Move install dir - having problems

[evolver]

I have Zen installed in domain.com/store and I had X-Cart installed in domain.com/shop

So I ditched x-cart and now want to change the Zen install dir to domain.com/shop

I followed the instructions in the knowledge base.

Changed the location of the cache dir to reflect the new path.
Change the dir names in the config files to the new one.
Renamed the old dir (store) to (shop)

When I go to the new location domain.com/shop I get this domain.com/shop/zc_install/index.php

If I return all the setting back to my old install and rename the (shop) dir back to (store) then Zen works fine again.

I've also ran the fix_cache_key.php script

The server is running CentOS/DirectAdmin/SuPHP

Here are my config files

<?php
/**
 *
 * @package Configuration Settings
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 */


/*************** NOTE: This file is similar, but DIFFERENT from the "admin" version of configure.php. ***********/
/***************       The 2 files should be kept separate and not used to overwrite each other.      ***********/

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

  // 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', '/shop/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/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/');

  define('DIR_WS_PHPBB', '/');

// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
  //the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/shop/
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/eat_me/domains/yourdomain.com/public_html/shop/');

  define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');
  define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'pub/');
  define('DIR_WS_UPLOADS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'uploads/');
  define('DIR_FS_UPLOADS', DIR_FS_CATALOG . DIR_WS_UPLOADS);
  define('DIR_FS_EMAIL_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'email/');

// define our database connection
  define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
  define('DB_PREFIX', 'zs');
  define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
  define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'eat_me');
  define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'eat_me');
  define('DB_DATABASE', 'eat_me');
  define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false'); // use persistent connections?
  define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'db'); // use 'db' for best support, or '' for file-based storage

  // The next 2 "defines" are for SQL cache support.
  // For SQL_CACHE_METHOD, you can select from:  none, database, or file
  // If you choose "file", then you need to set the DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE to a directory where your apache
  // or webserver user has write privileges (chmod 666 or 777). We recommend using the "cache" folder inside the Zen Cart folder
  // ie: /path/to/your/webspace/public_html/zen/cache   -- leave no trailing slash
  define('SQL_CACHE_METHOD', 'none');
  define('DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE', '/home/eat_me/domains/yourdomain.com.com/public_html/shop/cache');

?>

<?php
//
/**
 *
 * @package Configuration Settings
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 */


/*************** NOTE: This file is similar, but DIFFERENT from the "shop" version of configure.php. ***********/
/***************       The 2 files should be kept separate and not used to overwrite each other.      ***********/

// Define the webserver and path parameters
  // Main webserver: eg, http://localhost - should not be empty for productive servers
  // HTTP_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg, http://www.yourdomain.com
  // HTTPS_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg, https://www.yourdomain.com
  // HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg, http://www.yourdomain.com
  // HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg, https://www.yourdomain.com
  /*
   * URLs for your site will be built via:
   *     HTTP_SERVER plus DIR_WS_ADMIN or
   *     HTTPS_SERVER plus DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN or
   *     HTTP_SERVER plus DIR_WS_CATALOG or
   *     HTTPS_SERVER plus DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG
   * ...depending on your system configuration settings
   */
  define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.yourdomain.com');
  define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.yourdomain.com');
  define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.yourdomain.com');
  define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.yourdomain.com');

  // 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', '/shop/admin/');
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/shop/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/shop/admin/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/shop/');

  define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
  define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/');
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'images/');
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_TEMPLATE', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
  define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
  define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/');
  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_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');

// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
  //the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/shop/
  define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/home/pnwgs/domains/yourdomain.com/public_html/shop/admin/');
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/pnwgs/domains/yourdomain.com/public_html/shop/');

  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_IMAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'images/');
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_MODULES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/modules/');
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
  define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . 'backups/');
  define('DIR_FS_EMAIL_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'email/');
  define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');

