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Global Moxie is the hypertext laboratory of Josh Clark, whose projects include the Big Medium web content management system. Josh creates web applications and websites from his multimedia studio in Paris, France.

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How do I move Big Medium to a new server?

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How do I move Big Medium to a new server?

Answer

  1. Make a copy of Big Medium's data directories and each site's document and image directories as described in "How do I make a backup of my Big Medium data?"

  2. Install a fresh installation of Big Medium on the new server, and follow the setup wizard until you are prompted to create your first administrator account. Stop there and proceed to step 3 below.

  3. Upload the data, document and image directories as described in "How do I restore a Big Medium installation from backup?"

IMPORTANT: If the directory paths for your site(s) have changed with the server move, follow this additional step before rebuilding the pages and style sheets as described in the data-restoration instructions for step 3:

Sign into each site and go to its "Settings>Site URLs and Directories" screen, updating the directory paths for the homepage and page directories as necessary.

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"This is the greatest CMS software I have ever seen. The execution of Big Medium is spot-on, particularly the administration sections."
—Clifford Smith

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—Karen Kaiser

"I have to say that Big Medium is one of the easiest web applications I have ever used. Once I realized how complete the admin panel is, it was hard to stop tweaking my site! I love this application!"
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