Replace existing site with a new one?
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- Ken Kruger
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Have a bit of a problem here.
Set up my master site on the root, plus I have several other sub domain slave sites placed in various sub directories within the same server account.
I am not sure exactly what to copy.
I would like to be able to move the existing master site in root and place it into a sub directory and install a new RocketTheme site in it's place so the index page will show the new site.
However I do not want to loose the info and data in the old master site as I need to access it to copy data etc.
Each slave site has it's own database.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
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- Arifin FinLy
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Hello,
You can use JoomlaPack, but I think it will backup the entire folders including the sub directories too, but only the root database is backed up. So, for example, you have made a new subdir for your root, and restore it with Joomlapack, just delete the backed up subdirs in the new subdir for the root.
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- Ken Kruger
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Hello Arifin
Thanks for your quick reply.
Have used JoomlaPack before but that was not for complicated set up like this .
Each sub directory has it's own site which has a suffix attached to the master site.
How do I preserve each site,plus a new RocketLaunch install for the new site?
Thanks
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- Arifin FinLy
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Hello,
Sorry for my confusing explanation.
For example, your structure:
Joomla Root
- administrator
- cache
- components
- modules
- and so on...
- ....
- Subdir1 (your slave site directory)
- Subdir2 (your slave site directory)
You can just copy the folders except Subdir1 and Subdir2
Joomla Root
- administrator
- cache
- components
- modules
- and so on...
- ....
Then, make a new subdir for example subdir3, so the structure will be:
Joomla Root
- administrator
- cache
- components
- modules
- and so on...
- ....
- Subdir1 (your slave site directory)
- Subdir2 (your slave site directory)
- Subdir3 (the new directory you just created)
Then, copy the folders you have copied above inside this subdir3
After that, go to the configuration.php inside the subdir3 and change the path there which still point to your old path. You don't need to change the database info there.
If it goes well, you will be able to see your site at www.yourdomain.com/subdir3
After you sure it's working, you may delete:
- administrator
- cache
- components
- modules
- and so on...
- ....
inside the initial Joomla root folder (be careful, don't delete the subdir1, 2, and 3)
Then, you can just install again a new joomla on your joomla root
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- Ken Kruger
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Thank you so much for the detailed explanation.
One thing I did not mention is that the present slave site is the site that I would like to become the main site on the root.
This site is a complete RocketLaunch install with all comps, such as adsmanager, BO12 etc with a lot of inputted data.
Is there a short cut to keep this site with all it's config and info and just change it to be come the root?
Thanks
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- JEM
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Back up the current site, install it in a sub directory.
Delete the current site from the root.
Back up the slave site and install it in the root.
Still, as you mentioned, it's rather complex.
You may want to search or post on joomla.org or joomlapack.net and see if anyone else has attempted and had success with such a move. - Thanks,
jim
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