Concrete 5 - move C5 code, images and references up to docroot - ftp

Question

I have installed, configured and built a site on Concrete 5.5.2.1 and it is all working well. I have a problem that I have a URL of www.ayrshireminis.com/concrete5.5.2.1, for example, which is where the index.htm file sits. Is there a way that I can bring the code back up to the docroot without breaking all references such as image paths in the database for example?
Considering that the download of Concrete 5 includes this directory I am assuming that this is a common issue for some developers when using this CMS.

Answer 1

I'm not sure why you have an "index.htm" file -- there is no such thing in a concrete5 installation. In general, though, you should be able to move the site without problems. A few possible exceptions would be:
Depending on how exactly you're moving things, make sure you get every folder/file. For example, if you're using SSH and do something like mv concrete5.5.2.1/* ./, then you will miss the .htaccess file (because it's hidden). But if you're talking about index.htm files I am guessing you're on a Windows server instead of unix so perhaps this doesn't apply.
In older versions of Concrete5, there was a setting in the config/site.php file called DIR_REL that you would need to change when you move the site. For example, if moving from the concrete5.5.2.1 subdirectory up to the top level, you'd change define('DIR_REL', '/concrete5.5.2.1);todefine('DIR_REL', '');. So take a look in yourconfig/site.phpfile, but if you don't see thedefine('DIR_REL'...` line then don't worry about this step.
If you manually entered full URL's to page links or images, you'll need to update those. Usually this isn't an issue (assuming you use the Concrete5 toolbar that sits above the Rich Text Editor controls -- e.g. "Insert Link to Page", "Insert Image", etc.). But if you notice dead links after you move the site, then either manually update the links by editing the blocks in question, or if you want to make sure you update them all in one fell swoop, you can run the following queries on your database (via PhpMyAdmin, for example):
UPDATE btContentLocal SET content = REPLACE(content, '/old/base/dir/', '/new/dir/') WHERE content LIKE '%/old/base/dir/%';
UPDATE btContentImage SET externalLink = REPLACE(externalLink, '/old/base/dir/', '/new/dir/') WHERE externalLink LIKE '%/old/base/dir/%';
UPDATE btSlideshowImg SET url = REPLACE(url, '/old/base/dir/', '/new/dir/') WHERE url LIKE '%/old/base/dir/%';
Be careful with these queries!! You will need to change it so /old/base/dir/ and /new/dir/ make sense for your particular site. You should absolutely positively back up your database before running these queries otherwise you may completely and utterly destroy your site without any way to get it back!!!

Answer 2

It is actually possible to move the code from a ROOT/concrete5.5.2.1 directory back to the root without running the queries above. I simply moved the code up a directory and everything worked.