Question New DocumentRoot?

[omexlu]

Hello,

I plan to upgrade my current forum-software to the latest version, currently all data is in the "httpdocs".

Now I wanted to proceed as follows:
- create a new folder under "httpdocs" e.g. "NEWFORUM".
- into this folder I wanted to install the new forum-software.
- There I wanted to do all work (import, design etc.) without having to deactivate the current forum.

Now to my question, if I am finished with the migration afterwards, can I just change the document root to "httpdocs/NEWFORUM" (under "Hosting-Settings" in Panel) and delete all files below "NEWFORUM" (there should be only "httpdocs/NEWFORUM" then)?

But I don't want the old data to be copied from "httpdocs" to "NEWFORUM".

Does it work like this or how do I have to proceed here and do it best?

Thanks in advance.

 

[omexlu]

Hello,

Nobody some tips?

 

[Monty]

Changing the document root in Plesk will not copy any data. So your procedure looks OK to me. See also: Defining a Custom Document Root

However, if I were you, I would create a new subdomain eg. "new.mydomain.tld" and install the forum there. Once happy with it, you can erase the old /httpdocs and move/copy all files from the subdomain to the main domain /httpdocs folder.
This way you make sure that no mod_rewrite rules that may exist in the previous /httpdocs installation will interfere with your new forum.

 

[omexlu]

Changing the document root in Plesk will not copy any data. So your procedure looks OK to me. See also: Defining a Custom Document Root

However, if I were you, I would create a new subdomain eg. "new.mydomain.tld" and install the forum there. Once happy with it, you can erase the old /httpdocs and move/copy all files from the subdomain to the main domain /httpdocs folder.
This way you make sure that no mod_rewrite rules that may exist in the previous /httpdocs installation will interfere with your new forum.

Hello,

Thank you, the problem is that I must use php-cli to import the data from the old forum, because that I think it must be in the same folder maybe because the permission-rights.

I don't know if it is a good idea to use root for importing that data

Thanks for your answer anyway I think about to use your discripted way, that way I can mv the data over ssh to the right place.

If anybody of you have more tips I would be happy with that