Guest Cousins Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Hi, I outsourced the build of my website to a web designer, however I now want to bring the administration (and any design changes) in house. I have the password to the online admin area, however if I want to change skins etc I believe I need to have access to the root directories... Can anyone clarify what I need to ask my designer for i.e. directories & database? And would I need any specialist software for them to run on my PC? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vokf Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Hi, You will need; -Hosting Account Details (FTP, but probably cPanel or other control panel access for any Database work) -FTP client software, Filezilla is good (IMO!) and free. Once you have your hosting account details, run a full account backup and copy the backup file to your local PC/server. If/when things go wrong, this will help you get quickly back and running. Depending on your in-house technical skills, you may need assistance. This forum can help with the core functionality (ie out of the box/unmodified). The cubecartforums.org site is a great resource for 3rd party services and modifications. There is a documentation project on that site to - so worthwhile reading up. If your existing designer has been good to work with, it would make sense to retain communication - they will know your store set-up and could be the best people to help you. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cousins Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Hi Jason, Thanks for your help, I believe that most of the functionality is core, however I'm looking at changing the skin, etc so I think I will be making heavy use of the forums! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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