[solved]Instructions on How to Move/Backup Site from Remote Server to Local Host

[ilene]

I have a live CMSMS site that I would like to back up to my local Host. I'm running MAMP, and was able to get a fresh install of CMSMS on localhost. However, I'm not sure how to go about installing a copy of the live site. Are there any step by step instructions I could follow?

Thanks,

Ilene

[viebig]

The begginers way:

Use a good FTP program like filezilla

1. create a folder on your local server and download all the site content via ftp
2. export your online server database to a sql file using phpmyadmin
3. create a database on your local phpmyadmin and restore the sql
4. Edit config.php

Step for involves setting all the new db params, root url, and file paths. If you have problems with paths, check that fresh local install config.php

Let me know if that worked.

Regards

G

[alby]

http://wiki.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php/How_to

Alby

[ilene]

The begginers way:

2. export your online server database to a sql file using phpmyadmin

3. create a database on your local phpmyadmin and restore the sql

Thanks for your suggestions. I'm working through the steps and have some questions:
On step 2, I have two databases: one is called information_schema, and the other is the name of the database I created in setting up CMSMS. Do I export them both?

On step 3 I did create an empty/new database in phpmyadmin but I'm not sure how to "restore the sql". Could you explain?


Ilene

[viebig]

information_schema is just a mysql helper database, dont touch it

you just need the db cmsms created

after you exported the online database, you should have an sql backup file

You need to log into your local phpmyadmin, select the new database you created, then you should see a upper tab "Import".

Then select the backup file, all should be there after it.

Regards

G

[ilene]

Thanks so much Viebig. It's running fine on localhost 

Ilene