Changing the server - how to move SOTESHOP 7 to the other server

Moving SOTESHOP 7

  1. Pack a shop's folder,

    2. Check out how to pack SOTESHOP 7.

  2. Copy a packed shop to the new server,
  3. Unpack a shop's package,

    4. Check out how to unpack SOTESHOP 7.

  4. Redirect a domain to shop's folder,
    • Shop that was installed from a standard version package (containing folder /core) - just unpack in domain's folder
    • Shop that was installed from a package for administrators (without folder /core) - redirect a domain / subdomain to shop's folder path_to_shop/soteshop/web
  5. Move a database,
  6. Delete a content of folder /soteshop/cache (if standard version package was used - delete a content of folder /soteshop/core/cache),
  7. Enter URL of shop's update panel in a webbrowser eg. http://www.shop.example.com/update.php
  8. Log in. Access data to shop's update panel doesn't change,
  9. Press Update the access data to the database,
  10. Enter access data to a new database and press Save,
  11. Enter URL address in a webbrowser http://www.shop.example.com/update.php/installerweb/task

    Command line in shop's update panel will appear.

    • Enter: cc and press ENTER,
    • Enter: fcc and press ENTER,

    in order to clear a shop's cache.

Packing SOTESHOP 7

Packing via webbrowser

  1. Create a file pack.php in location /soteshop and fill with code:
    2. 
<?php
   system("/bin/tar -zcf filename.tar.gz soteshop/");
?>
  2. Redirect a domain to the folder where your shop's folder /soteshop and file pack.php are located,
  3. Enter a domain (set in point 2) in a webbrowser eg. http://www.shop.example.com/pack.php

    4. Packing srcipt will start processing.

Packing via terminal

  1. Enter FTP account via SSH,
  2. Enter command:
    3. 
tar -zcf filename.tar.gz soteshop/

Other

If you can't execute above-mentioned operations, contact your server's administrator and ask for his help with packing a shop.

Unpacking SOTESHOP 7

Unpacking via webbrowser

  1. Create a file unpack.php in location of your packed shop and fill it with code:
    2. 
<?php
   system("/bin/tar -zxvpf ./filename.tar.gz");
?>
  2. Redirect a domain to the folder where your packed shop and unpack.php file are located,
  3. Enter a domain (set in point 2) in a webbrowser eg. http://www.shop.example.com/unpack.php

    4. Unpacking srcipt will start processing.

Unpacking via terminal

  1. Enter FTP account via SSH,
  2. Enter command:
    3. 
tar -zxvpf filename.tar.gz
            
    Shop has to be unpacked with user's authorizations.

Other

If you can't execute above-mentioned operations, contact your server's administrator and ask for his help with unpacking a shop. You have to mention that:

Shop has to be unpacked with user's authorizations (administrator can't unpack your shop as root).

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