no OPTION to upgrade

so ibelieve all my files and stuff are ready to go to upgrade.. i went to https://www.mystore.com/NEWSTORE/zc_install and the page opened up and was leading me through the priocess BUT i noticed there was NO option for UPGRADE...
it said YOU ARE NOT IN UPGRADE MODE so ... HOW DO I DO THIS CORRECTLY??????

Make sure that you put your configure.php files on the /NEWSTORE with the new paths and database name, username and password ...

i added configure.php files to admin/includes as it asked me to.. i tried to upgrade again.. and it said i was not in upgrade mode... im not sure what you mean about the paths.. etc..

i loaded NEWSTORE under public_html should it be somewhere else

If you have made your new store with a copy of the files in:
/NEWSTORE

and you have a copy of your database in a NEW database ... you should have a copy of the files:
/includes/configure.php
/admin/includes/configure.php

from your LIVE site and change all references to the old store to be your NEWSTORE in both files and change the references to the database, username and password to your NEW database ...

Example: if your LIVE STORE was in the directory LIVESHOP and your new shop is in the directory NEWSHOP you would change things like:

  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/LIVESHOP/');

to be:

  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/NEWSHOP/');

and any paths such as:

  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/ajehhome/public_html/LIVESHOP/');

to be:

  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/ajehhome/public_html/NEWSHOP/');

and change the references to your database to your new database:

  define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'yourdatabase_newdatabase');
  define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'newpassword');
  define('DB_DATABASE', 'yourdatabase_newusername');

my new /configure has the same paths as my old store did, as i copied it like it said to do in the instructions... but im still not getting the option to upgrade...

i have it installed here: / public_html / NEWSTORE

but its not working :(

You have 2 difference copies of your store ...

This means you need 2 difference copies of your configure.php files for the upgrade ...

The 2 configure.php files in the NEWSTORE must use the NEWSTORE new database name, new username and new password as well as the new paths to where you have your NEWSTORE on the server so that the Upgraded can be done to the NEWSTORE and not to your OLD LIVE shop ...

I don't know how else to explain this to you ...

You should read the /docs directory which has information on Upgrades as well as the Tutorials/FAQs on Upgrade ...

i finally got the option to upgrade.. and it says it was a success.

it gave me the option to go to my store admin... and when i try i get a 404 page not found.. i CAN NOT log into my store...

i am only able to get on under my OLD admin name classydesires.com/secureADMINarea (not real log in... but just to give general idea i changed my admin name before)

but even then i dont get a sign in page... i get a page that says SYSTEM SETUP REQUIRED

i went to public html and all my old files are still there in this order: (i only want NEW store as my old store was corrupt)
/public_html

NEWSTORE
secureADMINarea (not real admin name- my old admin that was renamed for security)
affiliates
blog
cache
cgi-bin
docs
download
editors
email
extras
images
includes
etc...

also... can i delete my old admin files?
i thought this upgrade would overwrite them and list the new files..

Make sure that your configure.php file in the:
/your_admin_directory/includes/configure.php

has the right paths, database, username and password ...

i triple checked it.. and its all correct... BUT i am still getting "system setup required" when i try to login into my admin area

i am wondering if this is because MY OLD zen files are still in public_html should i delete my old admin and files? either way i uploaded it to my pc last night so i wont really lose anything

is that causing a conflict maybe? since its using the same database etc..?

(on the upgrade it said NOT to change the database for sql etc..)

i can see my page if i just go DIRECTLY to classydesires.com

i just can NOT log into admin or get a login screen

thanks

I was under the impression that you had made a /newstore directory and a new database and were upgrading the /newstore which would have a /newstore/admin ...