Move the storage directory outside of the web directory

Question

In opencart version 3 there is a notification:

It is very imporant that you move the storage directory outside of the web directory (e.g. public_html, www or htdocs)

Screenshot

I tried by clicking on move button in the picture also tried manually but after trying it is giving weird errors.

Answer 1

You can move storage directory outside of the web directory (e.g. public_html, www or htdocs) in three ways

1. Automatically Moving
2. Manual Moving (from admin panel)
3. Manual Moving ( By editing Config files)...

Assuming that you know first and second methods.Here I will explain the third method to you.

1. Copy your storage directory from system/storage to public_html, www or htdocs.

2. Change the following file path from both config files i.e. config.php and admin/config.php as shown below.

   define('DIR_STORAGE', 'public_html/storage');

Please replace public_html to your desired path.

I hope this answer might help you.

Answer 2

It is very simple to remove / hide this dialog box:

open 'admin/controller/common/dashboard.php' file

search below line

$data['security'] = $this->load->controller('common/security');

and replace it with below line

$data['security'] = '';

That's it :)