[support] Backing up and migrating a drupal site

[Maurice Mengel]

I think you are  on the right track. I use backup and migrate to get
the db, then I get the files from the server and copy all to my home
server. I bet the WSOD is due to something trivial like php memory
settings or some rights issues (file system, or db) or the like.
Anyways, it will pay off if you figure that out now! Did you search
d.o for this problem?



On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Roger <arelem at bigpond.com> wrote:
> I have a development site on a remote server.
> I've installed the Backup_Migrate module and found that it only copies
> the Drupal code not the database, images, etc.
>
> I do not want to continue developing on the remoter server site as the
> save times can frequently be 1 minute or so even after small changes to
> css code. So trialing css code changes can take a long time over all.
>
> I tried cPanel on the server but the resultant mysql.tar.gz seems to
> produce only the same as the backup_migrate module produces.
>
> When I used the b_m module to restore to my home pc it killed my Drupal
> installation, WSOD.
>
> When I have all the drupal site and mysql database I can develop at
> home, fix issues then intend to migrate it back to the server but after
> the current experience am nervous.
>
> I can find nothing to help understand the process or what I should or
> should not be doing in migrating a drupal system.
> Can someone please advise me.
> Thanks
> Roger
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