41 minutes ago, GeekyFuroshiki said:I had a go at redirecting. Both www.xxx.com and xxx.com are already redirected to IP addresses, so it complained and I'm not sure whether it's safe to tinker with them.
Is it simplest to move everything from xxx.com/shop down to the xxx.com level? How would I do that without losing my progress so far, do I need to back it all up somehow?
Redirecting root traffic to subfolder is easier. You may ask your host provider or local technical support. (there is a sample .htaccess in the link below forwarding from root to a subfolder "prestashop".)
Copy shop to root level can be done but need to modifying host file anyway You may refer here (
. (I never done this type of migration.I just migrate/copy PS installation to different subfolders. ), I recommended you keep the "shop" until you sure root copy is working properly.
Either ways above, make sure you know how to make a FULL.BACKUP and knows HOW to restore it JUST IN CASE of migration failure.