<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body >The database site details table contains site specific information such as file paths and urls<div><br></div><div>As such i would install xot on your new server, then remove all tables bar site details from the install. Then import all the tables bar site details. </div><div><br></div><div>Then copy over userfiles</div><div><br></div><div>But this might be guessing as the code has changed a lot</div><br><br><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Julian Tenney <Julian.Tenney@nottingham.ac.uk> </div><div>Date:25/02/2015 10:05 (GMT+00:00) </div><div>To: Xerte discussion list <xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk> </div><div>Subject: [Xerte] Re: Database and USERFILES copy? </div><div><br></div>Well, the database will remain intact. The user files folder should just copy over. In theory it's all quite straightforward. Once you get the new server up and running on its own you should be able to change the database to point to the old one, and copy in the user-files folder.<br><br>I think?<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Adam Read<br>Sent: 25 February 2015 10:04<br>To: xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<br>Subject: [Xerte] Database and USERFILES copy?<br><br>Hi Xerte Wizards<br><br>We're building a new server to replace an out of service Windows 2003 box which is currently running Xerte Online Toolkits 2.<br><br>Is there a guide, or any steps we can take, to migrate all the content from a previous Xerte install to a new instance? I'd rather not have to go down the path of getting users to export Xerte objects in order to re-import into the new version.<br><br>I was hoping there's a database + user files copy trick?<br><br>Thanks, Adam<br><br>Adam Read BA (Hons) MA (ODE) (Open)<br>Senior e-Learning Technologist<br>University of St Mark & St John<br><br>[http://www.marjon.ac.uk/media/marjon/promotions/email-signature/Email_Signature_Image.jpg]<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Xerte mailing list<br>Xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<br>http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Xerte mailing list<br>Xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<br>http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte<br><br><br><br><br>This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee<br>and may contain confidential information. If you have received this<br>message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. <br><br>Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this<br>message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the<br>author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the<br>University of Nottingham.<br><br>This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an<br>attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your<br>computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email<br>communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as<br>permitted by UK legislation.<br><br></body>