Move a site from one server to another

1. start move by visiting siteToMove.com/mainteditstore.wws (change config message to 'moving store to .999 server), hit edit, hit save (no changes made but the record will save to backup table)

2. in the advanced mode, enable nocat and hit save (now site is in 'maintenance mode' and the files will be able to be zipped 

3. update dns record for the https at https://cp.dnsmadeeasy.com/ 

4. compress the inetpub folder at the 'root' (check the mainpage field, for example:  \inetpub\10\23456\templates\default.wc  the root would be showing you '10' and your zip would be 10.rar)

5. compress the wconnect folder (checkc the datapath location in mainteditstore, for example:  \wconnect\10\123456 the root would be showing you '10' and your zip will be 10.rar

6. ftp both rar files to and from folders of the same name to new server 

6. use d:\wconnect\10\data\wws_stores shared
go bott
scat memv memo

insert into d:\countercat\wwstores\wws_stores from memvar 

7. create iis records using wws_stores_add_stores.PRG found in the \countercat\wwstore folder (make sure you start app as administrator)

8. test site to make sure you can add to cart, click checkout and see https mode is ok.

9. go to welcome.wws and click the credentials tab and then click 'restore' link - this will email the customer the new user and pass which will be the one used in the original install (they can change it if they want)

10. Delete the store record on the old server and stop the site in IIS after you are sure you are good to go

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