I have a Joomla installation set up on my local server. I have duplicated with a new name the top-level Joomla folder so that all the information I have already put into the database can be edited slightly, whilst still keeping the original intact.
I have copied the database files over to a new database and made the relevant changes in Joomla admin. I've opened up configuration.php and changed all the file paths to the new one.
However, now I'm getting a server error when trying to access the web page and admin area. Are there any other files I need to edit with the new path to enable it to work under the new parent folder?
You shouldn't have to edit any files with any paths to make it work other than the tmp and log folders and the root folder line in htaccess if you have SEF URLs turned on. Turn off SEF URLs and see if the site starts working, if it does, then you need to edit htaccess. Since your admin is not working, my guess is that you messed up your configuration.php. Copy over the original unedited version to the copy site, it should work. You can then adjust the tmp and log paths within the admin in the global configuration.
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I am trying to transfer my website with jomsocial from one server to another.
www.iremember.gr
Previous server steps:
Backup all the files from public_html folder.
Backup the DB from php my admin.
New server steps:
Install joomla, entered the prefix in DB of the previous DB prefix.
Deleted all files from public html and extract the backup from the previous server.
Export the DB from the previous server, to the new one.
Changed the configuration.php file with the new user/dbname/password.
Now when i try to enter the new server at this IP address
93.174.121.23/~niremco/
and i login ok.
It loads the main page
but when i try to enter a profile i get a 404 Error.
Although when i try to see the profile
http://93.174.121.23/~niremco/index.php?option=com_community&view=profile&userid=109
i can see it.
But not from the correct link that i had in the previous server
http://93.174.121.23/~niremco/team-iremember/profile
Any idea why this happens?
You probably haven't copied the .htaccess file from the old website, you will need to copy it from the old Joomla website to the new one. This typically happens because the .htaccess file is considered to be a hidden file and as such does not get copied over automatically.
First of all, installing a clean Joomla first is totally unnecessary. As for why you are getting the 404 error pages, this is because you probably have URL rewrite enabled in global configuration, while there is not a proper .htaccess file sitting in your new server.
With proper I mean either no .htaccess at all, or one that was setup for your old hosting. I rather tend to think the second.
To test that your moved correctly your site, disable url rewrite from global configuration.
If you would want to test with url rewrites enabled, then I would suggest to edit the hosts file in your computer and point your domain to the ip address of the new server.
Google Search: How to edit my hosts file - choose the resource for your OS.
We have moved out magento site to another host. But it is redirecting to the old site
We did following changes before moving the site
1. DB backup
2. files are zipped and copied to another host.
after moving the site to another host
1. changed the /web/secure and /web/unsecure values in the DB.
2. In magento files /app/etc/local.xml changed the database name.
3. cleared the var/cache
4. cleared the var/tmp
5. cleared the var/session.
but still the magento site is redirected to old site.
Can any one help me with this.
Thanks
Several steps involved in cloning or moving a website.
NOTE: It's common practice to empty the var/cache, var/session directories before copying to new location. Clearing cache is mentioned below as it's necessary to clear the cached config after you've run through the list and properly set database access, BaseURL, etc.
Copy application files to new location and import database into MySQL. (best to do this with a tarball and database dump sql file, ftp has issues with things like getting .htaccess files to transfer, case to matter, etc.) Note: more sophisticated Magento admins use rsync, it's far easier.
(important!!) Make sure file/folder permissions and owner/group are correct so that var/ folder system is writable. Otherwise the Magento cache gets written in system /tmp instead of Magento var/ and only a server reboot or manual deletion will clear Magento cache out of /tmp . Also, not having var/ writable means that any drastic errors that write a file to var/report/ will fail to write any stack traces, compounding your installation heartburn.
Make sure app/etc/local.xml points to the proper database and make sure if you back up the original local.xml that it doesn't end in .xml -> needs to be something like local.xml.sv1
Change your database entries Unsecure BaseUrl for and Secure BaseURL to point to your new location (http://www.example.com and if ssl cert installed https://www.example.com respectively). Use phpmyadmin to look for the paths web/unsecure/base_url and web/secure/base_url in the core_config_data table. (Note: entries will exist for each scope set, minimum is Global)
Manually clear your cache by deleting all the mage--? subfolders in var/cache
If you were using the compiler on the previous site, disable compiler with SSH command line php shell/compiler.php disable from the Magento root.
Attempt to load your admin backend, you should be on the new server URL now.
Following these steps should clear all the hiccups that cause Magento to adamantly redirect back to the old server. And believe me, I've had them all happen.
So I've changed the URL on a clients joomla site and it doesnt seem to be rendering properly anymore. The site was on a public domain, but I moved the dns to another host. I can still access the site through a host generated URL but like I said, its not rendering as expected.
Any pointers much appreciated!
Try clearing your cache and Joomla's own cache
Make sure that the $live_site variable is set to the new site if it was set to the old domain
Make sure that the paths to the tmp and the logs directories are correct in the configuration.php file
Make sure that your CSS files do not absolutely reference images/other CSS files on the old domain
Make sure that your .htaccess file doesn't include any absolute references to the old domain
I have recently moved my joomla site to another hosting. But now the site doesn't work. Shows blank page. Though the administrator's page (/administrator) is shown and works correctly. Have any ideas for what reason it can be?
Remove the .htaccess altogether
clear the cache and tmp folders
make sure db name, login and password are correct in the configuration.php
make sure the server path (tmp and logs folders) are correct
if you still get an empty page, make sure you're looking at the right log file. Turn php error logging on or display them.
post some more details here...
I have copied a live joomla site. The original is found at [this][1] website. The copied one in found [here][2]. But all links (e.g. in the left navigation menu) result in 404 errors. The administrator backend is accessible and i can create new menu items in the copied one but they all result in 404 errors.
I did adjust the configuration.php file so var $tmp_path var $log_path point the right paths. i updated var $live_site = 'http://hosting01.hestronic.nl/~ijskoud2
The live_site was empty in the original configuration.php file.
Do i still need to run an update or something?
Thank you
PS joomla 1.5.25
Turn off search engine friendly url feature in System -> global configurations.
If you really want to enable SEF URL then you need to set your rewrite base according to your site dir in the server.
For $live_site variable, no need to modify it and keep it empty.
I ran into a similar issue where all of my links were doubling up. Fixed by prefixing http:// to $live_site
You don't need to do anything to $live_site, just leave it blank. The tmp and log paths are the only thing you need to touch. If you have SEF URLs turned on, you will also need to change the rewrite base from / to what ever the subdirectory is.
I disagree with my friend #Brent. Go to your DB to the menu table (by default its called jos_menu) and look for the "path" column. you probably need to manually fix the paths of all your menus to point to the new folder.
Check if the .htaccess file exists in your new folder. if not exists remove the sef url configuration from admin side.