Move to root directory

[JonoB]

Hi, I have had my shop running for the past couple of months on www.myphotoframe.co.uk/catalog

 

Anyone visiting www.myphotoframe.co.uk is redirected using .htaccess and the followng code, which I have been told is OK for search engines, etc:

 

RedirectMatch permanent ^/$ http://www.myphotoframe.co.uk/catalog/

 

I am now thinking of moving my whole site into the root directory. This is what I am thinking of doing to achieve this:

 

1. Download my site to my harddrive, clean up the files on the server

 

2. Edit the configure.php in /catalog/includes as follows, changing the following lines:

 

define('HTTP_COOKIE_PATH', '/catalog/');

Change to define('HTTP_COOKIE_PATH', '/');

 

define('DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG', '/catalog/');

Change to define('DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG', '/');

 

('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/www/hosts/www.myphotoframe.co.uk/catalog/');

Change to ('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/www/hosts/www.myphotoframe.co.uk/');

 

3. Make similar changes to the /catalog/admin/admin/configure.php

 

4. Upload new files to the server, but exclude the /catalog directory.

 

Can anyone please let me know if this will work, or if I am missing any other changes out.

 

Thanks for the help.

[AlanR]

There's easier ways to do it but that will work.

[241]

remember that the path for admin will also change when you move everything to root, other than that you are doing it correctly

[JonoB]

There's easier ways to do it but that will work.

Besides doing a complete reinstallation (which I am not doing as I have lots of mods), would you mind sharing your easier way?

[AlanR]

Some ftp programs will move folders and files on the server. Or with ssh or telnet you can do the same with a command line.

 

Your method is fine, it's just a little slow, with all the downloading and uploading.

[241]

nothing wrong with a download and upload especially if you have allready stated that you want to do a cleanup

I am now thinking of moving my whole site into the root directory. This is what I am thinking of doing to achieve this:

 

1. Download my site to my harddrive, clean up the files on the server