Upload Pre-Made site

[Eagle75]

hi,

 

i have made an osCommerce site locally to test it as i have not done this before...

 

i now have a hosting account and was wondering if i can upload the site i have made to the server or do i need to fully reinstall the site on the server???

 

i have done a lot of work on it and hopefuly wont need to start over again.

 

 

thanks

[ozcsys]

hi,

 

i have made an osCommerce site locally to test it as i have not done this before...

 

i now have a hosting account and was wondering if i can upload the site i have made to the server or do i need to fully reinstall the site on the server???

 

i have done a lot of work on it and hopefuly wont need to start over again.

thanks

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Basically you can just follow the steps found HERE for moving a site from one server to another and skip the download to your local computer part since your site is already there.

[♥Vger]

My advice would be to do a default install on the server, and then upload your files, except for the configure.php files (these will have been setup for the live online website during the install process). If you have entered products into the database of your local installation then go to the phpMyAdmin for your online website, locate the database you set up as part of the installation process, and import the data from your local install sql file.

 

The alternative is to just upload all of your files, and then redo the file pathways in both configure.php files to reflect the pathways on the server. You'll also need to upload your database to your mysql folder.

 

Vger