Paulito Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Hello all How do I change domain name to another site. I have two sites, one is 1.5.6.2 the other is 1.6.0.8 what I want to do is move the domain name from the 1.5 site to the 1.6 site The reason for this is because I need a module that will only work with 1.6 I am not bothered about losing the work I have put in on the 1.5 site. Hope this makes sense and thank you for any help the forum members and moderators can give. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vekia Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 these two shops are on the same server? or on different servers? if second, you will need to wait some time (propagation of DNS servers can take up to 48, even 72h) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulito Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Hello Vekia They are both on the same server Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Patron Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 also I am not sure of question, are these two different domain names or you want same domain name but on different root (installations)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulito Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Hello El and thank you for looking these are two different sites with two different domain names. Domain name one is: vibestore.co.uk (ps 1.5.6.2) Domain name two is: aissia.co.uk (ps 1.6.0.8) I would like to move the domain name from ps 1.5 to ps 1.6 this is only because I need a dropshipping feed that has been built for ps 1.6 Hope this has made it clearer Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Patron Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 if you are not going to use old domain name, I'd suggest a 301 redirect in old domain root. this only if you are not terribly concerned about old domain links mappign to new domain links, but if this is issue then much more work is required to map old product/page to new product/pages. as vekia is my mentor, maybe he has better advice for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulito Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Hello El Thank you for the reply I need to to transfer oldest domain name (vibestore.co.uk) to the ps 1.6 domain name Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vekia Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 so, if these domains are on the same server you can (i hope so) change domain directory in your hosting panel settings. for example domain vibestore.co.uk points to directory with name "vibestore" domain aissia.co.uk points to directory with name "aissia" now, in simple words, you want to change directory for domain vibestore.co.uk to "aissia" change directory for domain aissia.co.uk to "vibestore" right? if so, i bet that your hosting control panel alows to change domain directories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Patron Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 there is much advice outside of ps on how to do this, I like this one, at the top of .htaccess (old domain) note: anything else in .htaccess following this will never execute, which is normal. note: this will just go to landing page of your new shop, i.e. old links will be ignored and go only to new shop landing page. RewriteEngine on Redirect 301 / http://newdomain.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulito Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Hello Vekia Almost correct, I want domain name vibestore.co.uk to point to aissia .co.uk (I am not bothered about the aissia.co.uk domain name) It is because I need vibestore to be a PS 1.6 template (not ps 1.5) as the module I require will only work for ps 1.6 Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vekia Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 remember that prestashop allows to use only one domain for the same shop so, if you will point your vibestore.co.uk to aissia.co.uk - prestashop will automatically redirect you from vibestore.co.uk to aissia.co.uk in this case, i think, the best option will be change domain settings and point it there, where aissia domain points then you will be able to use vibestore.co.uk domain without redirection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Patron Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Paultio, let us know how you sort this out, I'm sure we can come up with 5 more choices for you our friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH Services Limited Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Hello guys!! If Paul is successful in his quest, how can he avoid to be penalized by google for having a duplicate content on two different domains? I think Paul will have to deal with this issue as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Patron Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Hello guys!! If Paul is successful in his quest, how can he avoid to be penalized by google for having a duplicate content on two different domains? I think Paul will have to deal with this issue as well you can avoid it by not having same content on more than one gTLD (.com/.eu/.biz/.net). if you want to multiplex same content without duplicate content then one gTLD and one or more ccTLD (.de/.fr/.uk/.etc) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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