Difference between revisions of "DRAMS to AWBS"
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As downtime is a problem in this business... here is the best way to move from DRAMS 4 to AWBS or AWBS DE with minimal downtime: | As downtime is a problem in this business... here is the best way to move from DRAMS 4 to AWBS or AWBS DE with minimal downtime: | ||
| − | Install AWBS in a directory of your licensed url, as per installation section of this manual. (new database, follow new install instructions) | + | #Install AWBS in a directory of your licensed url, as per installation section of this manual. (new database, follow new install instructions) |
| − | Configure, customize, test, get to know your new system. Utilize the manuals available and the forums for information and help. | + | #Configure, customize, test, get to know your new system. Utilize the manuals available and the forums for information and help.<br>Recommended: Use a different user than the admin when testing. Delete the test user account(s) when you are satisfied that you are ready to go live. Deleting a user will remove all connected records, orders, invoices, etc. |
| − | + | #Ready? | |
| − | + | #Place an index.html file on your existing live DRAMS 4 site telling your customers that you are temporarily offline for upgrades (or whatever you want to say....). Put DRAMS 4 in maintenance mode. | |
| − | + | #Edit the ''tools/rmbconfig.php'' file (in your AWBS directory) with your DRAMS 4 database info. | |
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| − | Edit the ''tools/rmbconfig.php'' file (in your AWBS directory) with your DRAMS 4 database info. | + | |
Surf to ''<nowiki>http://your_awbs_url/directory/tools/dr4_import.php</nowiki>'' and run the DRAMS 4 import utility. | Surf to ''<nowiki>http://your_awbs_url/directory/tools/dr4_import.php</nowiki>'' and run the DRAMS 4 import utility. | ||
Revision as of 22:21, March 15, 2008
As downtime is a problem in this business... here is the best way to move from DRAMS 4 to AWBS or AWBS DE with minimal downtime:
- Install AWBS in a directory of your licensed url, as per installation section of this manual. (new database, follow new install instructions)
- Configure, customize, test, get to know your new system. Utilize the manuals available and the forums for information and help.
Recommended: Use a different user than the admin when testing. Delete the test user account(s) when you are satisfied that you are ready to go live. Deleting a user will remove all connected records, orders, invoices, etc.
- Ready?
- Place an index.html file on your existing live DRAMS 4 site telling your customers that you are temporarily offline for upgrades (or whatever you want to say....). Put DRAMS 4 in maintenance mode.
- Edit the tools/rmbconfig.php file (in your AWBS directory) with your DRAMS 4 database info.
Surf to http://your_awbs_url/directory/tools/dr4_import.php and run the DRAMS 4 import utility.
Login to AWBS as the admin user, check imported data, fix any errors during the import.
Delete DRAMS 4 files (or move somewhere safe, just in case....)
Login as admin to AWBS and change the URLs to your desired final resting spot...
Edit the includes/dbconfig.php with the new workdir location.
Move all AWBS files to the ex DRAMS 4 location.
Edit the AWBS crons with the new path to the tools directory, remove DRAMS 4 crons.
Try it out to make sure all is well, set everything to live mode if it wasn't, etc.
Remove/rename your index.html page.
New site/system online!
