Moving the installation path and database name

[kikinovak]

Hi,

I just moved an existing OwnCloud installation from one server to another and got a weird surprise.

On the old server the installation path was /var/www/microlinux-owncloud/{html,data,apps-external}, and the database was called microlinux-owncloud.

On the new server I decided to change the installation path, so the new installation should be in /var/www/owncloud-microlinux/{html,data,apps-external}, just to conform with our new naming scheme. So I edited config/config.php accordingly, but then it got nasty. Unable to sync or upload anything, and plenty of errors in the logs.

Apparently it’s not enough to change the paths in config/config.php. I took a peek in the database, and it looks like there are some hard-coded paths there too, in oc_storages. I tried to delete this in the MySQL monitor, but they kept reappearing again.

In the end I just gave up and kept the old naming scheme and paths. But I wonder about the weird design that configures stuff in a configuration file and also at some places in the database.

Here’s my question: is there a straightforward way to change installation paths in an existing installation ? Or is this something where I have to jump through a series of burning loops in order to do it ?

Cheers,

Niki

[tom42]

Hey,

it seems the ownCloud people are providing detailed migration steps in their documentation including an “Important” note box about changes to the data dir location:

Migrating to a Different Server

and a link to the detailed documentation about this step here:

Manually Move the Data Directory

[kikinovak]

Yeah, I saw that. And I read it. And I followed the procedure. Except it doesn’t work. I removed the hardcoded paths in oc_storages, but even after that they still keep popping up again. So in the current state of things there is no way to move my installation path.

[alfredb]

@kikinovak

I removed the hardcoded paths in oc_storages,

You should replace, not remove!