Question
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How to copy website content to another domain in Plesk?
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How to copy website content to an external FTP storage?
Answer
Website Copying feature can be used in order to copy websites files to another site hosted under the same account or to an FTP storage.
Such copying is useful if this is a production website and you are planning to make major site changes. In such a case, you can clone the site to a staging environment and let your designers and programmers work on the clone without interrupting operations of the production site.
Copying the site files is a part of cloning the site: you will also need to copy databases used by the site to complete the cloning. If you do not have another site to use as a staging environment, you can add a domain or a subdomain for that purpose.
How to copy website content to another domain in Plesk?
Note: if it is required to copy the WordPress website it is recommended to use the WordPress cloning feature instead of Website Copying.
Let’s assume that copy performs from example.com to example.org. Both domains exist under the same account.
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Log into Plesk Go to Domains > example.com > Website Copying.
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Specify the following settings at the page:
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The Website in Plesk option is already selected by default.
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Select the destination domain in the Site name dropdown menu – example.org.
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Select the required option for the What to do with existing files:
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Keep existing files on the destination site
It will overwrite existing files with coinciding file names on the destination site.
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Delete all existing files
It will delete all files on the destination site before copying.
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Press the OK button to start the copying process.
How to copy website content to an external FTP storage in Plesk?
Note: Website Copying feature transfers website content only.
Databases will not be transferred.
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Go to Domains > example.com > Website Copying.
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Select the FTP storage option.
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Specify the following settings on the page:
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Server host name
Specify the hostname of the FTP storage, e.g. my.ftp.storage.com.
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Port
The default port is 21.
It is recommended to leave untouched.
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Directory
Specify the directory on the FTP storage to which one the website will be saved, e.g. /backup/example.com.
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Username
Specify the username which is used for logging to the FTP storage, e.g. johndoe.
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Password
Specify the password which is used for logging to the FTP storage, e.g. password.
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FTP connection method
Select one between two options according to the requirements:
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Active mode (recommended)
Plesk sends its IP address and port number on which it will listen to an external server, and the server initiates the TCP connection. This mode is recommended when the Plesk-managed server is not protected by a firewall.
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Passive mode
This mode can be used when the Plesk-managed server is behind a firewall and is unable to accept incoming…
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