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Harry Crosby - 30 Jul 2007 20:42 GMT

I'm a nubie to CFM and need to move a web site from one server to a newly built
server. I have experience in PHP and Perl. Both boxes have the same OS, MySql
and CFM versions. I have CFM MX 7 installed on the new box and have copied the
website over. However, not all of the site displays. Is there a whitepaper
out there that can help me? Or maybe a utility/wizard tool? I know it has to
be something with the Data Sources.

Any assistance would sorely be appreciated!

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nichchr - 30 Jul 2007 20:53 GMT

Did you add the data sources in CF Administrator?

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SafariTECH - 30 Jul 2007 20:56 GMT

What do you mean by "not all of the site displays"?

Are you seeing CF errors? Links are broken? What?

There are many possible suspects when moving a site if certain pieces are
non-functional:

- improper pathways
- missing custom tags
- missing proprietary code
- improper DB hookups
- security settings on files
- missing templates

Since you have the same OS on each box and the CF site seems to be running
more-or-less, the move would appear to be successful other than some script
specific issues relevant to that particular site.

Turn on Robust Error Reporting and the errors should give you a good idea of
what the problem is ... then you can figure out the solution.

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