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10/15/2014 1:13 PM
 
John Clark


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Hi all

I've got a hosting account with 2 sites running DNN on an old version - 05.01.02 to be precise. I have a new host and have got the new DNN 7.3 installed, now I want to transfer the sites to the new hosting. I was hoping this would be a matter of exporting and then importing portals, or something, but though I managed to export from the old version I can't see how to import in the new one, if indeed that is possible.

If anyone can help that would be great, I really don't want to have to write the websites from scratch.

Many thanks

John
 
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10/16/2014 3:56 AM
 
Richard Howells


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The approach is to backup the files AND the database at your old host.

Recover them at the new. That gives you the V5 site at the new host.

Upgrade the V5 site to V7 at the new host.

Alternatively upgrade at the old host, backup, recover at the new host.
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10/16/2014 6:35 AM
 
John Clark


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Hi Richard

Thanks for your reply. It makes sense, but I just want to check about config files as I'm not very familiar with DNN. If I overwrite all files on the target then should I keep web.config and copy that back over? Will the 7.3.3 version of web.config work with the old version, and are there any other config files that I should know about that will stop the new site working?

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Richard Howells


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John Clark wrote:
Hi Richard

Thanks for your reply. It makes sense, but I just want to check about config files as I'm not very familiar with DNN. If I overwrite all files on the target then should I keep web.config and copy that back over? Will the 7.3.3 version of web.config work with the old version, and are there any other config files that I should know about that will stop the new site working?

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John

 >>should I keep web.config and copy that back over?

No.  The idea is to move the site from the old place to the new.  There is no reason to introduce random bits of a different install.

 >>Will the 7.3.3 version of web.config work with the old version,

Not relevant.  Don't do it.

>>are there any other config files that I should know about that will stop the new site working?

Not in a standard installation.

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- Richard
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