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I know I've seen a discussion about this before but can't seem to find it.

Want to install CMSMS alongside an existing static site, leaving the existing one running while the new installation is perfected, then, enable the new one seamlessly.

Can someone point me to that reference, or explain the process to me?

Thanks

If your existing site does NOT use a page called index.php, this is very very easy.  Upload CMSMS into the webroot of your server and run the installer.

That's it.

Your existing site will continue to run using index.html, for example, as its default page, and your CMSMS install will run using index.php as its default page.  (This assumes that the index page order on your server is set up to use html before php.  If not, then you'll need to change this setting, or, if that's not possible, go to plan B.)  When you're ready to go live, just remove/rename the index.html file.  The server will now look for the next index file, and will find index.php - your CMSMS homepage!

Plan B: install CMSMS into a subdirectory of your live site (www.mysite.com/test)  Do all of your development here.  When ready to go live, just copy the files into your webroot.  If your existing site has an index.php file already, you will need to remove/rename it, or the CMSMS index will overwrite the existing file.

Thanks!

Hints here :
http://wiki.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php ... ade_Simple

Pierre M.

Thanks for all the help.

I started over, reinstalled, and now my site is functional, awaiting a redesign.

However, I'm still stuck on the remote URL setting. Hosting Company requires an IP address; CMSMS only provides a domain for this. Luckily their default on Safe Mode is they dont use it, so I didn't have THAT problem, but I'm very concerned about this one.

Is there an IP address for this I can use?

Thanks again