Moving PrestaShop from localhost to live server

[Oncilla]

Hello,

I have been working on a Prestashop installation on my localhost, and now I would like to upload it to the live server. What is the best way to do this? What steps need to be undertaken?

Thanks in advance!

[uddhava]

There are already some good posts on the forum. Search for them.

But basically you need to transfer all your files and folder to the server.
Then change the /config/settings.php file to edit the correct path. Also check your mySQL settings and password

[Oncilla]

Thanks.

I have moved all files/folder to the server, exported/imported the database and attempted to edit the config file, but it's still not working! It was originally in the directory "localhost/iam" and I'm now trying to move it to "domain/iambou" but I can't seem to get it going.

My config file looks a little like this;

<?php

define('__PS_BASE_URI__', '/iambou/');
define('_THEME_NAME_', 'iam');
define('_DB_NAME_', 'dbname');
define('_DB_SERVER_', '64.187.100.204');
define('_DB_USER_', 'dbuser');
define('_DB_PREFIX_', 'ps_');
define('_DB_PASSWD_', 'password');
define('_DB_TYPE_', 'MySQL');
define('_COOKIE_KEY_', 'fYBMjIQnGeeSXV8r32dW1yhDnbIDfCSaLrZwgRnyQ9bV9rGnRUhROY67');
define('_COOKIE_IV_', 'XeEK7VG6');
define('_PS_VERSION_', '1.3.2.3');

?>

I have obviously replaced dbname, dbuser and password with the correct values. Have you I missed something?

[Oncilla]

I just had a fiddle, and I can log in to the backend. All the products are there etc, so it seems that only the frontend is broken?

It's not a theme issue either, as I set the store to use the default one and it's still the same.

[Oncilla]

Stop the press - it was a CHMOD issue. Thanks anyway!

[tomerg3]

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