// define our database connection
  define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
  define('DB_PREFIX', 'zs');
  define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
  define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'eat_me');
  define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'eat_me');
  define('DB_DATABASE', 'eat_me');
  define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false'); // use persistent connections?
  define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'db'); // use 'db' for best support, or '' for file-based storage

  // The next 2 "defines" are for SQL cache support.
  // For SQL_CACHE_METHOD, you can select from:  none, database, or file
  // If you choose "file", then you need to set the DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE to a directory where your apache
  // or webserver user has write privileges (chmod 666 or 777). We recommend using the "cache" folder inside the Zen Cart folder
  // ie: /path/to/your/webspace/public_html/zen/cache   -- leave no trailing slash
  define('SQL_CACHE_METHOD', 'none');
  define('DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE', '/home/eat_me/domains/yourdomain.com/public_html/shop/cache');

?>

[DrByte]

When I go to the new location domain.com/shop I get this domain.com/shop/zc_install/index.php

This means that the includes/configure.php file couldn't be found, OR the path created by DIR_FS_CATALOG and your includes folder ... wasn't accessible.

When you edited the configure.php file contents on your PC and then uploaded it, had you marked the file as writable on the server first? If it's read-only, you won't be able to upload over it.

[evolver]

This means that the includes/configure.php file couldn't be found, OR the path created by DIR_FS_CATALOG and your includes folder ... wasn't accessible.

When you edited the configure.php file contents on your PC and then uploaded it, had you marked the file as writable on the server first? If it's read-only, you won't be able to upload over it.

Yah I made sure it writeable and the changes were written to the files. I'll have recheck the permissions but if the files can be found once I revert back the chages it means the permissions were intact.

Thanks

[evolver]

I must be missing something simple here.

So my store is located at domain.com/store I'm trying to move it to domain.com/shop

At my old location I log into admin and to to configure> session and replace store with shop in the path field.

Then in both config files change all instances of store in the path to shop.

I upload the files to their correct directories and rename store to shop. I tired both 777,755, 644, 444 for the permissions for the config files. In each instance I still always get the redirect to domain.com/shop/zc_install/index.php

Now I have Drupal installed in the sites root dir but I don't think this has any side effects on what I'm doing.

Also if I reverse the whole process and rename all the paths back to store from shop and raname the new shop dir back to store then the script works fine again.

[DrByte]

Those are the steps that I would follow.

So, unless you have some sort of customization that's overriding normal Zen Cart behavior, or have something configured that's blocking Zen Cart from finding your /includes/configure.php and other folders in the /includes subdirectory, or finding invalid content in your configure.php file, then it should work fine. Those are the only three causes of redirecting to zc_install.

I would look for .htaccess redirects etc, but these symptoms really don't relate to that.

You didn't say what version of Zen Cart you're using ... ?

Try creating a new file named "errors_on.php", and place it in the /includes/extra_configures folder, containing only the following code:

<?php error_reporting(E_ALL);

After you do that and try to access your /shop URL, what happens ?

[evolver]

Thanks for the info. I managed to fix the problem. Seems it might have been a FTP client (FileZilla) issue?

What I did different is instead of re naming the "store" dir to "shop" and then uploading the config files I uploaded the config files first and then re named "store" to "shop". For some reason after that the new location domain.com/shop started to work.

Go figure.

Thanks
Arek

Those are the steps that I would follow.

So, unless you have some sort of customization that's overriding normal Zen Cart behavior, or have something configured that's blocking Zen Cart from finding your /includes/configure.php and other folders in the /includes subdirectory, or finding invalid content in your configure.php file, then it should work fine. Those are the only three causes of redirecting to zc_install.

I would look for .htaccess redirects etc, but these symptoms really don't relate to that.

You didn't say what version of Zen Cart you're using ... ?

Try creating a new file named "errors_on.php", and place it in the /includes/extra_configures folder, containing only the following code:

<?php error_reporting(E_ALL);

After you do that and try to access your /shop URL, what happens ?