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Hi everybody!

I want to upgrade my cre store to pinnacle cart. I'd want to make it fast and accurate but i've never done it before.

Anybody has an experience? What do you guys use in such cases?

Any help appreciated!

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Short, practical guidance for migrating a live store to PinnacleCart (grounded in the thread above where asked about options and reported success with a migration provider).

Start with a staging copy and a full backup of files and the database. Use a demo/staging migration first and verify data integrity before any final cutover. Key things to verify during tests:

  • Product data: SKUs, variants/options, images, category tree, prices and special prices.
  • Orders and customers: full order history, order statuses, timestamps, customer accounts and emails.
  • Checkout flow: payment gateway integration (sandbox then live), shipping calculations, tax calculation, coupons and rules.
  • SEO and links: old URL patterns, meta tags, canonical tags, sitemap and preferred 301 redirects.
  • System settings: SSL, email templates, analytics tracking, API keys, and server requirements.

Operational cautions and final steps:

  • Put the live store into maintenance mode for the final migration window to avoid missed orders.
  • Expect some cleanup: duplicate SKUs, inconsistent categories, image path fixes, and possibly customer password resets if hash formats differ.
  • Run multiple test orders (guest and registered) and verify confirmation emails, inventory decrement, and accounting exports.
  • Keep a rollback plan and an untouched backup snapshot until post-launch monitoring is clean.

If using a third-party service, request a detailed mapping report and a short test migration before paying. This preserves SEO, avoids surprises, and shortens the live cutover.

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surfing through the net found a service called cart2cart. Has somebody tried it? Anybody?

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I migrated my store based on osCommerce to Prestashop shopping cart with Cart2Cart. First, I tried demo migration to make sure it works, and than started full migration.
Well, those guys are doing their job well. They moved all my products with attributes, customers and order history fast and without data loss.

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