switch windows to linux Godady?

I used the Godaddy install for Zencart V1.3.8 on a windows server. I didn't realize Winows lls doesn't allow to set up some security measures as recomended by the forum. I would like to switch to LINUX with Godaddy. My fear is that it will break my store that I've spent so much time configuring. Has anyone tried doing this through Godaddy will I end up with a big mess.

Should I just leave as is and hope security doesn't beome an issue?
Any help much appreciated.

I once changed from GoDaddy Windows to GoDaddy Linux with no problems whatsoever (apart from GoDaddy themselves being the worst host on the planet).

My advice, change hosting providers.

Thank you for feedback. If I decide to switch I'll post back results.

whether going or staying....
copy the database and your override files. Load new on GONEDADDY or (hopefully) somewhere else. bring in old database and override files. update database MIGHT NOT be needed but it will tell you.

Thank you for your reply. I had a test site on another URL (Godaddy hosting also) which was LINUX and switched to Microsoft llS/7. It indeed broke the store. Conclusion: follow the above reply instructions!

I was hoping that it would be a simple switch. : (

I think for now, for the site that I wanted to switch from Microsoft llS/7 to LINUX I will leave intact, although I feel 95% confident that I did put in all the overrides, I think there were a few I changed without doing so. (always a temptation)

Has anyone experienced security issues with Microsoft llS/7?
Or is there any additional security measures I can take?

In your first switch, did you fix the paths in the two configure.php files?

Forgive my learning curve, I didn't know there is something to change in the configure.php. Don't all the paths remain the same?

There's a big difference in paths to the root in linux and windows.

Now that I am looking at the configure.php files I see what you mean.
I looked in the control panel on my hosting account but didn't really see where this path is defined. Any idea how to find the path? May have to contact host for support on this.
If I find the correct path, will this bring my whole site back?
Or are there other things that would need to be done as well.
Thank You.

Yes, the correct path should bring back the site.
Your host can help you with the correct path. Probably in an online chat.

Thank You. I will report back when I get this figure this out.

Hello,did you switch it successfuly?
Now i need to do it also,Mine is free share hosting in godaddy.
could you help me to switch it?

Although on GoneDaddy, piscesfish is probably not in the free area.
You should make sure that the free area can actually support your needs before going any farther.
If it does, and only if it does, save your original database, images, and any override directories. Load a new version of Zen Cart on the server and run the install. Just keep it simple and overwrite the new database with the old.
Shouldn't take many tweaks after that.

they can help us to switch it?
and will let our web fine as before?

but i have problem now!
I switch it just now, delete the old database and upload the database files to new database (same user name ,password)

but now the home page display new web to install the zen cart .

You probably left out the part in red> If it does, and only if it does, save your original database, images, and any override directories. Load a new version of Zen Cart on the server and run the install. Just keep it simple and overwrite the new database with the old.

Shouldn't take many tweaks after that.