How to configure CS Cart to work with a new domain?

July 9, 2021 . 4 MIN READ

In order to configure CS-Cart to work properly with another domain, you should modify the config.local.php file located in the root of your CS-Cart installation. You can open and edit this file through cPanel -> File manager.

You should change the following line:

1	$config[‘http_host’] = ‘olddomain.com’;

1	$config[‘http_host’] = ‘newdomain.com’;

If you are using an SSL certificate for your website, you should also change this line:

1	$config[‘https_host’] = ‘olddomain.com’;

1	$config[‘https_host’] = ‘newdomain.com’;

If you have moved the CS-Cart installation to a different subfolder, the following lines from the same configuration file have to be changed as well:

1 2	$config[‘http_path’] = ‘/oldfolder’; $config[‘https_path’] = ‘/oldfolder’;

1 2	$config[‘http_path’] = ‘/newfolder’; $config[‘https_path’] = ‘/newfolder’;

If you experience any problems with the re-configuration you can always contact the SiteGround Support Team and they will be glad to assist you.

To move your CS-Cart installation to another directory on the same server:

Go toAdministration > Stores, choose a store, and replace the Storefront URL value with the new one.
Move all CS-Cart files to the new directory on the server.
In this directory, open thelocal.php file.
Find the following part of code:

5. // Host and directory where cs-cart is installed on no-secure server6. $config[‘http_host’] = ‘www.your_domain.com’;7. $config[‘http_path’] = ‘/your_cscart_directory’;8. 9. // Host and directory where cs-cart is installed on secure server10. $config[‘https_host’] = ‘www.your_domain.com’;$config[‘https_path’] = ‘/your_cscart_directory’;

and replace your_cscart_directory with the name of the directory where you moved CS-Cart files.

Save the file.
If theSEO add-on is enabled, open the .htaccess file located in the root directory of your CS-Cart installation.
Find the following line of code there:

# RewriteBase /subdirectory

and replace it with the following line:

RewriteBase /subdirectory

After that replace /subdirectory with the directory path to which you have moved CS-Cart files. For example, if your store URL washttp://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 .

NOTE: If you move your CS-Cart installation to the web root directory, the line of code above should look like this:
RewriteBase /

Save the file.
Do not forget to clean the cache before starting to work with your store.

Behind the scenes, CS-Cart is a monolithic software that has all its files and folders inside a single web directory on your web server or hosting account (e.g.,/home/YourAccountID/example.com/public_html). Such an installation has example.com as the base store domain. The administration panel is available through thehttp://www.example.com/admin.php URL.

The storefronts, however, can be accessible through diverse URLs, including the base store domain, a subdirectory to the base domain, a sub-domain, or even a different domain. It is only required that the target URL is assigned to the web directory where CS-Cart is installed (/home/YourAccountID/example.com/public_html in the example).

The following table reviews the available options.

Base store domain

www.example.com

The base store domain is available as the default option. To use it as a storefront’s URL, simply type the domain name in the Storefront URL field on the store properties page.

Sub-directory

www.example.com/store

To make a storefront accessible through a sub-directory:

1.	Create the subdirectory in the web directory where CS-Cart is installed (e.g., /home/YourAccountID/example.com/public_html/store). This can be done via your server/hosting control panel or by using an FTP, SSH, etc.

2.	In the new subdirectory, create .htaccess file with the following content:

RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ ../$1 [L,QSA,E=DOCUMENT_ROOT:%{SCRIPT_FILENAME}]

</IfModule>

Sub-domain

store.example.com

To make a storefront accessible through a sub-domain, you need to configure domain aliasing for the sub-domain so that it is pointed to the web directory where CS-Cart is installed (e.g., /home/YourAccountID/example.com/public_html/store).

Because different hosting providers offer different tools to manage domain aliasing, please address your provider’s support resources for instructions.

Different domain

www.example.org

To make a storefront accessible through a different domain, you need to configure domain aliasing for that domain so that it is pointed to the web directory where CS-Cart is installed (e.g., /home/YourAccountID/example.com/public_html/store).

Because different hosting providers offer different tools to manage domain aliasing, please address your provider’s support resources for instructions.

https://www.siteground.com/kb/how_to_configure_cscart_to_work_with_a_new_domain/