Going live with upgrade - I have a question

Ok, in the upgrade instructions it says to go live after testing is complete on your temp directory. Ok, in the instructions it says to change the old directory's name to something different and change your test directory to the old directory.. ok.. my problem I am having is that there are no old directory.. it has been installed in the public_html directory.. so what would be the best way to proceed? My first instinct would be to quickly delete all files and folders within the public_html folder except the testing directory, then upload the NEW files into there? Is that my option?

public_html is your old directory, follow the instructions by renaming that and naming your temp directory public_html,
you will have a few other things to do as per the instructions like moving files up a level and altering your config files,
You could do as you are suggesting, download and reupload but you run the risk of errors etc in the transfer

Ok, thanks I thought renaming the public_html directory could cause issues which is why I hadnt ever done it. Thank you for your prompt replies! I appreciate it!

EEKS!

It's risky to be renaming public_html, because there may be particular permissions set up on that folder unique for your web hosting.

I far prefer this approach instead: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174255

:blush:

I stand corrected
It works for me:lookaroun

DrByte:

EEKS!

It's risky to be renaming public_html, because there may be particular permissions set up on that folder unique for your web hosting.

I far prefer this approach instead: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174255

Ok, I have a tiny problem that maybe you can answer for me.. there is some files that are remainder of the recent hack she had, but I am unable to delete them. I was told that only the root could do that, but I dont know exactly what that means? Both the test directory and the "current" directory are down for maintenance at the moment.

"the root" refers to the "root" user account, which is the server's SuperUser account profile ... which only the server administrator has access to. You may need to log a support ticket for help with that.

I'd try renaming the files to at least be sure they don't have a .php or other executable extension. Maybe call them DELETEME1, DELETEME2, etc. Or it may not let you do that either, but it's worth trying.

Thanks! Thats exactly what I did was rename the directory they were in to something like nogood1 and nogood2 :) She's all set and good to go. Thank you for your help.