VirtueMart 1.1.x [ Old version - no longer supported ] > Installation & Upgrade VM 1.1
Problems with Moving Virtuemart? FAQS
PRO:
When you move virtuemart from one URL to another, you have to update the URL settings in your virtuemart configuration. This also applies to moving from or to a subdomain or folder.
To update this file after moving your shop, FTP to your host.
Download virtuemart.cfg.php
Path to File Here
administrator/components/com_virtuemart/virtuemart.cfg.php
Change your shop URL, and your Secure URL to your new shop address.Both must have either the www. or non-www. They must match UNLESS one is https but it styill must contain the www or non-www like the other one.
If you moved from one host to another, and your thumbnails are not showing
Most of the time you need to re-create the thumbnails. This is done by
Go into your virtuemart administrator. Then to configuration, and then the "site tab".
Disable "Enable Dynamic Thumbnail Resizing?" Save Your Changes
Then Re-enable "Enable Dynamic Thumbnail Resizing?" Again, and Save.
Also Make Sure The Image Directory is 755
This can cause missing thumbnails
ADDITIONAL IMAGES USUALLY IF CREATED VIA THE MEDI MANAGER HAVE ABSOLUTE URLS. SO, after moving from one domain to another, you need to use csv improved to remove the domain from the url. Or you may use myphpadmin to update the product_files list without the absolute url.
here is a link to instructions on moving vmart with Akeebah Backup. (formerly known as joomlapack)
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=62080.0
sparkwebdev:
Thanks for the point-by-point tips on both how to make the move and things to look out for after the move. The first tutorial was instrumental in the migration I am now completing, but unfortunately I just learned some of the post - move things the hard way myself.
Do you have any pointers regarding what to do with converting language files from the old VM to the new VM system? I want to be able to keep the old translations, but the file structure is very different. Will the old lang files be picked up by VM if I put them in the file structure in their old location?
rtenhave34:
I have to tell you: AWESOME job!!
I did a "normal" copy of the main site, as we needed a different setup for our B2B customers and of course: it miserably failed. Using the Admin module, the links would switch between the retail and the B2B site without me noticing, because they looked almost exactly the same.
Finding this and following your step by step tutorial has saved my day (and our business).
Thanks for uploading this. 5 stars!!
Richard
PRO:
--- Quote from: sparkwebdev on October 10, 2009, 18:08:44 PM ---Thanks for the point-by-point tips on both how to make the move and things to look out for after the move. The first tutorial was instrumental in the migration I am now completing, but unfortunately I just learned some of the post - move things the hard way myself.
Do you have any pointers regarding what to do with converting language files from the old VM to the new VM system? I want to be able to keep the old translations, but the file structure is very different. Will the old lang files be picked up by VM if I put them in the file structure in their old location?
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You know I do not know about this at all.
I never used the old Vmart
linuxbean:
thank you very much,it's very usefull to me!
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