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Hi all,

I’ve set up a custom config.php which so far is working (i.e. I can see the remote install of EE) but I’m having trouble replacing the remote database with my local one.

The process I’ve used so far is:

Export local database as a file
Open phpMyadmin on the remote server
Go to “structure”, select all, drop all
Import local database file

This all seems ok in phpMyAdmin but when I try to navigate to my control panel, I get a blank window.

I am *stuck*!

The two databases are named differently, and not knowing anything about mysql, I don’t know if that’s an issue? Is my process wrong?

I attach the template from which I have created my custom config.php — maybe I’ve missed something in there?

Gary

Hi, Gary.

Did you remember to change the db settings in the /system/expressionengine/config/database.php file?

That’s the first step. 😊

Hi Sue

I got it working by performing a clean install of EE and double-checking some settings — once I’d done that it worked a treat. 😉

That works too. 😊 Don’t hesitate to post again as needed.