Hi there.
I received the dump of the DB together with all Joomla e Virtuemart files.
I have no access to the original site, due to the old owner policy.
The old store url was something like this: http://www.old-domain/webshop/<lang>
My new (test) installation url should be like this: https://www.new-domain/subdomain/webshop/<lang>
I modified the configuration file, updating all DB, temp and logs data.
I also replaced all reference to the old domain inside the DB sql dump.
When I try to access the new site, I receive a message that looks like the link structure is not working fine.
These are my tests and results:
https://www.new-domain/subdomain/ --> blank page
https://www.new-domain/subdomain/webshop --> jos-Error: Article not found
https://www.new-domain/subdomain/webshop/administrator --> jos-Error: Category not found
https://www.new-domain/subdomain/administrator --> page is shown but once I login I'm redirected again to the login page with no error messages
The .htaccess is present and identical to the one in the original package.
What's wrong? ???
QuoteThe .htaccess is present and identical to the one in the original package.
change or add
RewriteBase /subdomain/
This is the content of my .htaccess
Is the one taken from the original site with 2 small variations (in bold)
##
# @package Joomla
# @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2014 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
# @license GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
##
##
# READ THIS COMPLETELY IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS FILE!
#
# The line just below this section: 'Options +FollowSymLinks' may cause problems
# with some server configurations. It is required for use of mod_rewrite, but may already
# be set by your server administrator in a way that dissallows changing it in
# your .htaccess file. If using it causes your server to error out, comment it out (add # to
# beginning of line), reload your site in your browser and test your sef url's. If they work,
# it has been set by your server administrator and you do not need it set here.
##
## Can be commented out if causes errors, see notes above.
#Options +FollowSymLinks
## Mod_rewrite in use.
RewriteEngine On
## Begin - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits.
# If you experience problems on your site block out the operations listed below
# This attempts to block the most common type of exploit `attempts` to Joomla!
#
# Block out any script trying to base64_encode data within the URL.
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode[^(]*\([^)]*\) [OR]
# Block out any script that includes a <script> tag in URL.
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|%3C)([^s]*s)+cript.*(>|%3E) [NC,OR]
# Block out any script trying to set a PHP GLOBALS variable via URL.
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
# Block out any script trying to modify a _REQUEST variable via URL.
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
# Return 403 Forbidden header and show the content of the root homepage
RewriteRule .* index.php [F]
#
## End - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits.
## Begin - Custom redirects
#
# If you need to redirect some pages, or set a canonical non-www to
# www redirect (or vice versa), place that code here. Ensure those
# redirects use the correct RewriteRule syntax and the [R=301,L] flags.
#
## End - Custom redirects
##
# Uncomment following line if your webserver's URL
# is not directly related to physical file paths.
# Update Your Joomla! Directory (just / for root).
##
RewriteBase /ciocco/
#ciocco is my subdomain
## Begin - Joomla! core SEF Section.
#
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
#
# If the requested path and file is not /index.php and the request
# has not already been internally rewritten to the index.php script
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index\.php
# and the request is for something within the component folder,
# or for the site root, or for an extensionless URL, or the
# requested URL ends with one of the listed extensions
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /component/|(/[^.]*|\.(php|html?|feed|pdf|vcf|raw))$ [NC]
# and the requested path and file doesn't directly match a physical file
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
# and the requested path and file doesn't directly match a physical folder
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
# internally rewrite the request to the index.php script
RewriteRule .* index.php [L]
#
## End - Joomla! core SEF Section.
The problem is the same than before. My 2 changes do not make any diference.
1st try it with SEF off and no .htaccess .. does it work?
I renamed .htaccess file.
The only difference is that now a call to https://www.new-domain/subdomain/webshop/de makes a 404 page reponse.
I don't know how to turn SEF off.
I can add that I'm using Joomla 2.5.19 (the site is pretty old) but my server runs PHP 7.x . I read somewhere that it can be a problem...
Get Joomla working first
You are migrating a Joomla site - that is using a VM component
Go to joomla forums for help - then - when you have it working - see if VM functions
PHP 7 is perhaps the problem with Joomla 2.5
Ok, there was a problem caused by PHP 7 .
Now I switched to php 5.6 and the site is on line... but not OK.
The test site is installed here: http://www.demopangea.it/de/
As you can see each product in home is made of 4 parts:
1. a photo, linked to the old and wrongaddress
2. a title, linked to the old and wrong address
3. a category, linked to the old and wrongaddress
4. a description, linked to the right address
Is there, maybe, a setting of virtuemart where I can set the right url?
Your slidexshow, has probably incorrect URL check the settings for this.
Jörgen @ Kreativ Fotografi
Clear your cache.
Try to go in the module, if the Urls was not saved static and not relative.
Not that i get redirect to French and the site fails.
But if admin is working , perhaps migrate to Joomla 3.9 + last Vm release give a better result.