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Configuration / moved site up to root and lost drupal
« on: October 02, 2015, 07:00:32 PM »
I read for hours all the posts and advise about how to move a site. I guess my situation was more complicated that is typical. I had a Drupal site at the root. I had installed AbanteCart under directory /a. I was ready to move it, so I backed it up, and followed these steps:
1. Copy all the directories and files from .../a to root directory.
2. Access admin in new URL without /a in it.
3. Go to System -> Settings -> Details and edit Store URL to remove /a from both Store URL and Secure Store URL.
When I browsed to rentmasonbees.com it only displayed the storefront, not the home page of my site made with Drupal.
I contacted my host and they magically fixed it. I reverted step 3 above to point to old location.
Now I need to learn SOMETHING to understand what I did wrong and how to safely remove the files that still exist under /a.
Note: As a precaution, I still have the Drupal install under /d and copy of AbanteCart is still under /a.
What I'm worried about now is letting too much time elapse and customers buying and not knowing which copy of AbanteCart database to keep. I'm assuming the copy job from today created two copies of DB. Yes, I am still pointing to the one living under /a which was the original location and has some customer orders.
Christina
1. Copy all the directories and files from .../a to root directory.
2. Access admin in new URL without /a in it.
3. Go to System -> Settings -> Details and edit Store URL to remove /a from both Store URL and Secure Store URL.
When I browsed to rentmasonbees.com it only displayed the storefront, not the home page of my site made with Drupal.
I contacted my host and they magically fixed it. I reverted step 3 above to point to old location.
Now I need to learn SOMETHING to understand what I did wrong and how to safely remove the files that still exist under /a.
Note: As a precaution, I still have the Drupal install under /d and copy of AbanteCart is still under /a.
What I'm worried about now is letting too much time elapse and customers buying and not knowing which copy of AbanteCart database to keep. I'm assuming the copy job from today created two copies of DB. Yes, I am still pointing to the one living under /a which was the original location and has some customer orders.
Christina