Cloning Websites

Squiz Matrix Support
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Hi


We've got a website running on Matrix 4.0.1.



Could anyone tell me, is there a way to clone a whole website, or part of a website, either through the administration interface or some other means?



Apologies if it's a dumb question, but I've read the manuals and can't see an obvious way to do it.



Thanks



Matt

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Matrix does have a mass cloning tool, however for a website I'd be more inclined to use the XML export/import script located in the scripts directory on your Matrix server. Running the scripts does require a little bit of command line know-how, but they aren't particularly difficult.

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Matrix does have a mass cloning tool, however for a website I'd be more inclined to use the XML export/import script located in the scripts directory on your Matrix server. Running the scripts does require a little bit of command line know-how, but they aren't particularly difficult.

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Thanks Anthony, that's exactly what I needed to know. Are there any practical limits on how much you can export and import at one time? The site has a few hundred pages.



I can see the "Import Assets from XML" tool under the "Tools" menu, but not the "Export Assets to XML" equvalent that's mentioned in the online manual (http://manuals.matrix.squizsuite.net/tools/chapters/export-assets-to-xml-tool/). Is it new since 4.0.1, or am I looking in the wrong place?



Thanks Again



Matt

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[quote]
I can see the "Import Assets from XML" tool under the "Tools" menu, but not the "Export Assets to XML" equvalent that's mentioned in the online manual (http://manuals.matrix.squizsuite.net/tools/chapters/export-assets-to-xml-tool/). Is it new since 4.0.1, or am I looking in the wrong place?

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It is new.



If you are on an older version you will need to use the script.

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It is new.



If you are on an older version you will need to use the script.

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Thanks, I'll do that.