importing customer products into 1.38a

Hi,

we have had a major problem with our site being hacked through our host (wont go into all the details, but onto securing the site more)
and now have to do a total new install to 1.38a

We were using 1.37

Anyway as im going through and comparing the 1.37 database files with the 1.38a database (winmerge) I have noticed a few changes which I want to check before I go ahead and continue

eg of a folder in database 1.37

zen_customers

now in 1.37a it is just

customers

When I go into the tables/folders do I have to delete zen_ in all the folders with zen_ in front of the origional 1.37 before I import the, if that makes any sense.

so

-- Dumping data for table 'zen_customers'

INSERT INTO zen_customers (customers_id, customers_gender, customers_firstname, customers_lastname, ............etc

should be changed to this?

-- Dumping data for table 'customers'

INSERT INTO customers (customers_id, customers_gender, customers_firstname .........etc

So what I want to know is it safe to do it this way and is this correct, sorry couldnt find anything on this in the forum

Also I want to do each folder manualy so I can check every table and its contents

In "zen_customers", you have what's known as a database "prefix". It looks like when the database for the 1.3.7 version was created, the person creating it elected to use "prefixes" - the default for zencart is "zen_ "

When the database for your 1.3.8 install was done, the person doing it elected NOT to use prefixes - hence the difference.

Prefixes are used when a database may be used to house data for another application (which would then have its own prefixes to identify the tables relevant to it).

thankyou for that

so i will delete zen_ in all the tables i am importing then,
Ill give it ago tommorow

cheers

ok before I go to bed I have done 2 test imports after deleting the zen_ prefix

and everything sems to be showing up in admin so far

Thought I would quickly post incase anyone else needs the info :)

BrookieWookie:

thankyou for that

so i will delete zen_ in all the tables i am importing then,
Ill give it ago tommorow

cheers

If you make sure you retain the general integrity of the SQL then this should work without a problem.

Thankyou, yes everything is running smoothly so far, just stumped on which one I import which contains the shipping/postage module

sorry cant seem to find it, Im sure its stareing me in the face though