Re-design shop during production?
 

Here's my question, I want to redesign my shop on my webserver while the current one is still in production. Can this be done? How about licensing? It will be the same domain just need a new look. Also, could I install 4.1 to do the re-design instead of for 4.0.x

Look forward to your recommedations on how to redeisgn the store while leaving the current one online.

Thanks!!

Re: Re-design shop during production?
 

4.1 and 4.0 aren't compatible, so you will want to design on the same version you are currently using. When the design is done, just replace the old skin1 folder on your live site with the one from your new design. (save the old one just in case).

Re: Re-design shop during production?
 

but how do I do the redesign while not interrupting the online store. if I do a separate skin folder, i'd still have to set that new skin folder active to see it, right? and that would interrupt business.. am I correct. I basically need a second store for designing online only.

Re: Re-design shop during production?
 

Install a second copy of the site in a subdirectory (i.e. yourdomain.com/newstore). X-Cart shouldn't have a problem with that as long as you aren't running two live stores.

Re: Re-design shop during production?
 

ok.. got it. Now are there layout settings that are stored in the database. Would I need a testing database as well. For example, if you change it from 3 column to 1 column layout..

Re: Re-design shop during production?
 

You need to install a completly new shop in the sub-directory...database and all. It won't have anything at all to do with the main site. Settings like 3 column to 1 column you'll need to set on the old site once you move it over.

Re: Re-design shop during production?
 

on the new shop, I changed the config.php to use a different database, but when I test by changing a customer lastname, when I hit Save, it always goes to https:// and the live store.

any ideas?

Re: Re-design shop during production?
 

You need to also put the correct info in this area:

$xcart_http_host ="www.yourhost.com";
$xcart_https_host ="www.yourhost.com";
$xcart_web_dir ="";

Put the sub-directory in the xcart_web_dir area like so:

$xcart_http_host ="www.yourhost.com";
$xcart_https_host ="www.yourhost.com";
$xcart_web_dir ="/test";

Re: Re-design shop during production?
 

my bad, i didn't change the $xcart_web_dir variable to the new location

Re: Re-design shop during production?
 

one more thing, my product thumbnails/product images do not show up on the new store folder, all the images are in the directories.