This topic explains the steps that should be followed when moving your Squirrelcart installation from one web server to another. This is common when switching webhosts, or when changing your domain name.
- Follow the instructions in the Backups section of the documentation to backup your files and your database.
- Follow the Installation procedures, with the following exceptions:
- Instead of uploading the squirrelcart folder from a new distribution, upload your backup squirrelcart folder. Do the same for your storefront page (store.php by default).
- Upload the sc_install folder from the same version of Squirrelcart you are running
- Locate the file inside the sc_install folder that is named something similar to sc_x.x.x_install.sql, where x.x.x is the version of Squirrelcart. Rename that file by adding a ".old" extension to the end of the filename.
- Upload your database backup file to the sc_install folder, and rename it to match the original name of the file you just renamed. The format must be exactly as above or the import will fail.
- After you have uploaded your backup file and renamed it, you may use the installation script, which will import that file into your database during the installation process.
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