If you want to eliminate the /cart in your url so that a shopper finds your new ZenCart at your root url there are a couple of things that you must do.
First, using a FTP client on your PC, transfer the /cart folder with all contents to your PC. This does a couple of things;
1 You now have a local backup of all the Zencart files as of when you do this.
2. You can FTP all the contents inside the /cart folder from this local copy back to your root directory on your host.
I see that you have a current page at the root with several things. You can and should retain these files either in another folder on your host or by FTP'ing then to your PC. You need to remove these files from the root first.
Then FTP the contents (not the folder) of your local copy of the Zencart files to the root location on your host.
Secondly; Now on your local copy find and make copies of the 2 configure.php files they are at
/cart/includes/configure.php
/cart/admin/includes/configure.php
With your favorite txt/code editor open the copies and in each you will find this type of code:
Code:
// 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', '/cart/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/cart/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/cart/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/cart/');
The reference or pointers to the cart/ locations need to be changed to the root, for the above they would look like this, and you will need to change all references to cart to match. (find cart helps)
Code:
// 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', '/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');
change both files & remember which one is the admin file and FTP them to their correct locations on your host. Now assuming you have been careful and corrected the paths correctly, entering your URL will open ZenCart.
Good Luck with your store.
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