[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # change product id number in database ## - **[daveturner101](/forum/user/13550-daveturner101 "View daveturner101's Profile")** - [![daveturner101's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/gallery/guitar.gif)](/forum/user/13550-daveturner101 "View daveturner101's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/13550-daveturner101) Less More - Posts: 72 - Thank you received: 0 - - 12 years 9 months ago [\#141345](#141345) by [daveturner101](/forum/user/13550-daveturner101 "View daveturner101's Profile") *[change product id number in database](/forum/26-product-category-display/865352-change-product-id-number-in-database#141345 "hi, we recently sent out an email which had a link in it to automatically add a product with a characteristic to the cart. you can see it at the end of this link: however we've since updated the characteristics of the product and this has, in turn, created a new product number. this means that the link that was sent out in the email is now broken as product '174' is now product '182' am i able to just change the '182' value in the database back to '174' so that the link works again? many thanks")* was created by *[daveturner101](/forum/user/13550-daveturner101 "View daveturner101's Profile")* hi, we recently sent out an email which had a link in it to automatically add a product with a characteristic to the cart. you can see it at the end of this link: Code: /index.php?option=com_hikashop&ctrl=product&task=updatecart&quantity=1&checkout=1&product_id=174 however we've since updated the characteristics of the product and this has, in turn, created a new product number. this means that the link that was sent out in the email is now broken as product '174' is now product '182' am i able to just change the '182' value in the database back to '174' so that the link works again? many thanks Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84NjUzNTItY2hhbmdlLXByb2R1Y3QtaWQtbnVtYmVyLWluLWRhdGFiYXNlP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Away](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86292 - Thank you received: 14269 - - 12 years 9 months ago [\#141347](#141347) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[change product id number in database](/forum/26-product-category-display/865352-change-product-id-number-in-database#141347 "hi, we recently sent out an email which had a link in it to automatically add a product with a characteristic to the cart. you can see it at the end of this link: however we've since updated the characteristics of the product and this has, in turn, created a new product number. this means that the link that was sent out in the email is now broken as product '174' is now product '182' am i able to just change the '182' value in the database back to '174' so that the link works again? many thanks")* Yes, but make sure that you change it both in the hikashop_product, the hikashop_variant, the hikashop_price (if you set a price for your variants) and the hikashop_file (if you set images/files for your variants) tables. Otherwise, if you don't change it in them all, it won't work properly. The following user(s) said Thank You: [daveturner101](/forum/user/13550-daveturner101 "View daveturner101's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84NjUzNTItY2hhbmdlLXByb2R1Y3QtaWQtbnVtYmVyLWluLWRhdGFiYXNlP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[daveturner101](/forum/user/13550-daveturner101 "View daveturner101's Profile")** - [![daveturner101's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/gallery/guitar.gif)](/forum/user/13550-daveturner101 "View daveturner101's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/13550-daveturner101) Less More - Posts: 72 - Thank you received: 0 - - 12 years 9 months ago [\#141422](#141422) by [daveturner101](/forum/user/13550-daveturner101 "View daveturner101's Profile") Replied by *[daveturner101](/forum/user/13550-daveturner101 "View daveturner101's Profile")* on topic *[change product id number in database](/forum/26-product-category-display/865352-change-product-id-number-in-database#141422 "hi, we recently sent out an email which had a link in it to automatically add a product with a characteristic to the cart. you can see it at the end of this link: however we've since updated the characteristics of the product and this has, in turn, created a new product number. this means that the link that was sent out in the email is now broken as product '174' is now product '182' am i able to just change the '182' value in the database back to '174' so that the link works again? many thanks")* thanks. appears to work. 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