Moving site between two domains on same server

I know this is the installation forum but figured it would be the most closely related to my problem. And yes, I have read the Wiki page on switching servers.

I developed a large zencart site on a subdirectory of my domain, and now need to move it to its own domain, which is under the same reseller account on my server. I asked the server guys to move all the files for me, which worked great.

I started to edit the configure.php files and of course the site broke. The problem seems to be that it can't connect to the database. I have pointed it to the new database, but I think it may not be taking the password. The old password looks like it was encrypted somehow, and I don't know how to encrypt it again to make it work, or if it even needs to be encrypted.

The database is on localhost and everything else seems to be ok.

Is there anyway to make it connect to the new database without running through the installer again? I have made changes to some of the files and would really hate to have to go through and make all those changes again, if I can even remember what I did. And I'm not counting changes inside the template directories.

Any ideas would be very helpful!

if it's only not connecting to the database, then chances are that the username+password+database settings aren't all valid.

db passwords are not encrypted

1. database must exist
2. user must exist, and have password assigned
3. user (#2) must be granted permission to access database (#1)

most often people miss #3.

Details from #1 and #2 must be in your configure.php files.

#1, #2, #3 are all created/set via your hosting control panel.

Wow, fast reply, was just about to come back and post that I figured it out, so I don't make a fool of myself. Too late! ;) It was the password I think. I just created a new user and added it to the database, works great now.

excellent !

I have just done the same thing - moved my store from a subdomain to become the main site.

Although the website appears to be OK, I cannot log into the admin section.

I have checked the admin/includes/configure.php file, but I think it's OK.

Could the problem be elsewhere, or should I check the file again?

Please ignore the last post - I had edited the configure file incorrectly!