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jonyo [Step 6 - Uploaded Images Location]
tutorials:server:migration:start [2014/09/25 16:55] (current)
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 And finally, you will need to delete all the files in the **templates_c/** folder, as there are times when moving the folder can cause those files to need to be re-generated.  Keep the folder, but delete the contents of the folder. And finally, you will need to delete all the files in the **templates_c/** folder, as there are times when moving the folder can cause those files to need to be re-generated.  Keep the folder, but delete the contents of the folder.
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 +<tip c n>**Tip:** If, after your site has moved from one location to another, you see a "SmartyException" error, it typically means this last step above was skipped. In that case, deleting all files in the templates_c folder will usually clear the error.</tip>
  
 Once that is complete, continue to the next step [[#Step 2 - Create Database]] Once that is complete, continue to the next step [[#Step 2 - Create Database]]
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 Then in [[admin_menu:e_mail_setup:general_e_mail_settings:start|Email Setup > General Settings]] you may need to adjust the e-mail settings to make e-mails work on the new location.  This is mainly a concern if changing servers, but it is still a good idea regardless, to send a test e-mail to yourself to make sure e-mail is working. Then in [[admin_menu:e_mail_setup:general_e_mail_settings:start|Email Setup > General Settings]] you may need to adjust the e-mail settings to make e-mails work on the new location.  This is mainly a concern if changing servers, but it is still a good idea regardless, to send a test e-mail to yourself to make sure e-mail is working.
  
-**Test installations Only:**  In the admin at [[admin_menu:e_mail_setup:notification_e_mail_settings:start|Email Setup > Notification E-mail Settings]], turn off all notifications!  Otherwise your test installation may send out e-mail notices to your "real" users since the test installation is based on copy of the live installation database.+**Test installations Only:**  In the admin at [[admin_menu:e_mail_setup:notification_e_mail_settings:start|Email Setup > Notification E-mail Settings]], turn off all notifications!  Otherwise your test installation may send out e-mail notices to your "real" users since the test installation is based on copy of the live installation database.  If you run auctions, you may also want to disable the addon **Main E-mail Sender** and that will disable the ability for the test installation from sending any e-mails (since auctions will send notifications beyond what you can disable normally).
 ===== Step 5 - Update Links in Templates & Text ===== ===== Step 5 - Update Links in Templates & Text =====
  
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