[support] Very disappointed, frustrated and concerned Drupal 7 problem

[Siva Subramanian]

Try Backup and Migrate module, This will make ur life simple.
Install a new drupal installation.
Install backup module.
>From the old site take backup using back up and migrate.
Restore in the new site using the same Backup and migrate.


On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Roger <arelem at bigpond.com> wrote:

> For days now I've been trying to overcome a Drupal 7 problem that I
> cannot explain.
> Over the past year or two I have followed the same method for creating a
> copy of our live site to my Fedora 16 pc but as of 4 weeks ago, problems.
>
> The Process:
> -Copy of our live site database as a .sql file made by mysqldump
> thatdatabase > this file.sql. It has always for me provided a perfect
> copy of the database.
> -Zip the whole web  site using cPanel.
> -Download both to my Fedora 16 installation.
> -Unzip the drupal system to /var/www/html/
> -mysql -uuser -ppassword  create database (thatdatabase) same name user
> and password as the original.
> -mysql -uuser -ppassword  thatdatabase < thisfile.sql
> -Change settings.php a+w then remove the 15 lines in
> /sites/default/settings.php which access the database.
> -Start the installation and enter the database name username and password.
> Drupal copy fires up perfectly every time.
>     ---- But ------
> <structure><Content Types><Add content> gives WSOD, defaults to the
> stark theme with no options.
> Views, Add Taxonomy, Add content, Rules, Permissions, Appearance,
> configurations, and others all work,
>
> I have done the following: cleared caches,  drush cc all,  in myslq
> TRUNCATE cache and TRUNCATEd other cache files as per torials on google.
> I have googled and found several others have the same problem but no one
> offers working solution.
>
> http://localhost/mysite/admin/structure/types/add produces error:
>
>
>     You are here
>
> Home <http://localhost/eal719/> » Administration
> <http://localhost/eal719/admin> » Structure
> <http://localhost/eal719/admin/structure> » Content types
> <http://localhost/eal719/admin/structure/types>
>
>
>   Content types
>
> Add to /Default/ shortcuts
> <
> http://localhost/eal719/admin/config/user-interface/shortcut/shortcut-set-1/add-link-inline?link=admin/structure/types/add&name=Content%20types&destination=admin/structure/types/add&token=XF6dWGDfxNixfKkMhZMM-H4gWZ8lWudr7QvnKv8XnTs
> >
>
> Individual content types can have different fields, behaviors, and
> permissions assigned to them.
>
> Does anyone know what causes such a problem, what I should look out for
> to prevent future problems and best of all how to kill the problem once
> and for all.
>
> Help greatly appreciated
> Thanks in advance
> Roger
>
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Siva
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