Database Only Upgrade and configure.php

[pixodaros]

The Zen Cart 1.5.8a download contains two dist-configure.php files but no configure.php like an instance installed with the installer.

The Database-Only Upgrade Instructions ask users to "change the two configure.php files to utilize the new directory and database." I think this is so that the installer does not over-write the existing database with a new empty database.

Should we import a full includes/configure.php and ADMIN/includes/configure.php from a fresh install then edit it to point to the imported database? Or one with just the lines about the database:

/**
* The following settings define your database connection.
* These must be the SAME as you're using in your non-admin copy of configure.php
*/
define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql'); // always 'mysql'
define('DB_PREFIX', ''); // prefix for database table names -- preferred to be left empty
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8mb4'); // 'utf8mb4' or older 'utf8' / 'latin1' are most common
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost'); // address of your db server
define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', '');
define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', '');
define('DB_DATABASE', '');

All the best for the holidays.

[swguy]

> Should we import a full includes/configure.php and ADMIN/includes/configure.php from a fresh install then edit it to point to the imported database?

Correct. This is what you want to do. And if you're running PHP 8.1+, remember to do the fix for U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR:

https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread....16#post1397616

[pixodaros]

Good point, I forgot to make that change to the configure.php files so the clean install from the installer wizard threw that exact same error like on the install which I play around with.

[pixodaros]

I extracted the current zen cart download in a new folder on my server.

I uploaded the includes/configure.php and admin/includes/configure.php pointing to the old database. I did not delete the two dist-configure.php files

When I loaded STORE_URL/zc_install I saw an option to Upgrade rather than Clean Install and I did so

The upgrade was quick and successful. It asks me to move my admin folder to the SOOPER SEKRET STRING from the original site so I will go do that then follow the next step in the Database Only Upgrade documentation.