How to edit CS-Cart configuration file¶
If you need to edit CS-Cart configuration files (config.php
, config.local.php
, local_conf.php
), you can do this with SSH/SFTP access.
Create SSH/SFTP account¶
Just follow the instruction. You will receive email with the access credentials. If you already have one, go to the next step.
Connect to your server¶
You can see how to connect to your server using SFTP in this article. If you prefer to use SSH, you can connect to the server like in this instruction. We are going to use the Filezilla application, but you can use any other software that can connect to the server by SFTP protocol.
Connect to your server and navigate to your project directory. It is located at /srv/projects/PROJECT_DIR
. Then go to the public_html
directory and locate config.local.php
file.
Note
Save the created connection for quicker access next time.
Edit file¶
Now you can edit this file by right-clicking on the file and selecting View/Edit.
Your file will be opened in the text editor, and now you can edit it like your local text file.
How to change settings¶
In the configuration file, you can change settings by changing value following the appropriate setting name.
Values can be four types
- string (text inside quotes
'like this'
) - numeric (just number like
11
) - array (
['value1', 'value2']
) - boolean(
true
orfalse
)
Use correct syntax, it is important.
Warning
Errors in config.local.php
may cause store unavailability. Good idea is to make a backup of this file before editing. Copy it with a different filename, config.local.php.old
for example.
Save file and exit text editor.
Done! You have successfully edited your CS-Cart configuration file.
Hint
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