db, Users etc)

Can I rename the zencart admin folder or does this takes/causes too much modifications/problems?

Or should I install the shop in a subdomain and redirect from the mainpage to the subdomain(will this work btw?)

[Merlinpa1969]

you can change the admin folder name after install,

[axip]

I changed the admin folder according to this tutorial

http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.p...ecommendations

But I keep getting this error, I tried it a 100 times.

Not Found

The requested URL /ADMiNx200/login.php was not found on this server.

[dbrewster]

Axip,

I think that error is telling you something important.

Check your configuration file and the exact name of the new admin folder to make sure that it is all exactly correct. Be sure you are typing in the correct path, too.

---Diana

[axip]

I did, I even took over the path of the tutorial and searched in the config file.

Tried different names everything.

But my host already has a default folder named admin for my site configuration(MySQL Db, Users etc), maybe this is causing problems?

Can I try changing the names before install and see how that works?

[econcepts]

I did, I even took over the path of the tutorial and searched in the config file.

Tried different names everything.

But my host already has a default folder named admin for my site configuration(MySQL Db, Users etc), maybe this is causing problems?

Can I try changing the names before install and see how that works?

No, the fact that your host already has a folder called "admin" does not matter. I have numerous sites running on hosts that have an "admin" folder and it makes no difference when you rename as long as you set your paths in the config file correctly (make sure you have included all the trailing slashes, and you do not need to actually reference the file in the url ... just the path to the directories will do).

The process is:

1) Rename the admin folder
2) Change the proper lines in the admin config file.
3) Change the proper lines in the catalog config file.

[milelk]

Hi, I have a similar problem and I don't understand the error message. I changed the name of my admin folder following the instructions in the tutorial. I tried changing it back when i got the error but I still get...

Warning: require(../../zen-cart-v1.3.7-full-fileset-12302006/admin/includes/application_top.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/windowam/public_html/store/admin/index.php on line 23

Warning: require(../../zen-cart-v1.3.7-full-fileset-12302006/admin/includes/application_top.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/windowam/public_html/store/admin/index.php on line 23

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required '../../zen-cart-v1.3.7-full-fileset-12302006/admin/includes/application_top.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/windowam/public_html/store/admin/index.php on line 23

What does this mean?? Please help!

[milelk]

Do I need to go into the application_top.php file and change the path name or something?

[Ajeh]

You are showing two paths:
/zen-cart-v1.3.7-full-fileset-12302006/admin

/store/admin

You need the paths to be correct and match in both:
/includes/configure.php
/admin/includes/configure.php

/admin can be whatever name you want but they need to match ...