OK I've gone ahead and created a whole new site in a separate folder. Can I now replace /english files from my old site, or should I edit the new files step by step? What about /images /downloads and /my_template files? Thanks
OK I've gone ahead and created a whole new site in a separate folder. Can I now replace /english files from my old site, or should I edit the new files step by step? What about /images /downloads and /my_template files? Thanks
As far as the /images/ and /download/ folders, those don't change (other than maybe the .htaccess files, which should be compared).
But for EVERYTHING else:
The old versions of those files are not necessarily compatible with the new. That's why the upgrade instructions direct you to compare them, and use the comparison results to see what changes to apply to the new versions.
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OK I'm afraid I got a bit confused when I installed the new version and put it in all in a file under public_html and now I see the upgrade instructions recommended a new database, but I have created 4 MSql databases now, all with 0 bytes info in them and I don't know how to access them. As I am extremely ignorant and of limited abilities, and my store is new and relatively unused, is it possible to safely replace the public_html file with my new version (a subfile at this point), once it has been completely adapted to all my products and layout? Also, I have not been able to access admin for my new site, so I can't switch my overides on or make any other changes via admin, so I am flying blind as to adapting the new version to my layout. Thanks, and I apologize for my ineptness, Lowell
Well, I never got a response on my previous post,(I know you're busy) so I slugged away with WinMerge until I felt confident that everything was ready, then I backed up the subfolder my previous install was running from and deleted it. Didn't work. On top of everything, my host has problems whenever I move things around and the server is "not found". What I tried to do is what I found on the following forum topic:
I highly suspect that I did it all wrong, but I'm pretty sure this is where my main problems lie. I'm hoping the FIx Cache Key will eventually work, but right now the "server for www.artbylowell.com is not found."Moving your site to another folder on your server
1.Determine the new foldername where your Zen Cart® files will be running from
2.Go into Admin > Configuration > Sessions and change the Session Directory to reflect the new folder name. If you cannot do this, see the alternate approach in step 5 below.
3.Move/Rename the folder. You may need to use your FTP program to do this.
4.Your /includes/configure.php and /admin/includes/configure.php files are used to point Zen Cart® to the right folders. In those files, you need to update several entries to match the new path information:
•DIR_WS_CATALOG
•DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG
•DIR_FS_CATALOG
•DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE
•DIR_WS_ADMIN (in admin)
•DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN (in admin)
•DIR_FS_ADMIN (in admin)
Note that the configure.php files are normally "read-only". You'll need to change their permissions to "writable" before you can upload your changes. Be sure to note level the permissions were at before changing, so that you can put them back to the read-only permissions again after updating.
5.If you could not set the Session Write Directory in step 1 above, you can use a utility to do it for you. The goal is to make sure that the new path information (specifically the DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE setting in your new configure.php file) matches the Session Write Directory setting. If it doesn't, you may end up with difficulties logging in to the Admin area or maintaining login sessions in the store. The Fix Cache Key Utility from the Downloads > Troubleshooting Tools area on the main Zen Cart® site will help you to do this if you need assistance. There is no harm running it to have it check that things are set properly. Be sure to delete the file from your server when done.
I would really appreciate any advice you can give. Thank you.
That's the first thing you need to sort out, and only your hosting company can accurately help you there.
It does seem very odd.
Hopefully you're not actually moving the "public_html" folder itself around. That would be very bad. You should only touch stuff "in" or "under" it, not that folder itself or any of its peers in the same folder where you see the public_html folder's name listed along with others.
But, again, your hosting company is where you need to turn to sort out the "is not found" situation.
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