Thread: Advise on how to build a new site without taking the existing site down?

Hi everyone... I am after some suggestions and help would be greatly apprieciated.
I already have a site built but would like to update it into an proffessional shoping cart site. I have had a look in the templets and there is a few there that I could use as a basic templet.... but I am not sure the best way to proceed.... can I make a dynamic website with out taking the other site down... as I would very much like to take some time to design it and I don't want to loose business in the mean time...what is the best way for me to do this...
Thanks Louise from
www.rocksrevealed.com

I think I found the info in another section... is this what I need to do?




Re: changing from BV to Soho
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Yes, you can do both. But, in order to do this, Soho must be installed in a subdomain.

It will not be possible, after you have finished, to move the Soho site in your public_html folder.

So I suggest the following:

1. Create a folder, and move there (or republish in there) ALL your BV pages. Let's call this folder "main".

2. Create an "index.html" page that will simply redirect to this "main" folder.
3. Delete all files from "public_html" exept this "index.html".
4. Install Soho in the main root (public_html). This is simply done by choosing to install Soho in the main domain.
5. Create your site with Soho. It will NOT be visible directly because you have the "index.html" page that redirects to the old site (now hosted in the "main" folder)

When done with Soho, you can delete this "index.html" file from the server. and your Soho site will go live.
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I also found this post... can someone advise what and how I should do?



Re: Fail to install Soho!
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I am pretty sure you can't have more than 1 Soholauch installation per Cpanel.

As far as BV and Soho conflicting, not so in my experience. If I have a BV site up and running and want to tag Soholaunch to it, I create a folder in the File Manager first say 'Shop' and install Soholaunch to that so the url will be http://www.mydomain.com/shop. I've also set up a subdomain where the url is http://www.shop.mydomain.com.

I hope this helps
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Pippy, the first option from Navaldesign sounds best to me. He knows what he is talking about too!

Thanks Ramsey... will do !
Louise/pippy

I have tried Exactly what was advised, Which was create a new folder in my public_html directory under "main" and placed an index.html file in the same directory to redirect to the new "main" folder were the site is now being kept.
When I go to install soholaunch into the public_html directory I'am prompted with an error quoteing "You cannot install more than one script in the root directory of a domain." So If the root directory (public_html) must be clean, were should I be saving the file and folder to keep the site active (ie. "main" folder {were site is stored} , and index.html page {for redirecting}.)

www.rocksrevealed.com
after redirect
www.rocksrevealed.com/main.html

Thanks Louise

Guys... do you recon I should get a support ticket... I am really not sure what to do ?

CASE CLOSED.. thanks Guys.... I didn't realise that the forum used fantastico as well.... so I had to unistall soho and reinstal into the public html...
So it has all been loaded.. pheww...
thanks
Louise
www.rocksrevealed.com.