Is it possible to mirror the site offline.....
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- lingolyrics
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Hey guys,
Sorry if this is in the wrong section, I didn't know where else to ask it.
My question is this...
I have a website with a Rocket Theme template that works great with the current layout. However, I need to change the layout and therefore the template. The problem is I constantly have clients coming to the site and I can't afford to put the site offline for a day while I work on the changes. Is it possible to apply a template to your site and work on it via the backend, so your clients don't see the changes yet. Then, when you are happy with the positions of the module and you see that it works with your website layout, you can then make the switch? Is this possible or is there a way to do this?
Thanks in advance!
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- JEM
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Use Joomla back to backup your live site.
You can work on it on your localhost or a subdomain or subfolder of your site.
When you're finished, you cna replace the current site with the updated site. - Thanks,
jim
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- lingolyrics
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You're a star, thanks I will try that now
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- drsawbones
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A tip for keeping them straight that works for me, is to locally name and create the folders with ftp link to each on the server, in your editor of choice create the profiles for both (dreamweaver, phpdesigner, ultraedit, etc) :
one named - dev_myclientswebsite //this is the one I'm working on, local copy
one named - site_myclientswebsite //this is the live site, local copy
After you have these 2 folders locally that are properly linked to their FTP locations, it's a good idea to make a .zip file of BOTH and tuck them away somewhere safe like in a masters>site_backups folder. BEFORE you begin. If you're like me, when you get tired you second guess yourself. It's always nice to have milemarkers/zip packs of important stuff before it gets changed or confused down the line.
Reguards,
Doc
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- lingolyrics
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drsawbones wrote:
A tip for keeping them straight that works for me, is to locally name and create the folders with ftp link to each on the server, in your editor of choice create the profiles for both (dreamweaver, phpdesigner, ultraedit, etc) :
one named - dev_myclientswebsite //this is the one I'm working on, local copy
one named - site_myclientswebsite //this is the live site, local copy
After you have these 2 folders locally that are properly linked to their FTP locations, it's a good idea to make a .zip file of BOTH and tuck them away somewhere safe like in a masters>site_backups folder. BEFORE you begin. If you're like me, when you get tired you second guess yourself. It's always nice to have milemarkers/zip packs of important stuff before it gets changed or confused down the line.
Reguards,
Doc
Thanks for the advice Doc.
I did a complete back up and have it on disk in the event something should go wrong.
Yes, I too get tired and second guess myself. Doing a complete site layout change and adding new features all sounds fun when you're thinking of doing it. Well when it comes to actually putting it into action, you begin to wonder why on earth you wanted to change a site that was working perfectly in the first place. I guess when you are the one constantly looking at the site you become bored of its look.
Anyway, all is going well with the change.
JEM wrote:Solved?
Yes, solved. Thanks JEM
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