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admin issue after changing domain name

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 11:10 pm
by clizzio
Hello
I have searched the forums and found answers to how to change my domain name by going into both the config.php and admin/config.php files and changing the http & https . I have gone in and changed all the lines in both files to the new site name I want (someone originally created my store and named it "newsite"). But after I changed everything and open up the link for my opencart admin site, it brings up my web page instead.
I have tried for over a month now to get this to work...can anyone help me I am about to launch my new store but do not want the name "newsite"
PS...I am not well versed in "code language" so simple terms and instructions are best!!! :laugh:

Thanks
Cheryl

Re: admin issue after changing domain name

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 11:38 pm
by rph
Edit the config file and update HTTP_CATALOG to the new site.

Re: admin issue after changing domain name

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 12:15 am
by clizzio
I did change all of those....
I want to change the name "newsite" to "gokartsandgokartparts"

I changed it to that name in all the lines in both the config.php file and the admin/config.php file

When I try to go to my open cart site admin page it takes me to my regular webpage and in the address it still shows the old name "newsite"

Re: admin issue after changing domain name

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 1:14 am
by IP_CAM
Do you possibly have anything in your .htaccess file, redirecting the URL?
Below, Sample admin config:
make sure LINKS/PATHS direct to the correct Server URL/Server-Path.

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// HTTP
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.bigmax.ch/shop/admin/');
define('HTTP_CATALOG', 'http://www.bigmax.ch/shop/');
define('HTTP_IMAGE', 'http://www.bigmax.ch/shop/image/');
// HTTPS
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'http://www.bigmax.ch/shop/admin/');
define('HTTPS_CATALOG', 'http://www.bigmax.ch/shop/');
define('HTTPS_IMAGE', 'http://www.bigmax.ch/shop/image/');
// DIR
define('DIR_APPLICATION', '/home/jacob/server/www/bigmax/shop/admin/');
define('DIR_SYSTEM', '/home/jacob/server/www/bigmax/shop/system/');
define('DIR_DATABASE', '/home/jacob/server/www/bigmax/shop/system/database/');
define('DIR_LANGUAGE', '/home/jacob/server/www/bigmax/shop/admin/language/');
define('DIR_TEMPLATE', '/home/jacob/server/www/bigmax/shop/admin/view/template/');
define('DIR_CONFIG', '/home/jacob/server/www/bigmax/shop/system/config/');
define('DIR_IMAGE', '/home/jacob/server/www/bigmax/shop/image/');
define('DIR_CACHE', '/home/jacob/server/www/bigmax/shop/system/cache/');
define('DIR_DOWNLOAD', '/home/jacob/server/www/bigmax/shop/download/');
define('DIR_LOGS', '/home/jacob/server/www/bigmax/shop/system/logs/');
define('DIR_CATALOG', '/home/jacob/server/www/bigmax/shop/catalog/');
Good Luck
Ernie

Re: admin issue after changing domain name

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 2:25 am
by rph
What version of OpenCart are you using? Are you using multistore? Does System > Settings display the correct store URL? Did you make sure to purge your /system/cache/* files?