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#14511 How to duplicate a site. Cannot find info on it

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Latest post by nicholas on Wednesday, 02 January 2013 10:43 CST

Wednesday, 02 January 2013 08:58 CST

bwieczorek

Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? No
Have I searched the tickets before posting? No
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? No
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Description of my issue:

You list "duplicate a site" as a feature of Akeeba, but I cannot find any documentation on it! Please point me in the right direction. I was to create two duplications of my site on the same server.

Wednesday, 02 January 2013 09:43 CST

nicholas

It's simpler than it sounds:

  • Backup the site
  • Create a new empty database on the new server
  • Upload the backup archive on the new server
  • Upload Kickstart on the new server
  • Start Kickstart and restore the site on the new server

That's pretty much it. Akeeba Backup is actually designed for site transfers. Backup and restoration is a subcase where the source and target are the same site.

If you want a different, albeit less reliable method, you can read our documentation on the Site Transfer Wizard feature. The process using STW boils down to:

  • Create a new empty database on the new server
  • Run the Site Transfer Wizard on the source site, giving it some connection information to the remote server
  • Let it do the transfer
  • Go through the restoration pages which display after the transfer. You just need to give the new database connection information.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
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Wednesday, 02 January 2013 10:42 CST

bwieczorek

Yes! That worked. It was quite easy. Thank you. A++ product

Wednesday, 02 January 2013 10:43 CST

nicholas

You're welcome :)

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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