We originally purchased CS-Cart for our godaddy account, which was windows hosting. Now with over 1,000 products installed, and loads of customers we are now having problems with godaddy and their windows database servers. (or something like that).
We need to find a new host fast, but have to stick with windows servers because we took soo much time inventory and customer we do not want to start over.
Does anyone know a good host that can move our site over, without losing our inventory, customer info, and order info?
Our site is currently down (ftp access works, just keep getting 500 errors), just no site or admin loads. Please help.
Milezone
Well, I’m currently testing cs-cart 2.0.14 on hostgator VPS account. I’m surprise how fast it was even on the lowest end VPS. Although 384MB of RAM runs out really fast and can’t handle more than 50 concurrent users, without lower the MySQL settings a little bit.
And the cheapest VPS package is pretty much self-managed. It only comes with Apache installed. Had to install MySQL, mail server, ftp server, and blah blah blah myself.
You need a the level 3 package with cpanel for Fully Managed, meaning hostgator will assist you in just basically about anything.
I’m a new Hostgator customer, so can’t comment on them much.
Usually big time hosts will not move sites. Moving sites is a big liability. You better hire outside company/individual to move the site over.
Seems the problem I am having is I elected to go with Windows Hosting, and most companies use Linux. Which now I find out is the option I should have choosen. But after now a month into the site, and hour and hours of inventory entering, new customers, I am stuck with Windows.
So far no one has what we need other than GoDaddy to host in Windows, and be able to switch my site over. Also since the new .14 upgrade we get 500 errors. Which I think is a hosting issue. Only time we get 500 errors is when we try and do database backup, and Remove Statistics. Other than that the site runs fine.
Maybe we should upgrade to the Virtual Dedicated Servers?
Milezone
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milezone.com
Why are you stuck with Windows? Just create a backup/dump of the database structure and data (a .sql text file), load it into the new (linux) server’s (mysql) database and create your site there.
But I purchased the windows version of cs-cart, and I was told MySQL database cannot be changed to a linux?
As you can tell I am a nub when it comes to the backend of these things. We are good at business, sales, shipping, and our product line. The programming side of things, total nubs. 
Right now all seems well on Godaddy, in fat much faster that our previous 3dcart cart program we used for our .net site. But worried that as the database grows the site will slow way down?
Milezone
MySQL data is usable on any platform.
Usually what slows the site is number of items.
The best for you would be to re-install the cart a new on Linux hosting since it has specific folder and files permissions that will not transfer over.
[quote name=‘milezone’]But I purchased the windows version of cs-cart, and I was told MySQL database cannot be changed to a linux?
As you can tell I am a nub when it comes to the backend of these things. We are good at business, sales, shipping, and our product line. The programming side of things, total nubs.
Right now all seems well on Godaddy, in fat much faster that our previous 3dcart cart program we used for our .net site. But worried that as the database grows the site will slow way down?
Milezone[/QUOTE]
To the best of my knowledge there is no “Windows” version of CS-Cart. The product is just PHP, TPL, and CSS files with a MySQL backend. Should not matter in the least if you move your cart to a LAMP platform. Like TexasGuy said, get a backup of MySql and the images folder, do a fresh install on a Linux server, restore the backups and you should be good.
If you don’t feel comfortable doing that, there are plenty of people on this forum who can help you with that for a fee, you can post in the Third Party Services section and see what kind of quotes you get.
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Seems the problem I am having is I elected to go with Windows Hosting, and most companies use Linux. Which now I find out is the option I should have choosen. But after now a month into the site, and hour and hours of inventory entering, new customers, I am stuck with Windows.
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No, you are not “stuck” with windows — very easy to convert that
[quote name=‘“milezone”’]But I purchased the windows version of cs-cart, and I was told MySQL database cannot be changed to a linux? [/QUOTE]
Someone lied to you 
[quote name=‘“TexasGuy”’]The best for you would be to re-install the cart a new on Linux hosting since it has specific folder and files permissions that will not transfer over.[/QUOTE]
On the contrary, for example, our servers will automatically detect and correct
any and all ownership and permission issues during transfer.
hi milestone
you can transfer data from your “windows” mysql to any new hosted cs-cart site.
go to [url]http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/[/url]
i do not why your current hosting company uses windows for mysql?
mysql doesn’t work great or scales wells on windows.
my 2 cents/pence
tulan
I’m not associated with Host Gator nor do I get money when I recommend them, but if your serious about your business check them out. They have 24hr phone support and normally runs smoothly. If your afriad to make the transfer get in contact with Snorocket he is very reasonable and doesn’t break the bank.
www.snorocket.com