Categories missing from admin console - ?

[RenoB]

Hi,

My site is bombshellshirts.com. I recently moved all the site files out of the default Zencart folder and into public_html on the host server. I initially had some problems getting the admin login page to come up, but was able to resolve with Fix_Cache_Key.php. I also had to manually move the zc_admin folder over to public_html.

I am able to log into my admin page, however, none of the categories, which still show up on my site are in the admin section under public_html.

The categories that are on the site are:

Mens-
Tribute Series
Womens-
Bombshells

It seems to me that the admin control is no longer communicating with the site. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[DrByte]

Sounds like you've got the wrong database settings in the admin version of your configure.php file

[RenoB]

Sounds like you've got the wrong database settings in the admin version of your configure.php file

Do you know how to correct that?

[DrByte]

Sure: put the right settings in it.

Not sure why you would have changed them in the first place.

Is your storefront working properly? If so, you could use the DB_XXXXXXX settings from your /includes/configure.php file as a reference for the right similar settings to put in your admin version of the file.

[RenoB]

Sure: put the right settings in it.

Not sure why you would have changed them in the first place.

Is your storefront working properly? If so, you could use the DB_XXXXXXX settings from your /includes/configure.php file as a reference for the right similar settings to put in your admin version of the file.

I did not intentionally change it. I simply moved the the files in the default Zencart folder to public_html so that my webaddress points to the front page of the site instead of the index page.

I must not have moved all the files/folders over since I was also missing the zc_admin folder (it was in public_htmlold and had to be moved to public_html).

Storefront seems to be working so I'll try what you suggested.

[RenoB]

Sure: put the right settings in it.

Not sure why you would have changed them in the first place.

Is your storefront working properly? If so, you could use the DB_XXXXXXX settings from your /includes/configure.php file as a reference for the right similar settings to put in your admin version of the file.

I checked both configure php files and they have the same settings. I did make changes to them in order to remove any references to the removed 'Zencart' folder. This was problematic as it did not allow me to bring up the admin login screen until I used Fix_Cache_Key and moved the missing zc_admin folder over from public_htmlold to public_html.

Still no categories in control panel. Please help as I am at a loss.

Thanks

[DrByte]

Is it "just" your categories that are missing? Or are all your other admin settings looking rather generic?
Are your payment/shipping settings looking normal?
Are your settings under Admin->Configuration->My Store looking normal?

What *else* was going on around the same time as the "move"?

Are you sure that no files were damaged in the move? Maybe you need to replace the files under your new admin folder?

Did you *really* RENAME "public_html" to "public_htmlold"? Are you sure you didn't lose any permissions when you did that?