[support] copying /sites to server

[Metzler, David]

Two things... 

1. if using the color module (with color picker), it stores the color configuration in the database, which means that this configuration did not  get copied to your site.  You'll need to reconfigure that. 
2. After copying files please remember to do a clear cache (under performance) to make sure that new css files are not being cached by browsers, etc. 

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: support-bounces at drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces at drupal.org] On Behalf Of Roger
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 9:55 PM
To: Drupal Support Forum
Subject: [support] copying /sites to server

I created a draft Drupal 7.26 site on my development pc using the Bartik theme which I copied to /sites/all/themes and renamed. Renamed the .info and bartik terms in template.tpl.php, it worked well so I made alterations to  style, colors and layout.css files. It works well on my setup.

I zipped the /sites folder and the database, installed drupal 7.26 on the server, set up the database on the server to have the same name, username and password.
Renamed the default /sites folder to /xxxsites then unzipped my uploaded /sites file to replace the original /sites folder. When proven I simply delete the /xxxsites folder. I have done this process many times successfully but not with a rejigged Bartik theme.

I have standard modules, ctools, views, colors, and others on my dev machine which copied across in the zipped /sites folder.

Things seem to work on the server, I can log in to, view and alter the site. Except the Bartik banner colour which I altered to  grey in my copy does not display in the server display.
If I switch the server theme back to original core Bartik it displays the original blue banner which disappears if I try to change colours from the original blue.

I seem to remember this was a problem in a number of themes, Mayo, Danland and others quite some time ago but never found a resolution.

I have compared the server css files to my dev css files, I have compared the .tpl.php files and all are word for word.

I have tried altering the server css code but alterations do not work. I suspect there is something i have overlooked but do not know what.
Can someone please point me in a direction on how to solve this issue?
thanks in advance
Roger
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