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Migrating Applications
Posted: August 11th, 2016
When a website migration is initiated, Plesk scans the source website for the presence of certain applications and lists them. Currently, you can migrate the following applications to the target server:
> WordPress
> Joomla
> Drupal
> PrestaShop
Plesk can migrate an application from the source website to the target, including all its files and the database.
Caution: When migrating an application, if there is already an application installed on the target domain, its files may be overwritten. We strongly recommend backing up the target domain before migrating applications.
When migrating an application, keep in mind the following limitations:
> The application must use a MySQL database.
> The MySQL database server must use the default port.
There may also be additional requirements specific to the application you want to migrate. You can find them in the application's documentation:
> Joomla
> Drupal
Note: Plesk Migrator cannot automatically check if the application you want to migrate meets the requirements. Make sure that the application meets both general and application specific requirements before starting the migration.
To migrate an application, follow these steps:
1) Select the checkbox(es) next to the application(s) you want to migrate.
2) By default, the application files are placed in the same location relative to the document root they occupied on the source. If desired, you can change where to place the application files on the target server. To do so, click the / link under “Destination Path” and type in the path to the destination folder (relative to the document root).
3) Click Start Import.
The installation's status will change from "Ready for import" to "Queued", and then to "In progress". Once the status changes to "Imported", the application has been migrated.
Synchronizing Migrated Applications
At any time after you have migrated an application, you can migrate it again by selecting the corresponding checkbox and clicking the Re-sync button. Note that this will overwrite any changes you may have made to the installation on the destination server.