How to backup a live hosted DotNetNuke website and restore it to a localhost installation - 4 Videos
Posted by: DNN Creative Magazine for DotNetNuke,
on 02 Jul 2007 |
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(SQL server 2005 to SQL server 2005 express)
In this video tutorial we demonstrate how to backup a live hosted DotNetNuke website and install it on a localhost computer.
This enables you to test elements such as new modules and new skins before installing them on your live website and allows you to keep a backup copy of your website on your own personal computer.
This is an important technique to learn as it can prevent installation issues occurring with the live website. For instance, when upgrading DotNetNuke you can download the live site to a localhost computer and run the upgrade process on the localhost installation to check that no errors occur before applying it to the live website.
In this tutorial we demonstrate transferring a live website from a SQL server 2005 database to a localhost installation using SQL server 2005 express