New Zenner
- Join Date:
- Dec 2007
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One ? about moving site to new server
In the tutorial found here:
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=100
it says to "upload your OLD files over the NEW files" (with the obvious configure.php exceptions). At risk of sounding like a total idiot, can I literally
a) replace every single folder/file with those of my previous store (with the aforementioned exceptions,) or
b) go through, folder-by-folder and figure out what I've modified (mostly just template files) and only replace those?
I'd obviously prefer a, in which case I'd replace the entire directory (/store), and then re-replace the old configure.php files I just uploaded with the new store's ones (which were created during the new install) I backed up before replacing everything, however I can't help but think there's code in some of those files specific to the old server (and I'm talking about stuff other than hard links I may have put in page elements, which I'll obviously fix)' which will break things.
If it's b, egad. I guess I get to start with stuff in 'my' folders, and then, through testing and trial and error, figure out which are the other 'special files' I've modified. :-/
Please advise, I tend to assume too much about instructions, and "upload your OLD files over the NEW files" leaves WAY to much to the imagination in my world. :-)
Finally, is there anything special I need to do to get product photos to re-link, or will that just work after I've done the database import and zc transfer?
Thanks in advance!
-Dan
