Hi Lee,
I didn't actually do this, the hosting company did. Originally 1.2.8 was installed fresh. Then the files were imported and ended up making the 1.2.8 show as 1.2.6 in the admin console. When trying to update from this point (from 1.2.6 to 1.2.7) none of the update methods using AbanteCart or the tools in Cpanel worked.
After a few days of attempting to resolve this a fresh install (again), 1.2.8 was installed in a new directory on the server. The DB was imported as was all the other store related files (resources, .css ,etc.). At this point the store looks fine and is working identically to the old store . All the items look correct and is of the correct version (1.2.
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The only issue (that I can see right now anyway) is I can't get to the admin panel. I can log in but I'm not taken to the admin colsole, instead I receive an error that reads:
"There has been a critical error processing your request"
Check setting of your store domain URL in System Settings . Loading default store configuration for now. in /home/****342/public_html/shop/core/lib/config.php on line 210
2016-12-19 14:50:25 - App Warning: AbanteCart core v.1.2.8 Warning: Accessing store with non-configured or unknown domain ( #####.com/shop/ ).
This error log in much longer but repetitive.
The SALT line is in fact missing from the config.php file inside the system directory but I don't know what this means and apparently neither does the hosting folks as the do mostly server only related support not application support.