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How to switch Joomla from my PC to Web Server
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- David Janis
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- Sorry but I have one more newbie question, I have Joomla on my PC and am using Apache to edit it. How do I put it on my webserver? I am using Godaddy for hosting. Which files do I upload? I used the Joomla Quick Start Guide to get the website going with Apache but I couldn't any additional info to convert my website to a different host. Thank you for your help
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- David Janis
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- Found the answer: forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=429&t=224386
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- Yves
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Install
JoomlaPack
on your local site, create a backup (it will contain your site + database).
Then upload the files to your webserver.
Create a new database.
Start the installation like you would do with a standard J! install and JoomlaPack installer will restore your site and db. - Yves
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- prim
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Don't forget to change $live_site in configuration.php
- Please reply with a direct link to the issue & create a new thread for each new issue.
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- David Janis
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Thank you Yves and Prim, Worked wonderfully. I'm not sure what to do with $live_site though? I searched but couldn't find anything relevant to what I was doing. My site came up with no problems, is $live_site a security issue?
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- Yves
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- Add the address of your site: www.yoursite.com or if it's in a subfolder: www.yoursite.com/subfolder
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- David Janis
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- GollumX
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Joomlapack works like the Joomla installer... so you don't have to edit any config files
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