upgrading from 1.5.8a to 2.10

[delia]

I'm doing this in a subdomain as so to have the php level correct. But when I try to upgrade, I am not given the upgrade button. The screen says this could be due to an incrorrect db prefix. It is not. I've checked against the original config files. dbI've gone over everything I can think of. Since moving and editing a config file when using a subdomain can be tricky, I've truly been very careful. the only weirdness I see is that in cpanel the new db copied over database shows 37 mg and the old one is 287 which is the correct size. I downloaded the 'new' and the size does show correctly.

The only other thing I can think of is this dang server. When I uploaded the zip file of the 210 version, hosting said the file permissions were all wrong (666) and I had to get hosting to run a script. All are now 644. Since I've not had a problem with file permissions before, I'm not sure what that is about.

[delia]

Sigh. figured it out and no I'm not saying. But what I did to figure it out is important. I created a new database for the domain. Then ran the install for new cart. Then compared the created config files to what I had. Immediately became evident what the mistake was.

Oh, and I also deleted an un used database user......

[Dan4store]

I'm doing a Clean install to 2.1.0 from an older 1.58e and hope to use my old data base. I backed up "my site and data base" and I'm doing a install in a sub-folder. I created the new data base (name, PW, etc) then imported the old data into the new data base and when I go to the do the zc_install I don't get the UPGRADE button. I have double checked the configure.php and the dist-configure.php file and the new data base name and the prefixes are right. IT SAYS---- in the configure.php file "These must be the SAME as you're using in your admin copy of configure.php" I'm only seeing a configuration.php file in there and there is noting about data base names in there. Am I looking in the wrong place?

[pilou2]

The two configure.php files are in ../YOUR_ADMIN/includes/ and in ../includes/ folders (replacing YOUR_ADMIN by the actual admin folder name).

[swguy]

And if you don't get an "Upgrade" button, it's almost always DB_PREFIX or DB_DATABASE that's wrong.

https://docs.zen-cart.com/user/upgra...er_no_upgrade/

[Dan4store]

This has not changed, correct????
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost'); // address of your db server

[lat9]

This has not changed, correct????
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost'); // address of your db server

Whether or not the value has changed depends on your webhost and their required settings.

I'n your initial posting you said:

I'm doing a Clean install to 2.1.0 from an older 1.58e and hope to use my old data base.

I'll note that there was no such version of Zen Cart released. There was a 1.5.5e and a 1.5.8a, but no 1.5.8e.

[Dan4store]

Whether or not the value has changed depends on your webhost and their required settings.

I'n your initial posting you said:

I'll note that there was no such version of Zen Cart released. There was a 1.5.5e and a 1.5.8a, but no 1.5.8e.

You are correct , it was v1.5.5e and I checked with the hosting company, and ('DB_SERVER', 'localhost'); is correct. I have file permissions and all good there.
I exported the old data (I want to use) and imported into the new data base via phpMyadmin. The admin info inside the new data base should be OK and will work itself out when I get further down the process of the install. Correct???? I used the control panel mysql wizard to make the new data base.

My hosting company highest php is 8.1 and this site is set to that. Good there!
The two configure.php files are in ../YOUR_ADMIN/includes/ and in ../includes/ have the (Database name, user and PW) with prefixes correct and in place.
Can anyone think of something I'm missing? or that I have done wrong?

[Dan4store]

You are correct , it was v1.5.5e and I checked with the hosting company, and ('DB_SERVER', 'localhost'); is correct. I have file permissions and all good there.
I exported the old data (I want to use) and imported into the new data base via phpMyadmin. The admin info inside the new data base should be OK and will work itself out when I get further down the process of the install. Correct???? I used the control panel mysql wizard to make the new data base.

My hosting company highest php is 8.1 and this site is set to that. Good there!
The two configure.php files are in ../YOUR_ADMIN/includes/ and in ../includes/ have the (Database name, user and PW) with prefixes correct and in place.
Can anyone think of something I'm missing? or that I have done wrong?

[Dan4store]

You are correct , it was v1.5.5e and I checked with the hosting company, and ('DB_SERVER', 'localhost'); is correct. I have file permissions and all good there.
I exported the old data (I want to use) and imported into the new data base via phpMyadmin. The admin info inside the new data base should be OK and will work itself out when I get further down the process of the install. Correct???? I used the control panel mysql wizard to make the new data base.

My hosting company highest php is 8.1 and this site is set to that. Good there!
The two configure.php files are in ../YOUR_ADMIN/includes/ and in ../includes/ have the (Database name, user and PW) with prefixes correct and in place.
Can anyone think of something I'm missing? or that I have done wrong?

My hosting company did let me go to php8.3 but still can't get the update button. If anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears. Thx in advance