Regular Periodic Maintenance

This is a partial list of regular maintenance activities you should do on your store. You will want to to do these things between once a week and once a month, depending on how busy your store is.

• Make a database backup.
• Handle old admin activity logs - archive them first, then purge them.
• Investigate any debug logs which are present in your /logs folder. If you are unfamiliar with handling debug logs, read this first.
• Check to see if there is a new Zen Cart version available. If there is, schedule your upgrade to be sure you can get it done soon. It’s also a good practice to keep track of the PHP Version Support Policy so you know when the PHP version you are running is at or near end of life.
• Check your SSL certificate - they do expire and need to be renewed once a year. If there’s a glitch (like your credit card expiring), you will have the dreaded broken padlock issue.
• Check your JavaScript libraries. Be sure you’re not running a version with known vulnerabilities.
• Use Google Chrome Inspect or PageSpeed Insights to test the performance of your site and look for problems. Many other web page speed testing tools exist; try them too.
• Optional: Run “Optimize Database” from Admin > Tools > Store Manager.