ftp, installation advice pls, re: root directory

[LBPC]

Hi all

 

Complete noob, bit confused after much reading, any advice apprecated!

 

I've just installed latest prestashop on 1&1, both front & back office appear to be working (which is a real testament to PS' tutorials & forum posts as I am hopeless at this stuff).

 

My question is: when I transferred the files to the server with filezilla, the files moved over without the prestashop folder I see in all the tutorials, so it looks like this:

 

 

 

I have 1 store/1 domain (at the moment), so I was going for this:

 

Your needs:

• If you want your shop to be the main website for your domain name (i.e., http://www.myprestashop.com), upload PrestaShop at the root folder of the upload space (which may depend on the host).
  

 

Did I get it right?

Shouldn't there be a prestashop folder at the top there? Should my site name be shown as the Site distant (remote site)?

 

I ask because when launching, the auto-launcher didn't launch, so I follwed the tutorial to:

http :/ /your_server/prestashop_folder/ install

 

which also didn't work, so I took a guess and removed the "prestashop_folder/" bit from the address.

 

Voila. Finished installation. She's live.

 

I then deleted:

• The "install" folder
  
• The "docs" folder
  
• The "README.md" file
  
• the index.html file that was already there (though I now can't find the tute that told me to do that...)
  

The site IS live, but before I dig in with the customizing, any reassurance/advice will be gratefully accepted!

Edited June 21, 2013 by LBPC (see edit history)

[Alex Simonchik BelVG]

Hi,

 

if you moved prestashop that has been already installed in localhost, just change url in ps_shop_url table. New install is not neccecary.

 

Regards

[LBPC]

Hi, if you moved prestashop that has been already installed in localhost, just change url in ps_shop_url table. New install is not neccecary. Regards

 

HI, thanks for your advice.

 

No, all brand spanking new install, filezilla, domain...

 

Why would I need to re-install? So I do need to change something?

 

Actually, I've just checked and now I CAN'T connect to the site, though I haven't touched anything:

 

Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required '/homepages/27/d47XXXXXXXX/htdocs/config/config.inc.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php6') in /homepages/27/d475xxxxxx6/htdocs/index.php on line 27

 

or the back office:

Error 403 - Forbidden

L'accès au fichier requiert une autorisation.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

[Alex Simonchik BelVG]

Do you have this file '/homepages/27/d47XXXXXXXX/htdocs/config/config.inc.php' on this path?

What permission does it have?

[LBPC]

where would i find the file '/homepages.....php?

On what path?

I changed permissions from xxx to 664 in filezilla after install, is that what you mean?

 

thankyou sooooo much for your help.

[Alex Simonchik BelVG]

Lets try 777 permission during installation process. Do you have already installed prestashop version that you would like migrate to another server or do you want to make fresh install?

[LBPC]

ok, will change permission to 777.

 

Like this?

 

 

no, i only have one installed version on one server. It was installed yesterday, customised a little in back office (logo, etc.) It was working until an hour ago.

 

Do you think I need to install again?

[Alex Simonchik BelVG]

If you want to transfer website you doesn't need to make new install, just transfer files, change url in ps_show_urls table.

[LBPC]

I don't want to transfer the website. I have one domain and one website. I don't want to re-install unless I have to to make it work.

 

I just want to access the site again