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Hello,

I am using CMSMS version 1.0.3.

I am currently in the process of redesigning my client's existing website. I would like to implement CMSMS to administer their site. My question is, is there a way to install CMSMS in the root directory, create they new site "behind the scenes" while the existing site is in place, and then "flip a switch" and have the new CMSMS installation replace the old site in the root directory?

If not, does anyone have a suggestion as to how I can develop the site in CMSMS, and then move it to the root directory to replace their existing site?

Thanks!

Welcome to CMSMS...

1) If the existing site uses an HTML file for the home page now, index.html, you can just leave it and put CMSMS in the root as browsers look for index.html first and CMSMS uses index.php for the home page and if the client wants to see how it looks give them the address with /index.php on the end, done it many times, and when your ready to go live just delete or rename it to pindex.html or some other name just not index...

2) once it's setup in a subfolder, yoursite.com/subfolder, and good to go just move all files/folders to root and make the appropriate path changes in config.php...

Great, Thank You!