copy content between 2 web sites

jim656 · 11-08-2005, 09:00 AM

we need replicate content from one web site to another website, which method is efficient way and generally , what kind of options are available?
thanks in advanced

fouldsy · 11-08-2005, 09:08 AM

Do you mean a basic copy to another site as in moving servers / wanting a backup server, or maintain a mirror copy that will refresh itself against the parent?

jim656 · 11-08-2005, 09:46 AM

I mean moving server, old server will be shutdown and new server get working.Thanks

fouldsy · 11-08-2005, 09:54 AM

Manually is the most straightforward way then, to be honest. Download the content, then upload it again. Backup any databases and simply restore them. Any scripts will need adjusting with the new server connection strings unless dbname, dbusername, etc. stay the same (you'll be lucky if they are). Isn't any way of transfering direct from one to another unless you have shell access in which case you could FTP directly from one to another. If your site was written properly, it shouldn't matter even if the domain name changes.

jim656 · 11-08-2005, 10:07 AM

I want to know how to transport a large volume of web content between two servers,using SCP OR sftp ?

fouldsy · 11-08-2005, 10:11 AM

http://gentoo-wiki.com/MAN_scp_1 or http://support.real-time.com/linux/web/scp.html should give you something to read - a quick google brought those up.