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Move a Joomla Site from Test Directory to Live
May 06, 2010 |
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Written by Steve Burge
This tutorial will show you how to move a Joomla site from one directory to another using CPanel. One common reason for doing this is to move Joomla from a test folder and make it live. Joomla 1.5 makes this process very easy. Login into your CPanel Often you can access your CPanel just by adding /cpanel to your domain name ... example.com/cpanel Access the File Manager Although your screen may not look 100% identical to the one above, every version of Cpanel does come with a "File Manger" option somewhere. Choose to Go to the Webroot Open Your Test Folder Select All the Files Click on Move File Move to /public_html/ Check Your Site Visit the front of your site in its new location and verify that everything is working correctly. Login to Your Joomla Site Administrator Go to Site >> Global Configuration Change Path to Log folder Change that setting to remove your /test/ folder Change Path to Temp-folder Change that setting to remove your /test/ folder. Click "Save" in the top-right corner. |
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Yes, if you have Search Engine Friendly URLs turned on, you may well need to modify the .htaccess file.
But how is this done ?
As i get the same 404 error.
But when comparing the old (backup 1.5) and new htaccess file they are quie different.
Give this a try (especially the troubleshooting parts in the bottom of the tutorial):
ostraining.com/.../...
Let me know in the support forum, www.ostraining.com/forum , if you still have trouble.
Kind regards,
Nick
I have done all the steps (i think - i.e. sef, file rename, access edit) and the mod-rewrite is working fine as in the example.
However i am :
(i) still getting a 404 error on the front end (root and index.php),
and
(ii) a token error on the administration login to the backend - which clears after a few attempts but re-occurs.
Started to wish i had never done the upgrade.
JJ
Thanks for the tip, and i have tried the link and at least it shows the mod_rewrite works.
(i.e. change htaccess file name, sef setting changed/back, change htaccess file
However after the 'Jupgrade' the same problems seem to remain.
Problems are :
(i) 404 error on joomla root (frontend) : index.php
(ii) token error on backend/adminis tration login (which is overidden after a few refreshes
Any further help greatly appreciated.
JJ
(Starting to wish i had never upgraded.)
I am looking at moving my DEV site and making it the main site. The DEV site is a 1.7 Joomla! site and the one in public_html is a 1.5 site.
Does this make any difference in applying the advice in this tutorial... Will there be some compatibility issues?
I want to do this exchange but not confident this will work for 1.7 into a 1.5 install...
Tony
Everything should work fine if you follow the advice I gave you in the other discussion :)
ostraining.com/.../...
Make backups as a just in case :)
Kind regards,
Nick
I have a problem with setting up and editing of my joomla templates , when i am try to install the joomla template , the process in finishing successfully , but the template in live mode does not seems complete , its look like a test mode , it just have one link ( home ) button , resizing text options and etc , but not the main layout of the website ,!!!!
do you have any solution for this please ?
If yes kindly respond this message
Sounds like an interesting dilemma! We would love to get into a discussion with you on this. If you are a student at OSTraining.com, please log into the support forum (www.ostraining.com/.../) and post the question in there, so that one of our support techs can look into it for you. If you’re not a student, I hope you’ll consider becoming one, so that we can give you the attention you deserve. You can find out more about our online class at www.ostraining.com/online
Kind regards,
Nick
Server error
The website encountered an error while retrieving anbacheler.com/.../index.php. It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly.
Here are some suggestions:
Reload this webpage later.
HTTP Error 500 (Internal Server Error): An unexpected condition was encountered while the server was attempting to fulfill the request.
Not sure what to do now. Anyone have any suggestions??? I have one more site to upgrade and am now very hesitant till I can get this first attempt to work.
Would appreciate anyone who can provide me with easy steps to take (step by step like this tutorial).
Many thanks in advance.
It saved my one day.