Applicable to:
- Plesk for Linux
- Plesk for Windows
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 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 FTP storage.
Such copying is useful if this is a production website and you plan 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 the 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.
Note: The Website Copying option is available in the Active List view and is disabled by default in the Dynamic List. To make this option visible in the Dynamic List view edit the Panel.ini file and add two lines below there:
[dynamicList]
enableFeatures = sitecopy
Note: if it is required to copy the WordPress website it is recommended to use the WordPress cloning feature instead of Website Copying. The cloning feature is available out of the box for Web Pro and Web Host Plesk editions and is available for a fee for the Web Admin edition.
Let's assume that copy performs from example.com to example.org. Both domains exist under the same account.
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Go to Domains > example.com > Website Copying.
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Specify the following settings on the page:
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The Website in Plesk
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Select the destination domain in the Site name dropdown menu -
example.org. -
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
Note: Website Copying feature transfers website content only. Databases are not transferred.
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Go to Domains > example.com > Website Copying
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Select the FTP storage radio button
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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. -
Port
The default port is 21. Use another one if a custom port is used.
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Directory
Specify the directory on the FTP storage to which the website will be saved, e.g.
/backup/example.com. -
Username
Specify the username which is used for logging into the FTP storage, e.g.
johndoe. -
Password
Specify the password which is used for logging into the FTP storage, e.g.
password. -
FTP connection method
Select one of the 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 TCP connections.
If Plesk fails to connect to the external FTP account, select the Passive mode option and try again.
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Press the OK button to start the copying process
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