Database Upgrade-Can I preserve product URLs?

Hi

Hoping someone may be able to help please.

We have transferred our old 1.2.7 site to a new host. Unfortunately this isn't working due to the mysql 5 compatability problem.

We are now planning on doing a fresh 1.3.8a install but would like to preserve the database and product URls if possible.

I have a copy of the 1.2.7 database installed on the new host, so is it possible to keep the old product URLs? If so how?

Many thanks in advance!

Sounds like you are using a SEO URL module
You should see if that mod is compatible with 1.3.x or if there is an updated version for best chances

Hi

Thanks for the fast response.

We aren't using an SEO mod, but we would like to preserve the URLs as we have a high position in the search engines! Is this possible?

Thank you

They will IF you also move the domain to the new host
Your ranking is linked to a domain name

Hello Kobra

Thanks for your help.

Have also moved the domain name to the new host, so am I correct in thinking that if I do a fresh install of 1.3.8a and then update the 1.2.7 database that the URLs will remain the same?

Thanks

Hi

Sorry, don't know if I explained myself correctly. Basically if you do a search for a specific product, at present we rank very highly on google. These searches are returning a blank page though at present as the site is down due to the move to the new host.

If possible we would like to keep the URLs the same so that we don't lose our position in the search engines.

Hope that explains a bit better!

kobra:

They will IF you also move the domain to the new host

Without getting too technical - - this is a sample

/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_4&products_id=1

In the DB a product is in a category and possibly a sub-cat and is represented with "cPath=1_48"
A product is also in the DB with an ID - "products_id=1"

These will not change upon upgrade

Besides, what choice do you have?