History: Migrate

             # Migrate your Tiki site


Migration of a site refers to "copying" the content from one installation to another. In this page we describe migration as a one way synchronization from Tiki source to Tiki target. To migrate from another CMS/Wiki to Tiki see ((Migrate to Tiki)) This page covers moving content between sites with the same version of Tiki. For changing versions see ((Upgrade|upgrade)). Migration is often done by sites where there are production or live versions as well as maintenance and or test versions of the site(s).

{BOX()}This method has the effect of wiping out any content on the target tiki so remember the three rules of ICT: backup, backup, backup{BOX}

Source: refers to the Tiki site to be copied 
Target: refers to the Tiki site to become a cloned copy of the source.

1. ((installation|Install)) Tiki
2. Ensure that your target Tiki site has the same version of Tiki installed as the source Tiki site See Admin->General->General Preferences
3. ((Backup)) your target tiki site, database and any file galleries if they exist outside of the database.
4. Source: 
    1. Export the database of your source to a file see the ((Backup|backup)) procedure it has the same effect.
    2. Get a copy of any files that exist outside of the database.
5. Target: 
    1. Import the source database file you just saved into the target Tiki site, see ((Import database))
    2. Insert the copied files that exist outside of the database.