Anyone know joomla?

mtroxmtrox Minnesota
edited August 2007 in Internet & Media
I am not a web guy. I'm a network guy. When I moved a client's web site to a new host, I was told to just move one folder. Not even close. As a precaution, I was at least smart enough to DL about 600 Megs of data from the previous host.

Now my client has a mess, web site won't work. If you know what you're doing and can get us back up, we will be very interested. I'm not looking for a favor, there is a lot of money at stake here and we need a professional.

PM me and lets talk.

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  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited August 2007
    Could be the database or incorrect file/folder paths. Are you getting errors other than the standard 404?
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited August 2007
    I've setup Mambo before and worked on Joomla. When you moved the sites are all your folders in the same hierarchy? Does the new site have the required backend support (PHP for example). As well it is installed usually into a mysql database, so if you just moved the files in /public for example without moving the databases you'll have nothing. Not to mention it's looking for a specific database on a specific server with a specific authentication.

    Check out http://help.joomla.org/content/view/34/169/ to possibly help get you started. Welcome to the world of 'Well it's easy to say, why isn't it easy to do' management.
  • mtroxmtrox Minnesota
    edited August 2007
    I'm sure those are all good questions kryst. I do get path errors on the web site now so that mention a specific path and joomla. I'm billing by the hour and can't afford to go to school on this and bill back all my learning curve. I'm looking for someone to take over and get it back up....soon.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2007
    mtrox, ygpm. I've done tons of migrations, I can help.
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited August 2007
    What kind of server was it running on and what kind of server are you now trying to run it on (both apache, or are you moving between apache and IIS). Also here's the bigger question. Do you have direct back end access to the server or are you moving this on the user level from one host to another?

    I hate to say it but. Right now you are in a whole world of hurt. Without the database being swapped your dead in the water. You may be better off installing a new setup from scratch. Then copying over the config files old to new which should do two things for you. Setting it up from scratch means you'll know if you have all the server side req's in place. Next copying over the config files should get the old look back. But it's the data structure that'll still be the bitch of the operation.
  • mtroxmtrox Minnesota
    edited August 2007
    Thanks kryyst but I took myself outta the game and got Prime off the bench. You guys might as well be describing ballet choregraphy for all I understand. And since I don't have the time to learn fast, and don't think I can bill for me going to school, I'd rather have Prime on the field.
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited August 2007
    No problem. Unfortunately this particular situation is just one of those things that you have to know what you are doing or your done. If you were kinda half way there then some forum posts could help. But in this case - you were way over your head. Happens to the best of us some times.

    However once it's up and running if you have the time, take the time and see what was done so you have a better grasp of how to work around this kind of problem in the future. The great thing about computers is that you don't have to know every little in and out of every program/hardware. You just have to start to get a familiarity with how everything plays together and then it all just starts to fit.
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