Is there a simple way to duplicate a forum I have for another site I have?

Started by SaltedWeb, November 30, 2017, 06:28:16 PM

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SaltedWeb

I have a questions, how hard is it or how does one copy their existing forum to another place under a different domain.

Why?  I have two sites with very common interested but one is nation wide USA geographically and the
other is mostly on the US - West Coast.  They are however two separate entities and are run under different names.
I own both of them and the domains. I have been so pleased with the new SMF release and the new site I created I wanted to open up a more local one which I already have a domain and was in a reboot for this next year and wanted the same look, theme and mods.
I could simply open one install a theme and mods and be done however I have done some edits to the CSS and Subs which took me some time and would prefer not to do it all over again.  The key files I manually edited were Subs.php Index.css  index.template.php
Can I just copy those three files over after all the addons and theme are done is is there a different better way. Thanks
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AllanD

Not sure how to do but are you looking to migrate the posts and topics? If so you would need to move some of the database over as well.
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Gwenwyfar

If your concern is only the files/themes/edits, you can install the new forum, and once it is set up copy all the files over. (may need to skip settings.php file though)
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SaltedWeb

Quote from: AllanD on November 30, 2017, 06:42:25 PM
Not sure how to do but are you looking to migrate the posts and topics? If so you would need to move some of the database over as well.

I only just setup the site so only categories are set, no posts or anything.  I had other sites on these domains and doing a  fresh reboot of them both.
Quote from: Gwenwyfar on November 30, 2017, 06:49:09 PM
If your concern is only the files/themes/edits, you can install the new forum, and once it is set up copy all the files over. (may need to skip settings.php file though)

Thank you thats what I was wanting to know.  Thank you both for your fast replies.
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SaltedWeb

Thank You again once installed it took just ten minutes to match it all up. Thank You.
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