Clone site - not working ?

Hi All

I have a Zen Cart install on a local host I have been building for ever! What I want to do is clone the site and then work on the clone but to a smaller scale. I have purchased a different domain name to do this so the business will actually be split into two similar business ideas.

I have exported the original database and ready to import. I am not sure what my original database was called though or what the passwords are. Is there a file I can look at to work this out please? I also use Drupal and know that looking at the settings file shows me the database name, user name and password?

Any ideas?

Thanks

James

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=99

Hi thanks for the reply.

Unfortunately it does not help me much. If I set up a new data base on my local host and access the copied sites files through the web browser the site shows up with the new name.

for the example the original sit is at

http://localhost/originalsite/

then the clone is at

http://localhost/thisistheclonesite/

the problem is if I try to access the admin section of the clone site it goes back to

https://localhost/originalsite/admin/login.php?zenAdminID=%%^^&**((()(


I made this bit up %%^^&**((()( just incase it was a secret code for security!

So are you able to help or can any one else make any suggestions please?

Thanks

James

Did you update **both **configure.php files with the new paths ?

Hi

Thanks for another reply. Sorry Im not very good at all this. I have now managed to change the
admin/includes/configure.php

is that not the same as
includes/configure.php

Because I can only find one file?


But now I get this message


1146 Table 'I have deleted this bit .project_version' doesn't exist
in:
[select * from project_version WHERE project_version_key = 'Zen-Cart Database' ]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

I have not imported any of the data base from the original site or run the install. I think that’s what it said to do when I did a search but I’m well confused?

Thanks

James

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=206

Just found this and now Im in.

Thanks for your help. Its much appreciated.

All the best

James

Okay... so let me slip in here and ask.... I have a "clean shop" set up... but I also have one online on my website... now I need to have a dev copy of the live database (someone else built it for me online and now I have to make changes myself)...

I copied the directory holding all the live code... I ftp-ed it down from my live site....

I then put it in the copied directory into my xampp directory:
C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\shop\includes\templates{MyCopi edLiveDir}

Now localhost\shop still does NOT display my copy of the live site... I have also changed the
configure.php
index.php
files but which one should I have changed? The copies in here?
C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\shop\includes

Please help. Last time I started dabbling I messed up my install for two days and had to reinstall xampp and MySQL.... once I get a local copy I'll be straight but until then I am too scared to experiment...

Oh, and I have bought the book but its been a week and it has yet to arrive so that will be here anyday now - hopefully - but help still urgently needed.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Oh, and I have edited both the configure files but still no joy...