Plugin is removing custom folder structure (uploads / plugins / wp-content)

Resolved jiripolacek
(@jiripolacek)

10 months ago
Hi,

your backup plugin is great but I cannot find how to export and import website with custom folder structure:

define( 'UPLOADS', 'media' ); define( 'WP_PLUGIN_DIR', dirname(__FILE__) . '/my-plugins' ); define( 'WP_PLUGIN_URL', 'https://' . $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] . '/my-plugins' ); define( 'WP_CONTENT_DIR', dirname(__FILE__) . '/website' ); define( 'WP_CONTENT_URL', 'https://' . $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] . '/website' );

After import:
1. Folder “media” is changed to “wp-content/uploads”.
2. Folder “my-plugins” is changed to “wp-content/plugins”.
3. Folder “website” is changed to “wp-content”.
  Also these and all other customizations in wp-config.php are removed from wp-config.php.
So website is not running properly after import.

Custom folder structure is popular and recommended for better security and better language localization.

It is WordPress core functionality and other backup plugins I used are fully compatible with it.

Please how to fix it?

Regards,
Jiri Polacek
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Plugin Author Yani
(@yaniiliev)

10 months ago

Hi Jiri,

I hope you are well.

Have you tried to apply these changes to your wp-config.php file before importing the file?
The plugin should respect this configuration on import and extract the files in the appropriate locations.
If you are importing to a blank WordPress website without this configuration, then the plugin will extract the files at their default location.

This allows you to migrate between sites with custom and default structure and the plugin respects the configuration on the site where you are importing, not the site you are exporting from.

Thread Starter jiripolacek
(@jiripolacek)

10 months ago

Hi,

I started to try it. But already a big problem.

Is there a way to move website from one webhosting provider to another webhosting provider via your plugin? (move entire website from one server to another server etc.)

Because if I understand it correctly, your plugin standard export/import behavior is dependent on WordPress (and your plugin) installation. So, on new server I have to install WordPress and your plugin. But I cannot use standard one-click installation because custom folder structure is not included. Also use default WordPress installation and change custom folders after it, that is really difficult and time-wasting. I don’t think it is worth doing it, it is better to use other plugin which can install entire website.

I like your plugin because export and import is really fast, compared to competitor plugins.

Please is there any user-friendly way to export and import entire website with custom structure via your plugin?

Because building a new WordPress website with custom structure to import old website via your plugin, it is not user-friendly. I can use other plugins where I only export website and upload it to FTP and run installer.

Regards,

Jiri Polacek

Plugin Author Yani
(@yaniiliev)

10 months ago

Yes, in this case you may want to use another plugin if it’s more convenient for you.
Our plugin assumes the site is already set up and configured as you want before importing the file. It does not recreate the site’s structure, it works with whatever is already present.

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