How To: Move Your Store to Another Directory on the Same Server¶

To move your store to another directory on the same server, complete the steps below:

1. Open the Administration panel of your store.

2. Under Administration → Stores, choose a store, and replace the Storefront URL value with the new one.

   Note

   Skip step 2 if you use Multi-Vendor.

3. Move all the files of your store to the new directory on the server.

4. In this directory, open the config.local.php file.

5. Find the following part of the code:

   // Host and directory where the store is installed on no-secure server
   $config['http_host'] = 'www.your_domain.com';
   $config['http_path'] = '/your_store_directory';
   
   // Host and directory where the store is installed on secure server
   $config['https_host'] = 'www.your_domain.com';
   $config['https_path'] = '/your_store_directory';
   

6. Replace your_store_directory with the name of the directory where you moved the files of your store.

7. Save the file.

8. If the SEO add-on is enabled, open the .htaccess file located in the root directory of your store.

9. Find the following line of code there:

   # RewriteBase /subdirectory
   

10. Replace the line with the following one:

    RewriteBase /subdirectory
    

    Important

    Remember to replace /subdirectory with the directory path to which you have moved the files of your store. For example, if your store URL was http://www.your_domain.com/store, and you changed it to http://www.your_domain.com/new_collection/shop, the path will be /new_collection/shop.

    If you move your store to the web root directory, the line of code above should look like this:

    RewriteBase /
    

11. Save the file.

12. Clear the cache before starting to work with your store.

    Hint

    To clear the cache via the Administration panel, go to Administration → Storage → Clear cache. If you can’t access the Administration panel, clear the cache manually by deleting the var/cache directory of your store.