In this section, we will now learn how to replace OpenCart files and restore the database.
- Let's open File Manager in cPanel and find where our OpenCart files are located. In this case, they are in the store folder. Let's delete it.
- Let's upload our backup store.zip file here and extract the contents.
- We now have old OpenCart files which are retrieved from the backup file, as we can see from the following screenshot:
- We can use the built-in Restore tool of OpenCart. Let's browse into the System | Backup | Restore menu. After that let's choose the
backup.sqlfiles which we have previously saved in our local computer. All we need to do finally is to click on the Restore button on the top of the screen.
- Let's open Backup Wizard on cPanel. It is under the Files menu.
- We will need to click on the Restore button to continue.
- Let's click on the MySQL Databases button on the Select Restore Type menu.
- We will need to browse the OpenCart database backup file which we have already backed up before. After this, let's click on the Upload button.
- The restore wizard will run the contents of the SQL file in the archive. It will drop all tables in this database, recreate them, and reinsert all of the values.
- Now, we should check both the storefront and administration settings manually to be sure that every functionality works as expected.
We first deleted all OpenCart files. Then, we have uploaded the backup file and xtracted the contents. So, we have finished restoring files. We have opened the Backup Wizard in cPanel and uploaded a database backup through the wizard. It has run and overwritten our database to old values which are retrieved from the SQL backup file.
- Suppose that we have accidentally overwritten current
config.phpfiles with the emptyconfig.phpfiles which are included in new OpenCart releases. What would happen if we run the upgrade wizard? - Can we upgrade any OpenCart version using the latest auto-update script which we can download on the official OpenCart website?
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