changing domain name

Store Builder Questions
1

Hello,

If my store located in folder “minerals” and the domain for that store is minerals.com, and I wish to change to name of the folder to “cosmetics” and the name of the domain to cosmetcis.com, is it something that easy to do?

2
  1. Ask CS to issue a new domain license key
  2. Backup all files + DB
  3. Install the same CS version under new domain/folder
  4. When the new one is working, overwrite it with your backup files
  5. Now modify the Config file accordingly
  6. Restore your DB



    BTW, which version do you use?
3

Hi

I’m using version 2

Is there any short way?

can’t I only change the path thought the congif file?

4

Nope, no short way. You will have to have your host change domain names unless you want to have the domain name minerals/cosmetics.com. As Noman said, you will have to have CS change the name for your license. Also if you have SSL cert, you will have to create a new one for the new domain name.

5

OK

What make the problem - the folder change or the domain change?

6

in the file “config.local” can’t I just change “minerals.com” to “cosmetics.com”? —>



// Host and directory where software is installed on no-secure server

$config[‘http_host’] = ‘minerals.com’;

$config[‘http_path’] = ‘’;



// Host and directory where software is installed on secure server

$config[‘https_host’] = ‘minerals.com’;

$config[‘https_path’] = ‘’;

7

I’m not sure exactly what you are wanting to do? Your store is generally in the root and/or stored in the folder public_html. If you create another folder/subdomain then it would be public_html/cosmetics but then the url would be minerals/cosmetics.com.

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[quote name=‘minerals’]in the file “config.local” can’t I just change “minerals.com” to “cosmetics.com”? —>



// Host and directory where software is installed on no-secure server

$config[‘http_host’] = ‘minerals.com’;

$config[‘http_path’] = ‘’;



// Host and directory where software is installed on secure server

$config[‘https_host’] = ‘minerals.com’;

$config[‘https_path’] = ‘’;[/QUOTE]



No, you can’t. Your server is set up for minerals.com.

9

right now my store located on /minerals/index.php

I wish to change it to /cosmetics/index.php

and to change the domain. instead minerals.com —> cosmetics.com



so I thought to change the name of the folder, and in the config.php to change that path…

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It’s not that simple. Everything I posted in post #4 needs to be done.

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[quote name=‘Noman’ timestamp=‘1247959930’ post=‘52594’]

  1. Ask CS to issue a new domain license key
  2. Backup all files + DB
  3. Install the same CS version under new domain/folder
  4. When the new one is working, overwrite it with your backup files
  5. Now modify the Config file accordingly
  6. Restore your DB



    BTW, which version do you use?

    [/quote]



    WORKED PERFECTLY!!! Thank you Norman!!! :grin: