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Hi all,

Will soon be running an upgrade from EE1.7 to EE2.3 (have done something of a test run on a dev server already). Although there is quite a bit to change in order to “convert” things over to a working format - I think I’ve got it mostly down.

One thing I would like to do is move our templates from the DB stored method as we are currently using, to the file storage method such that templates then appear as php files under /templates in the expressionengine directory of the new EE2.3 app.

Is anyone aware of known issues or problems when making this move? i.e. does something work one way if in DB stored mode but must be altered to be used in file mode (other than file permissions). Specifically I’m thinking about EE tags like {embed=..} and whatnot.

Also would it be recommended to make this move at the same time as a 1.7 to 2.3 upgrade, or would it be best if the tasks were staggered?

Thanks!

Hi Trend Hunter,

There are no issues with using templates files, ExpressionEngine treats them exactly the same. I would suggest that you perform the update, then make sure everything is in working order and then turn on templates as files. Let us know if you need anything along the way!

Cheers!

Hey Dan,

Thanks for getting back to us. Sounds good. Is there a particular way you suggest moving from DB stored templates to file stored templates? Is there some sort of script we can run to do the copy and create? or is it a manual process?

(I assume the EE in browser template editor still works in the file scenario as well?)

- John

John,

In EE 2.x template files is super easy. First you need to go to Design > Templates > Global Preferences and turn on “allow templates to be saved as files” and fill in the correct “Basepath to Template File Directory”.

Once you’ve done that go to esign > Templates > Syncronize Templates and then select the templates you would like to sync and hit submit. Voila, you’re done.

If the file does not exist it will be created. If the file exists but the template in the database does not exist the database version will be created. And yes you can edit your templates in both the CP and your text editor of choice.

Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.

Sean