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Hello. So I spent several months building an online store for my company that has a few thousand items, descriptions, and a boatload of images. The company owners are very happy with it. In fact they want me to duplicate the online store so that it can be used as a catalog of their products. Yea! Another project.

 

What I want to do is create a duplicate site. There has got to be an easy way to accomplish this (or at least easier than recreating the first site!)

 

I did a database transfer but that didn't quite work out. If a CSV transfer is the way to go - fine. I just need to know the right way to go about this. I actually had Prestshop on the phone and they eluded to the ease of what I am trying to do, but told me I was going about it wrong...thanks for the tip!

 

I hope that there is someone out there that can shed some more light on this...

 

Thanks

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First you need to create your second domain, then the procedure is so easy. It is like moving your prestashop to another host. You can find manual under Resources>Developer's Guide in Prestashop page.

 

nope...did everything to the letter and I still have the "stock" store. Not a single image or description etc was transferred

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Download the entire site to your PC then export your database as a zip file or create a backup. (I use export)

Now create a new database and use the same database user name and database password as the original site and import the backup database.

Next upload the entire site to the new domain, before entering the site use your ftp to edit settings.inc.php located in the config folder.

 

Change the _PS_BASE_URL if necessary

Change the _DB_NAME_ to new database name

 

If you used the same user name and password no need to change those.

 

If you have no registered users this is not necessary but you will need to reset the login password for the back office during login, just click Lost password and a new one will be emailed to you.

Then when you are in the Back Office you can reset to the original.

 

Now copy the _COOKIE_KEY_ from original settings inc.php and paste to new settings.inc.php

do the same for _COOKIE_IV_, _RIJNDAEL_KEY_ AND _RIJNDAEL_IV_ , this is for login purposes

 

Now you should have an exact copy of your original site that can be used as a catolog.

Please note that when you put a shop in catalog mode within Prestashop none of the prices will be shown just pictures and info.

 

If you would like a catalog that shows prices but not the add to cart button follow this tutorial.

http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/180043-tip-catalog-style-with-prices/

 

 

May sound complicated but once you get into it you will find it quit easy.

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you could use our multishop module, add the domain you want to use for your 2nd or nth domain to the back office multishop tab, and set that shop to run in catalog mode. This way if you update your main product site, it will be reflected in your catalog site.

 

no copying, no dual sites...nada...see my signature for link.

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you could use our multishop module, add the domain you want to use for your 2nd or nth domain to the back office multishop tab, and set that shop to run in catalog mode. This way if you update your main product site, it will be reflected in your catalog site.

 

no copying, no dual sites...nada...see my signature for link.

 

While I would love to try that nice technical route as mentioned above, after having tried over and over already, I think this module is a pretty nifty way to go!

 

Thank you very much to all who replied!

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you could use our multishop module, add the domain you want to use for your 2nd or nth domain to the back office multishop tab, and set that shop to run in catalog mode. This way if you update your main product site, it will be reflected in your catalog site.

 

no copying, no dual sites...nada...see my signature for link.

 

btw...as I only need the two sites, would you suggest just the basic version?

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