- dont forget to migrate / adapt the .htaccess file in the root
- run this sql in the new db to fix 404 on the backend login:

SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0;
UPDATE `core_store` SET store_id = 0 WHERE code=’admin’;
UPDATE `core_store_group` SET group_id = 0 WHERE name=’Default’;
UPDATE `core_website` SET website_id = 0 WHERE code=’admin’;
UPDATE `customer_group` SET customer_group_id = 0 WHERE customer_group_code=’NOT LOGGED IN’;
SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=1;

- set app/etc/local.xml to 551 (otherwise you get a security server config notification in the backend)

Thanks again, Roge.

Nice article, thanks for good post

however can u suggest the best way to duplicate a magento site into new domain ?

**Please note that these steps depend on your configuration and might not work for you, so back-up first!***

1) log out of Magento admin
2) update url’s in /downloader/pearlib/php/pearcmd.php
3) update url’s in /downloader/pearlib/php/peclcmd.php
4a) unseralize /downloader/pearlib/pear.ini
4b) change url instances in the unserialized array
4c) serialize again and replace the existing /downloader/pearlib/pear.ini
5) clear all caches
6) login to admin
7) Happy Connecting and Sandboxing

Please reply your thoughts

1)
Don’t forget to change configured URL of origin shop to the URLs of new shop in the table core_config_data. You can also use Search-Tool of phpMyAdmin and identify every record where old URL is used – but outside of core_config_data table they are not so important and could be changed later in the Shop interface.”
2) I think, in that case you also have to modify redirection rules in your .htaccess files. Look on both of them. I the root and in new sub-folder.

However it’s not a best idea to copy magento into sub-folder of another installation.

Solution is duplicate downloader file and replace the path with a usual software like ultraedit netbean and upload th new donloader … enjoy it’s work
AlfaG

While we were able to get much of our Magento installation duplicated using the excellent tips here, I was never able to get Magento Connect working properly (a major objective of duplicating an installation).

We eventually abandoned 6 moths of fighting with Magento and now use a Drupal-based cart called Ubercart, which is faster, simpler, more flexible, and broadly supported by the community. Much frustration and anger was relieved by this change.

i m reading the last one and i think i m in this case. Anybody could confirm please :

original path : /home/clients/client7/web9/web
duplicat path : /home/clients/client26/web28/web

i understand that this commands can’t run :

find . -type f -exec grep -q “/home/clients/client7/web9/web” ‘{}’ \; -print

find . -type f -print | xargs sed -i -e ’s//home/clients/client7/web9/web//home/clients/client26/web28/web/g’

Correct ?

CDL

A

Therefore the above mentioned command only works if the old path and the new path have exactly the same length.

If this is not the case you have to read in the configuration inside php unserialize the structure, change the configuration and rewrite the file with the new serialized string.

For some reason hand editing that file corrupts the ini file.
The system seems to work without it and extensions install to the new installation directory instead of constantly trying to use the old directories.