Moving a site, not as simple as I thought

[peige]

My cousin has a website for a small local publication. Its purchased and she has been given access to it so she can move it before moving the domain to a new server.
I have Cpanel X access, i've created a ftp account with access to the public html folder.
Downloaded the lot then put it on my own webspace but it doesn't work.

Why doesn't it work?

Sorry, I know its probably a noob question

 

[Hyburnate]

You're going to need to give us some more information on this, what are you trying to do and also what doesn't work about it?

From my understanding it was hosted on another server with another company, but now you're changing companies but you want it setup on the second server before changing the name servers to the new servers?

 

[peige]

Well at a basic level I'd like to move it to a new server and just try it out to make sure I can. My own webspace currently would be fine. I normally just upload files and load up the index.htm with the correct www.etc.com/home.htm and off we go but nothing with this one. Not even locally when I download it.

The current idea is to move it to TSO when we are ready but getting the site to work on my webspace is a first goal (this webspace is on another tso site I run which is currently dorment so I can delete that site and put ones files on it to try it out)

Guessing its a cgi thing?

 

[Redrum]

How have you downloaded it and what exactly doesn't work? You should download it from the current host via FTP. If you just save the pages off in your browser, the browser will mess around with the paths and links so that could be the problem.

You will need to have PHP set up wherever you host it because the contact form is PHP based as it submits to index.php, and some of the other pages might be as well. There could also be some aliases, rewrites and so on that also need setting up. So if you can, you need to find out more about how the site is built.

Once you've uploaded it if you post a link to where you've uploaded it, someone might be able to tell you what's wrong from that.

 

[Chanc3]

If you're using TSO Hosts, ask them to move it for you, all you'll need to do is give them the access details to the current site and they'll do it all for you - that's why I love TSO Hosts, they really are awesome, especially their support!

 

[peige]

If you're using TSO Hosts, ask them to move it for you, all you'll need to do is give them the access details to the current site and they'll do it all for you - that's why I love TSO Hosts, they really are awesome, especially their support!

Will they? That would be really handy!

I am using ftp to download the entire /public_html folder and then uploading the same data to my site.

 

[zyfar]

Seems to be working now?

 

[peige]

Seems to be working now?

Only in the original location, Can't get it to work on my web space.

Cousin has gone quiet at the moment, going by the problems I've had I'm not going to offer any more help unless she contacts me again