Creating a development version of a website already in produ

Posted by Community Admin on 05-Aug-2018 09:30

Creating a development version of a website already in production

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Posted by Community Admin on 03-Mar-2013 00:00

Hi,

I need to create a 'dev' version of an existing Sitefinity 3.7 website and would like some advice on what steps I need to take. Here's my todo list so far, is there anything else I need to consider?

1 - Backup the SQL Database
2 - Create a new Database based on the backup
3 - Copy the site files to a new location
4 - Create an IIS website matching the existing site, but mapping to a 'dev.website.com' subdomain)
5 - Change the database connection strings in the web.config file

Is there anything else I should consider? Are there tables in the database where I need to replace the domain name?

Thanks in advance,

Nick

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