restoring a website

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hi again all, i'm trying to restore a website for someone i know. theyve given me all the files for it; i've managed to upload it onto the ftp but i'm not sure where to go from there

[♥Vger]

1. Upload your backed up folders/files to the root of your website

2. Create a backup of the old database using phpMyAdmin

3. Create a blank online database using your web hosting control panel

4. "Import" your database backup into the blank online database using the phpMyAdmin provided by your hosts

5. Edit the two configure.php files manually to use the domain name and online DIR_FS pathways

6. Password Protect the osCommerce 'admin' folder using the Password or Directory Protection in your web hosting control panel

 

This is a manual installation which does not require you to run the whole Install procedure again.

 

Vger

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thanks mate! will give this ago and report back on my progress

[redpin]

sorry for sound like a fool but can i use the databases found in the "backups" folder of the oscommerce, to inport into the phpadmin

also where is the configure.php located

 

cheers

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found the configure.php in the includes folder :P

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"1146 - Table 'g04hera_radiclshop.configuration' doesn't exist

 

select configuration_key as cfgKey, configuration_value as cfgValue from configuration

 

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just updated the configure & configure_local file's; is this a healthy sign. bearing in mind ive still got to update the database (not sure if im able to use the database - found in admin/backups folder)

[♥Vger]

If the old database no longer exists, except as a backup in admin/backups, then you won't be able to use the "Restore" function from osC Admin --> Tools --> Backups.

 

You need to create a blank database, if none exists, then download the database backup from admin/backups to your PC and then Import that into the new blank database using phpMyAdmin.

 

Vger

[redpin]

If the old database no longer exists, except as a backup in admin/backups, then you won't be able to use the "Restore" function from osC Admin --> Tools --> Backups.

 

You need to create a blank database, if none exists, then download the database backup from admin/backups to your PC and then Import that into the new blank database using phpMyAdmin.

 

Vger

 

thanks for the help mate. will need to try and get someone (who has experience messing around with the phpadmin stuff) to help me with the above