Best way to clone site?

Discussion in 'Technical Support' started by sitewonders, Jul 3, 2009.

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  1. sitewonders Customer

    Hi Guys,

    As some of you know I have my classifieds on a sumdomain. I need to now copy the installation to another subdomain. How would I do this?

    Copy the files over

    Duplicate the database.

    Then change a reference in a file AND in the database?

    Many Thanks

    Gary
    sitewonders, Jul 3, 2009
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  2. bowers01 Genius At Work

    Do you want to run two different sites? or just move the location of the current one?
    bowers01, Jul 3, 2009
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  3. sitewonders Customer

    Two different, UK and US :)
    sitewonders, Jul 3, 2009
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  4. bowers01 Genius At Work

    the way i would do it:
    Download content via ftp, upload to new position. Export the database, make a new one and import. Then go into administration and change the url.
    That should be it.
    Nick
    bowers01, Jul 3, 2009
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  5. sitewonders Customer

    ok...but, how will i get to administration? Surely if I go to the admin link of the new copy of the site, it wont work? As the new site isnt pointing to the new database yet?
    sitewonders, Jul 3, 2009
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  6. bowers01 Genius At Work

    In Connections/classifieds.php
    it specifies the database details. You will need to update that for the new domain and reupload it.
    Nick
    bowers01, Jul 3, 2009
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  7. sitewonders Customer

    Thanks, will try it, just need to finish the first installation, its not quite right!
    sitewonders, Jul 3, 2009
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    Lhotch, Jul 3, 2009
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