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moving a DNN site to another server
Last Post 04/10/2007 6:02 AM by Lee Sykes. 1 Replies.
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Hugo Lyons
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03/27/2007 11:01 AM

    Greetings.

    I have a DNN site (3.3.4) that i want to move to a backup server. Then i want to upgrade it to 4.4.1. We have to wipe the production server (memory all in the wrong places) so once done, place new updated site back to server.

    I am a novice with all of this.

    Here are the steps i am thinking of taking. Please let me know your thoughts on whether this is the right approach.

    Do i simply drag over the portal folder. Copy the database. Alter the web.config and bingo, it all lights up!!

    Or will it be easier to use a backup/restore program. If so, any suggestions to what works best.

    Thank you. Regards. H
    Lee Sykes
    DNN Creative Staff
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    04/10/2007 6:02 AM
    Hello,

    Yes copying across the DotNetNuke installation files and the database should work. Just make sure that you create a backup of everything before attempting it. You may also want to checkout this forum post:
    How to copy a live site to a localhost installation.
    Lee Sykes
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