Import Database

[CnTGifts]

Can i install a fresh install of 1.50 and then import portions of my database including orders and customers from a 1.39 install?

[countrycharm]

Can i install a fresh install of 1.50 and then import portions of my database including orders and customers from a 1.39 install?

Short answer, Yes you can. I did it that way for a client of mine that was running zen cart 1.3.8.

[CnTGifts]

whats the easiest way to go about it?

[countrycharm]

whats the easiest way to go about it?

You go to your v1.3.9 phpMyAdmin database, go to export and export the tables you want to import your zen cart v1.5.0 database. It's not a hard process unless you don't know anything about phpMyAdmin. If you don't know in that case you would hire someone to help you.

[DrByte]

NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you do that then you will have database tables that have different structures than what the PHP code expects, and will thus run into errors, and then you'll be back here asking for support on how to fix probably the hardest problem to ever sort out.

Do a COMPLETE backup, and import the COMPLETE database, and upgrade the COMPLETE database using zc_install. That's the smartest, safest, and official way to do an upgrade.

Clearly if you need to ask the questions you're asking then your knowledge isn't strong enough to handle all the zillion issues that will arise if you cheat in the process. Sorry if you find that statement offensive, but it's a fact, and if you bust everything by doing it the wrong way then it's going to cost you big bucks to get an expert to clean it all up for you.

There's NO NEED WHATSOEVER to take the shortcuts you're suggesting in your first post. Take the COMPLETE database forward to your new site.

If you don't understand why I'm saying that, then clearly you absolutely need to NOT take the shortcuts you're talking about.

[countrycharm]

NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you do that then you will have database tables that have different structures than what the PHP code expects, and will thus run into errors, and then you'll be back here asking for support on how to fix probably the hardest problem to ever sort out.

Do a COMPLETE backup, and import the COMPLETE database, and upgrade the COMPLETE database using zc_install. That's the smartest, safest, and official way to do an upgrade.

Clearly if you need to ask the questions you're asking then your knowledge isn't strong enough to handle all the zillion issues that will arise if you cheat in the process. Sorry if you find that statement offensive, but it's a fact, and if you bust everything by doing it the wrong way then it's going to cost you big bucks to get an expert to clean it all up for you.

There's NO NEED WHATSOEVER to take the shortcuts you're suggesting in your first post. Take the COMPLETE database forward to your new site.

If you don't understand why I'm saying that, then clearly you absolutely need to NOT take the shortcuts you're talking about.

DrByte I will agree with you that doing a complete backup of your old database is the best way to go about doing things and then using the zc_install, but in some cases that's not completely necessary. Smarter yes but not completely necessary on a fresh install of zen cart v1.5.0. And example would be when you start from scratch and wanting to import your orders and customers from your tables in your old database. That's my 2 cents worth.