how to import existing web site
how to import existing web site
Can anyone direct me information as to how I can import my existing html web site. Some of it is php as well. Thanks
Re: how to import existing web site
thank you for your reply - unfortunately all of that means nothing...
all i want to do is to "import" a web site which is resident on my HDD so need to know which 'button to click to make it happen - do not need to do a degree in computing to be able to do it - is there no simple way? surely this is a common theme wanting to import another web site - modify and export again. I have tried the layout-theme manger-import scenario but get an error message whatever file I try php,xml, html etc - there has to be a simplier way - any chance to reply to travelblognz@me.com - not always on this site. Thank you very much if you can help.
all i want to do is to "import" a web site which is resident on my HDD so need to know which 'button to click to make it happen - do not need to do a degree in computing to be able to do it - is there no simple way? surely this is a common theme wanting to import another web site - modify and export again. I have tried the layout-theme manger-import scenario but get an error message whatever file I try php,xml, html etc - there has to be a simplier way - any chance to reply to travelblognz@me.com - not always on this site. Thank you very much if you can help.
Re: how to import existing web site
There is no 'Easy Button'. Go into the admin panel, look at one of the templates and see how they turned plain html into dynamic content. You really have to play around with the default install and understand how it works before trying to convert a site.
Here's another link to look at: http://wiki.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php ... d/Designer
The canned content that comes with the system does a good job of explaining things as well.
Took me two hours to get the basics working the first time I tried, never having used a CMS before. Once you're used to it, you can get the basics working in 15 minutes or less.
This really is the easiest CMS that I have tried. Every once in awhile I cheat on CMSMS and play with a hot younger CMS. But I feel dirty and come back and plead for forgiveness.
Here's another link to look at: http://wiki.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php ... d/Designer
The canned content that comes with the system does a good job of explaining things as well.
Took me two hours to get the basics working the first time I tried, never having used a CMS before. Once you're used to it, you can get the basics working in 15 minutes or less.
This really is the easiest CMS that I have tried. Every once in awhile I cheat on CMSMS and play with a hot younger CMS. But I feel dirty and come back and plead for forgiveness.
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Re: how to import existing web site
Dear Dereck,
As far as I know there is no such thing as a CMS that enables you to do an import the way you (seem to) want it, straight from a flat site. Reading that you have some php in it I assume you are familiar with databases and serverside stuff.
However, powering your site with a CMS like ours will bring you many advantages. I suggest you go over it step by step. It may seem like a lot of work now, but once you're done I think you'll be happy. Pasting HTML and CSS into CMS Made Simple is.... simple
Regards,
Anne-Mieke
PS Asking people to answer you by mail may not have the desired result. If you put your settings right in your forum profile you automatically receive a mail when there is a response to your request. Most of us here are very busy professionals and we are happy with a forum where all questions and answers are centralized and visible to others who come after you, looking for the same answers.
As far as I know there is no such thing as a CMS that enables you to do an import the way you (seem to) want it, straight from a flat site. Reading that you have some php in it I assume you are familiar with databases and serverside stuff.
However, powering your site with a CMS like ours will bring you many advantages. I suggest you go over it step by step. It may seem like a lot of work now, but once you're done I think you'll be happy. Pasting HTML and CSS into CMS Made Simple is.... simple
Regards,
Anne-Mieke
PS Asking people to answer you by mail may not have the desired result. If you put your settings right in your forum profile you automatically receive a mail when there is a response to your request. Most of us here are very busy professionals and we are happy with a forum where all questions and answers are centralized and visible to others who come after you, looking for the same answers.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur..." (Red Adair)
Re: how to import existing web site
Thank you all for your comments. I guess what I am failing to understand is (coming from a PC background) is the file structure - used to files-directory etc so whilst I can see the database idea in the phpmyadmin I cannot see how to use this in cms yet - as i see it I need to get the previous HTML files into the database somehow then interept them with cms? from a very novice this was my expectation - I will revisit this after I have read the links you all have provided, so thank you so far from the very confused novice...
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Re: how to import existing web site
Sorry to tell you but you need to create the whole page structure and all its contents again in CMSms because no files/directories are used for this. There is no way to import a complete website and its structure or content since CMSms does not know how your page is structured and what belongs to the content and what to the template. I would love such a feature but it is completely out of scope (and maybe just impossible).
Can you provide an example of how your page is structured and what php code is used and what for? I'm afraid you will have to do a lot of copy & paste but maybe we can guide you a lot better if we know how the page will look/work at the end.
Can you provide an example of how your page is structured and what php code is used and what for? I'm afraid you will have to do a lot of copy & paste but maybe we can guide you a lot better if we know how the page will look/work at the end.
