2.13.2.13. Migrating Joomla!

To correctly transfer a site running CMS Joomla !, usually just the following:

1. Transfer site files and database (if required) using the one that suits your situation instruction.
2. Edit config file site configuration.php and make the following changes to it:
   • For Joomla! Versions that contain in file configuration.php string class JConfig:

     public $log_path = '/home/name_account/your_website.com/www/logs';
     public $tmp_path = '/home/name_account/your_site.com/www/tmp';
     public $ftp_enable = '0';
     public $host = 'host';
     public $user = 'login';
     public $db = 'base_data';
     public $password = 'password';
     public $live_site = 'http://www.your_website.com';
     public $sef_rewrite = '1';

     Where:

     • name_account — hosting account namewhere the site is hosted.
     • your_website.com - the name of your site (domain).
     • host, login, base_data and base_data - taken from data to connect to the database.
   • For Joomla! Versions that do not contain in file configuration.php string class JConfig:

     var $logs = '/home/name_account/your_website.com/www/logs';
     var $tmp = '/home/name_account/your_site.com/www/tmp';
     var $ftp_enable = '0';
     var $host = 'host';
     var $user = 'login';
     var $db = 'base_data';
     var $password = 'password';
     var $live_site = 'http://www.your_website.com';
     var $sef_rewrite = '1';

     Where:

     • name_account — hosting account namewhere the site is hosted.
     • your_website.com - the name of your site (domain).
     • host, login, base_data and base_data - taken from data to connect to the database.
3. Delete directory cache/page with all content.
4. Rename the file htaccess.txt in .htaccess.
5. In the .htaccess file, replace the directive FollowSymLinks on SymLinksIfOwnerMatch.