Can't get into my admin after moving to a new server

I want to upgrade to v1.5 but I can't get into my admin to first save some settings.

This is because my host recently moved the zencart site to a different address (as part of the process of moving to a new server).

I am afraid to run the install.php again in case I lose everything.

I am assuming I must first make a backup of the DB, but is running install.php the correct thing to do?

What error are you getting when trying to access your current admin?

It's possible that your store's file-system path changed when the host changed servers. Assuming that you can still access the store's files via FTP:

1. Create a file named check.php that contains

<?php phpinfo(); 

2. FTP this file to the root of your store (where the store's index.php resides).
3. Open a web browser and enter the address https://www.yourstore.com/check.php
4. Search for the string SCRIPT_FILENAME; the value to the right of that is the file-system path to the root of your store (less the /check.php portion)
5. Delete the check.php file (very important!)

Inspect your /includes/configure.php and /YOUR_ADMIN/includes/configure.php files to see that the DIR_FS-type defines contain the current file-system path. If not, make the changes and re-upload. Remember that your /includes/configure.php file is read-only, so you'll need to reset the permissions so that you can overwrite it via FTP.

Thank you - I followed your instructions to the letter and it now works!

I'm glad you got it sorted out!