Best way to convert site to new template ?
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- Steve Fletcher
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I have just upgraded my site from Mambo to Joomla, and I now want to convert the SolarFlareII theme to VersatilityII.
After installing the template I switched over, it looked pronmising but there's clearly some work to be done. I need to move around some menus items and modules. Some articles need to be reformatted and generally the whole site needs a good tidy up.
What's the best approach ?
I don't want to do it on the live site as it will take 4 or 5 days and will look a mess until finished.
I don't have the luxury of a development system.
Should I create a second Joomla installation ?
If I do that then there are problems because my web host will only let me have 1 database. So I would have to create/populate all the mos_xxxxx tables with a mos2_xxxxxx prefix. Is there a utility to do that ?
Am I missing something obvious ?
Maybe a totally independant development system is the only way to do a seamless conversion ?
Cheers,
Steve
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- Jacques Heiner
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Steve Fletcher wrote:
I have just upgraded my site from Mambo to Joomla, and I now want to convert the SolarFlareII theme to VersatilityII.
After installing the template I switched over, it looked pronmising but there's clearly some work to be done. I need to move around some menus items and modules. Some articles need to be reformatted and generally the whole site needs a good tidy up.
What's the best approach ?
I don't want to do it on the live site as it will take 4 or 5 days and will look a mess until finished.
I don't have the luxury of a development system.
Should I create a second Joomla installation ?
If I do that then there are problems because my web host will only let me have 1 database. So I would have to create/populate all the mos_xxxxx tables with a mos2_xxxxxx prefix. Is there a utility to do that ?
Am I missing something obvious ?
Maybe a totally independant development system is the only way to do a seamless conversion ?
Cheers,
Steve
Hello, Steve
Having the freedom to create mulitple databases is something I could not live without because I work on many Joomla sites. I also experiment with new contributions and components on a sub-domain using an identical database from my main site.
I would say an independant development system is the only way for you to go, if you do not want your visitors to see a mess while you are remodeling.
What hosting company are you using? I am allowed unlimited databases, along with unlimited hosted domains, for 7.95 per month with DreamHost.com
As a friendly offer from a fellow Jooma User, I would be more than happy to create an extra database and subdomain on my system for a month or two. I have had my plan since 2000 and I have plenty of room to help you out. I could even give you a hand exporting the data and importing it into the new site..
A simple SQL dump from PHPmyAdmin would give you everything needed to import into the development site. Then you can arrange everything out of view from visitors.
Jonathan Brickey
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- Steve Fletcher
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Jonathon
Many thanks for the offer.
My web host has granted a second db, seems to be the best route.
Cheers,
Steve
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