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OpenCart. How to move your website from one domain to another
April 8, 2013
In this tutorial we will learn how to move your OpenCart website from one domain to another.
OpenCart. How to move your website from one domain to another
- Download ALL files from server
- Create backup of Database through PhpMyAdmin
- Upload files to NEW SERVER
- Install Database on NEW SERVER through PhpMyAdmin
- Update the configuration files config.php and admin/config.php to reflect your new domain path.
1) Download ALL files from server
Connect to the old server and download all files for exact copies.
2) Create backup of Database through PhpMyAdmin
Log into PhpMyAdmin and export the store database, uncompressed to a location on your PC. Also log into the OpenCart store admin area, click tools and create a backup of the database to also save to your PC. The database created through PhpMyAdmin will probably be called localhost.sql
3) Upload files to NEW SERVER
Log onto your new web server via ftp or Hosting Cpanel and upload all store files in binary. Note the config.php file may re-write its permissions which will need to be corrected later.
You may need to correct permissions on other OpenCart files and folders as per the OpenCart installation guide.
Files and folders include; /config.php to 644 (444 on some servers) /admin/config.php to 644 (444 on some servers).
4) Install Database on NEW SERVER through PhpMyAdmin
Log onto your PhpMyAdmin and create a NEW DATABASE, this will be your new database for your OpenCart store, you can use the same name as your old database if possible as this will make things easier.
Assign a user to the database, again if you can use the same user as your old database it will keep things simpler.
Login to your PhpMyAdmin panel, select your New Database, click Import button, browse for exported previously xxxxxxxx.SQL file and click GO button.
5) Change variables in 2 config.php files
In /config.php and admin/config.php you need to change some variables to make the store re-install work. Open these files in notepad, dreamweaver or your preferred html/code editing application.
If you are uploading the copied site to a Directory you need to specify this in the following files:
- admin/config.php
- /config.php
Where ‘store’ is the new directory name. Where ‘user’ is your server account address. Where ‘yourdomainname.co.uk’ is the web domain of your new website.
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