How to create a NEW PROJECT from exisiting website?

Wappler General How To
#1

Ver 2.4.1
Windows 7

Ok here is the scenario…
I have a few sites that was created back in the day on my WAMP server. Some in dreamweaver others just in plain text editors. So i have now made the move over to Wappler.

The problem for me now comes in when i want to take an existing “project” and use it in Wappler. Please note its just a directory with some files… BUT i now want to use this in Wappler. I have loads of these little websites that needs updating and want to use Wappler now to edit them.

Is there an easier way… because i cant add them a NEW PROJECT… because the folder is not empty…

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#2

Hello,
You can just drag and drop your DW site definition .ste file over the projects dialog and all the settings and files will be loaded into a new Wappler project:

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Local server/databse connection with MAMP
#3

Thank you @Teodor

#4

In case the project(s) wasn’t created using Dreamweaver:

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#5

Hi @Ben thank you for the reply… that worked well… you answered my question regarding non Dreamweaver sites.

#6

A bit of additional info to add to what Ben said…

If your new project is a copy of a project you have previously used in Wappler, you will have to delete the Wappler folder with all the project / target info in it before Wappler will accept it as a new project. You will then need to input new project name and target info after Wappler accepts it.

Sometimes I make a copy of a project when it gets too bloated with test pages but still want to keep the tests for possible use elsewhere. I then delete all the unnecessary stuff from the new project and keep the bloated original as a back up. I was having a hard time getting Wappler to open up the copied folder and thought I’d share because surely I’m not the only one who copies projects…

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#7

It might be worth mentioning for people finding this thread in the future that there is a relatively new option related to the topic - the option to duplicate a project:

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#8

Thanks TomD – even better.