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"Uploading a Joomla site and copying the database from a local host"

Hi,
Sorry if this is in the wrong place feel free to move it.

I am fairly new to using joomla and have to upload a site I have made for a client to their freeola account.

I would like to know what changes I need to make to the configuration.php file on the localhost (im using MAMP to host it on my computer) in order to make the site work once its uploaded.

specifically:

var $log_path =

var $tmp_path =

var $user =

var $db =

var $password =

which information on the freeloa account settings page will refer to these?

Also I not quite sure from the online instructions the exact method for transfering the database from the local host to freeola server. Where do I copy/import it to? how must it be named etc?

I ask only because the help guide on the freeola site is for a fresh install of Joomla!, I need to copy a fully complete site that includes some custom modules, templates and content etc.

Please if anyone can give me some advice it would be greatly apreciated!

Ta in advance,

Mike.

With the gallery it seems you will need to check and modify the permissions of the folder where the gallery is trying to write to using your FTP program.

Please also check the FTP setting in the Joomla global configuration as that normally causes the open_basedir error.

Its a Vip account and I have already et up the MySQL.

I have now managed to get the site up, but I am getting errors with alot of features of the joomla back end, such as

* Delete failed: 'banner.gif'
* /home/sites/ vip3653339/httpd /htdocs/images/ stories/igallery/banner/large/banner.gif File Delete error

and

* JFolder::create: Path not in open_basedir paths
* Warning! Failed to move file.

my configuration.php looks like this (pwords blocked out ofc)

class JConfig {
var $offline = '0';
var $editor = 'tinymce';
var $list_limit = '20';
var $helpurl = 'http://help.joomla.org';
var $debug = '0';
var $debug_lang = '0';
var $sef = '1';
var $sef_rewrite = '0';
var $sef_suffix = '1';
var $feed_limit = '10';
var $feed_email = 'author';
var $secret = '****';
var $gzip = '0';
var $error_reporting = '-1';
var $xmlrpc_server = '0';
var $log_path = 'http://www.******.com/htdocs/logs';
var $tmp_path = 'http://www.*******.com/htdocs/tmp';
var $live_site = '';
var $force_ssl = '0';
var $offset = '0';
var $caching = '0';
var $cachetime = '15';
var $cache_handler = 'file';
var $memcache_settings = array();
var $ftp_enable = '0';
var $ftp_host = '127.0.0.1';
var $ftp_port = '21';
var $ftp_user = 'vip*******';
var $ftp_pass = '*********';
var $ftp_root = '';
var $dbtype = 'mysql';
var $host = 'localhost';
var $user = '***';
var $db = '***';
var $dbprefix = 'jos_';
var $mailer = 'mail';
var $mailfrom = '***@***.co.uk';
var $fromname = '******.com';
var $sendmail = '/usr/sbin/sendmail';
var $smtpauth = '0';
var $smtpsecure = 'none';
var $smtpport = '25';
var $smtpuser = '';
var $smtppass = '';
var $smtphost = 'localhost';
var $MetaAuthor = '1';
var $MetaTitle = '1';
var $lifetime = '15';
var $session_handler = 'database';
var $password = '*******';
var $sitename = '*******.com';
var $MetaDesc = 'Joomla! - the dynamic portal engine and content management system';
var $MetaKeys = 'joomla, Joomla';
var $offline_message = 'This site is down for maintenance. Please check back again soon.';
}
?>

Hello Mike,

Firstly you'll need to let us know which of our hosting accounts types you are trying to transfer to.
If you are using one of our free hosting accounts then you need to make sure that you are signed up to our MySQL service, which you can do via 'Optional MySQL Database' link on the menu in you MyFreeola account. This MySQL is run centrally for all the free hosting servers we run.

If it's a VIP hosting account then you will also need to make sure you are signed up to MySQL. VIP MySQL is run locally to the VIP server you account is on.

Once you let me know what the account type is I will be able to help you more with paths, etc.

Hi,
Sorry if this is in the wrong place feel free to move it.

I am fairly new to using joomla and have to upload a site I have made for a client to their freeola account.

I would like to know what changes I need to make to the configuration.php file on the localhost (im using MAMP to host it on my computer) in order to make the site work once its uploaded.

specifically:

var $log_path =

var $tmp_path =

var $user =

var $db =

var $password =

which information on the freeloa account settings page will refer to these?

Also I not quite sure from the online instructions the exact method for transfering the database from the local host to freeola server. Where do I copy/import it to? how must it be named etc?

I ask only because the help guide on the freeola site is for a fresh install of Joomla!, I need to copy a fully complete site that includes some custom modules, templates and content etc.

Please if anyone can give me some advice it would be greatly apreciated!

Ta in advance,

Mike.