duplicating a site locally for testing

[tone-alone]

Hi All,

I've installed MAMP & Zen-Cart on my home computer.

Everything seems to work.

Is it possible to download a site created with Zen Cart locally to use for testing?

-thanks
anthony

[tone-alone]

answering my own question:

can I follow the instructions posted by humbll in a previous thread?


1. Do a Zencart fresh install on the new domain
2. Copy old store to new domain, overwriting all files except the 2 configure.php files in /includes and /admin/includes
3. Overwrite the new database with the backup copy I made from the old store.
4. Modify .htaccess file in the root with a redirect like so:

Hi All,

I've installed MAMP & Zen-Cart on my home computer.

Everything seems to work.

Is it possible to download a site created with Zen Cart locally to use for testing?

-thanks
anthony

[kuroi]

Forget step 4. That's just so that search engines can follow along when your move a live store - not relevant to your case.

[tone-alone]

Forget step 4. That's just so that search engines can follow along when your move a live store - not relevant to your case.

Thanks for the reply!

[tone-alone]

Can I backup the sql database from the Zen Cart Admin area?

Is this necessary if I'm only working on the design of the template?

[kuroi]

If you have the backup mysql plugin mod installed and working in both your environments. It doesn't work in all environments.

[blind1]

If you have the backup mysql plugin mod installed and working in both your environments. It doesn't work in all environments.

Kuroi in the download section is says the following:
Backup your MySQL database from within Zen Cart....fast and easy.

NOTE: uses exec() function calls to run mysqldump and mysql binaries. Sometimes exec() is restricted from use in shared-hosting environments. Also, doesn't work in safe mode or on servers where the mysqldump or mysql binaries have restricted access.

Question: If the website is a dedicated IP does this overide a shared-hosting environment?

[kuroi]

I don't claim any particular expertise in this area, but my expectation would be that having a dedicated IP address, e.g. for SSL, would not have any impact on whether a host has restricted use of exec().

[blind1]

Ok Thanks