How do I connect to a new DB in 1.6.

[markputt]

Hi.

 

I cloned a DB and I want to connect to the new instance of that db.

How do I do that in 1.6?

 

 

Ty.

 

[vekia]

change database credentials in file:

/config/settings.inc.php

define('_DB_SERVER_', 'localhost');
define('_DB_NAME_', '1606a');
define('_DB_USER_', 'root');
define('_DB_PASSWD_', '');

[lateral]

I know that this is an old thread but I cannot find a "settings.inc.php" file anywhere in the unzipped version of this install for Prestashop 1.6.0.9. Do I assume that it is created as part of the installation process?

 

Are you telling me also that I can't change the data in this file via a nice user interface but can only change it by directly editing it???

 

Regards

Greg

[vekia]

yes this file is automatically created after installation in /config/ directory

[lateral]

Thanks Vekia

 

And there is no way to change this via the back end interface?

 

Regards

Greg

[lateral]

I manually changed the settings.inc.php file to point to the new database but it fails with the following error message.

 

500 Server Error

Oops, something went wrong.

Try to refresh this page or feel free to contact us if the problem persists.

 

I am finding that Prestashop whilst being a very sophisticated product is not very intuitive to use and configure.

 

Regards

Greg