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eCommerce construction => Installation and Configuration => Fresh Installation => Topic started by: MHaz on April 19, 2025, 08:05:50 PM

Title: Importing Data From Old Store
Post by: MHaz on April 19, 2025, 08:05:50 PM

I may have screwed up, but I hope not. I had a storefront set up that was giving me nothing but trouble - constant SQL issues, wouldn't load, wouldn't check out, etc. Tech support for my hosting company recommended that I back up the database and images, blow everything away and reinstall the cart. Like a complete idiot, I just imported the same database that was giving me issues for the new install, and promptly had the same problems. So now I've wiped that and done a completely new installation, fresh database, etc.  The question is: how do I import the customer information and the products from the saved database, without causing the same issues I had before? I've got the database saved to my local hard drive, along with the online backup. So how do I copy information over and have it work?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Importing Data From Old Store
Post by: Basara on April 21, 2025, 01:13:01 AM

Hello.
Make a second installation locally or on hosting and export customers to CSV from within the AbanteCart admin. Then, import via the admin panel into the new site. This avoids direct database imports.