[solved] How to change shop from subdirectory to root

[MrLoud]

Hi,

I created a site in a subdirectory, e.g. www.domain.com/prestashop. Everything is working fine and the shop is ready to go live.
But I want to transfer my shop form the /prestashop directory to the www.domain.com root.

1) I copied all the files from /domains/domain.com/public_html/prestashop into the /domains/domain.com/public_html,

2) I changed Preferences > PS folder to / instead of /prestashop/,

3) I changed the file settings.inc.php

define('__PS_BASE_URI__', '/prestashop/'); to define('__PS_BASE_URI__', '/');


Admin, categories and product pages are accessible. But www.domain.com and /...php pages are not shown.


This is my .htaccess:

# URL rewriting module activation
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.domain\.nl [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www\.domain\.nl/$1 [L,R=301]

# URL rewriting rules
RewriteRule ^([a-z0-9]+)\-([a-z0-9]+)(\-[_a-zA-Z0-9-]*)/([_a-zA-Z0-9-]*)\.jpg$ /img/p/$1-$2$3.jpg [L,E]
RewriteRule ^([0-9]+)(\-[_a-zA-Z0-9-]*)/([_a-zA-Z0-9-]*)\.jpg$ /img/c/$1$2.jpg [L,E]
RewriteRule ^lang-([a-z]{2})/([a-zA-Z0-9-]*)/([0-9]+)\-([a-zA-Z0-9-]*)\.html(.*)$ /product.php?id_product=$3&isolang;=$1$5 [L,E]
RewriteRule ^lang-([a-z]{2})/([0-9]+)\-([a-zA-Z0-9-]*)\.html(.*)$ /product.php?id_product=$2&isolang;=$1$4 [L,E]
RewriteRule ^lang-([a-z]{2})/([0-9]+)\-([a-zA-Z0-9-]*)(.*)$ /category.php?id_category=$2&isolang;=$1 [QSA,L,E]
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9-]*)/([0-9]+)\-([a-zA-Z0-9-]*)\.html(.*)$ /product.php?id_product=$2$4 [L,E]
RewriteRule ^([0-9]+)\-([a-zA-Z0-9-]*)\.html(.*)$ /product.php?id_product=$1$3 [L,E]
RewriteRule ^([0-9]+)\-([a-zA-Z0-9-]*)(.*)$ /category.php?id_category=$1 [QSA,L,E]
RewriteRule ^content/([0-9]+)\-([a-zA-Z0-9-]*)(.*)$ /cms.php?id_cms=$1 [QSA,L,E]
RewriteRule ^([0-9]+)__([a-zA-Z0-9-]*)(.*)$ /supplier.php?id_supplier=$1$3 [QSA,L,E]
RewriteRule ^([0-9]+)_([a-zA-Z0-9-]*)(.*)$ /manufacturer.php?id_manufacturer=$1$3 [QSA,L,E]
RewriteRule ^lang-([a-z]{2})/(.*)$ /$2?isolang=$1 [QSA,L,E]

# Catch 404 errors
ErrorDocument 404 /404.php

IE says error 500 internal server error.

What else do I have to change to fix this?

I hope somebody knows the answer. I would be very grateful!!

[uddhava]

We dont you just empty the .htaccess and let PS create a new one?


ys

[MrLoud]

I tried it, but it doesn't work unfortunately.

[uddhava]

Can you send a link to your site?
And are there maybe more settings files, or maybe in the database ? (PREFIX_configuration table)

[MrLoud]

I don't understand what you mean with more settings files and PREFIX_configuration table.

thanks for your help!

[uddhava]

Wow, mooie site.
En die fijne afrekenen pagina is wel heel handig. Welke module is dat? Leuk om te hebben

Ik krijg ook een lege pagina op designvazen.nl. (FF)
meestal dus een server error.
Gooi de .htaccess eens weg. Dan kijken we verder.

[tomerg3]

I don't see an error 500.

Usually those errors are related to permission, but since they are general errors, the best thing to do is to go to the cPanel of your host and check the error log.

[MrLoud]

Wow, mooie site.
En die fijne afrekenen pagina is wel heel handig. Welke module is dat? Leuk om te hebben

Ik krijg ook een lege pagina op designvazen.nl. (FF)
meestal dus een server error.
Gooi de .htaccess eens weg. Dan kijken we verder.

Dat is deze module: http://www.canin.sk/prestashop/presta-modules/17-one-page-checkout.html

I deleted the .htaccess file and created a new one with prestashop, but it still doesn't work.


My error log shows errors, the main error is file does not exist ..... public_html/favicon.ico.
So I uploaded the favicon.ico into the public_html root.

It doesn't help.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks for your help! I really appreciate it!
And Tomer, thanks for the module. I bought it and its great.

[MrLoud]

It was a permissions issue indeed!

Fixed it, works as a charm.

Thanks!

[uddhava]

So great, you solved it.
Which permissions were messed up ?

[MrLoud]

the standard setup permissions for folders like /img, shame on me..

I copied the folders and expected that the permissions stayed the same. Apparently not.

Nogmaals bedankt voor je hulp!
Heb je zelf ook een prestashop site?

[uddhava]

So thats a good thing to remember, the permissions.
I was busy creating a shell script to take care of that. I might post it on the forum when i am done.

Ja, nee ben bezig er eentje op te zetten! www.varsana.nl.

[bambi]

Hi MrLoud and other helping angels,

I am trying to move a shop placed in a subdirectory on one server to the root on a new server with a new domain name. Backed up the database and the shop.

1. copied the data base to the new server
2. copied the backed up shop to the root (public_html)
3. changed permissions
4. changed file settings.inc.php so they match site and data base

Still can't open the shop. What am I missig?

Any help would be very much appriciated
:-)

[jeepsterdk]

Hi MrLoud and other helping angels,

I am trying to move a shop placed in a subdirectory on one server to the root on a new server with a new domain name. Backed up the database and the shop.

1. copied the data base to the new server
2. copied the backed up shop to the root (public_html)
3. changed permissions
4. changed file settings.inc.php so they match site and data base

Still can't open the shop. What am I missig?

Any help would be very much appriciated
:-)

I'm at the same point, but I am wondering: Where do you this file settings.inc.php ?

[bambi]

Hi jeepsterdk

In the config folder there is a file settings.inc.php. You would need an FTP program to change this file. If you don't have one I recomend filezila - free and works very well.

Hope this helps