How to Change Existing site to prestashop?

[sexydexie]

Hi,

 

I hv a site in html & jscript content, but want to change it into a prestashop.

 

Can i install prestashop in Root directory, BUT still showing Existing html content Before the prestashop launch?

 

Pls advice how to do that..

 

Thanks

[Carlsen]

I would advise that you install Prestashop in a /shop/ directory, and then move it to root after you are done.

 

Another method would be installing the Prestashop, and then disabling the shop. Then you can customize "maintenance.tpl", found in "/themes/prestashop/". I believe this will only work if you have one HTML page (no subpages).

[sexydexie]

Hi FPDK,

 

Thanks for your reply.

 

But due to my IP address is dynamic, now i can't view the front store after disable the shop (in maintenance mode).

 

 

There is few html pages in existing site.

 

Can i do htaccess redirect from (prestashop's) www.mysite.com/index.php to Existing www.mysite.com/index.html?

How to do that?

 

Any advice? Thanks

[Carlsen]

I think you should just create the shop at /shop/ and move it once complete, this is what I normally do.

I am not certain of .htaccess redirects, as it will then disable your Prestashop frontpage (index.php)...

 

You could make an i-frame in the Maintenance.tpl, so you can pull multiple HTML pages inside that. This will still require that you always have your IP address up to date in BO, which I can see is quite frustrating if it changes from day to day.

[sexydexie]

Thanks for your reply man..

 

ya, tried .htaccess methods, can't access index.php after that.

 

seem like install PS at sub-directory is the way to go..

 

as for maintenance.tpl, due to i m having dynamic IP, also hv to try other method too.