{"id":1090,"date":"2020-03-04T19:32:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T19:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=1090"},"modified":"2023-04-25T00:50:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T00:50:28","slug":"import-local-site-to-softaculous","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/documentation\/import-local-site-to-softaculous\/","title":{"rendered":"Import with Softaculous for Local Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <em>Import with Softaculous<\/em> feature allows you to move content management system (CMS) installations, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/joomla.org\">Joomla<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\">WordPress<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/drupal.org\">Drupal,<\/a>\u00a0on the existing server into Softaculous to use its various tools, including cloning and staging.<\/p>\n<p>This article walks you through the process.<\/p>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--alert  hts-messages--withtitle  \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"hts-messages__title\">Importing from another host or server?<\/span>    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tPlease refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/documentation\/importing-a-website-from-a-remote-server\/\">this article<\/a> to import a site from a remote server (another host, for example).    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n<h3>Open Softaculous<\/h3>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info  hts-messages--withtitle  \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"hts-messages__title\">Notice<\/span>    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tSoftaculous is included as a cPanel feature with our shared hosting plans. It is not available by default on Managed Cloud Servers (MCS.) However, we can install it for you at no charge. Please open a ticket to have Softaculous installed.     \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n<p>Log in to your cPanel account and go to the <strong>Softaculous<\/strong> section. Click on any application.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-994 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/findsoftaculous-300x80.jpg\" alt=\"Softaculous icon in cPanel\" width=\"300\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/findsoftaculous-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/findsoftaculous-1024x273.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/findsoftaculous-768x205.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/findsoftaculous-50x13.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/findsoftaculous-1536x410.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/findsoftaculous-2048x546.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/findsoftaculous-60x16.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/findsoftaculous-100x27.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Begin the Import with Softaculous<\/h3>\n<p>Using <em>Import with Sofaculous<\/em>, we will import a WordPress script from the same server.     \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--alert  hts-messages--withtitle  \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"hts-messages__title\">Helpful Hint<\/span>    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tThis example uses a WordPress site, but the same steps apply for importing Joomla, Drupal, Magento sites, etc.     \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Import<\/strong> Tab on the <em>Software<\/em> page in the <em>Softaculous<\/em> panel, as shown below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1026 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpressimporticon-300x161.jpg\" alt=\"Import with Softaculous option\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpressimporticon-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpressimporticon-1024x550.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpressimporticon-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpressimporticon-50x27.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpressimporticon-1536x825.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpressimporticon-2048x1100.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpressimporticon-60x32.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpressimporticon-100x54.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>From This Server<\/strong> tab and:\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>Enter the protocol and then choose a domain from the dropdown.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the directory where the installation is currently. If your installation is in your domain root, do not enter anything in the <em>directory<\/em> box.<\/li>\n<li>Now click on the <strong>Import<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/importsitelocal2-300x121.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/importsitelocal2-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/importsitelocal2-1024x414.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/importsitelocal2-768x311.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/importsitelocal2-50x20.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/importsitelocal2-60x24.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/importsitelocal2-100x40.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/importsitelocal2.jpg 1409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>When the import is complete, a confirmation message appears on your screen.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now that you&#8217;ve moved your site using <em>Import with Softaculous<\/em>, it will be eligible for use with various Softaculous tools, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/index.php\/documentation\/cloning-a-site\/\">cloning<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/index.php\/documentation\/create-a-drupal-staging-site\/\">staging<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about using import with Softaculous or any of the features, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/documentation\/how-to-open-a-support-ticket\/\">open a technical support ticket<\/a> so we can help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Import with Softaculous feature allows you to move content management system (CMS) installations, such as Joomla, WordPress, and Drupal,\u00a0on the existing server into Softaculous to use its various tools, including cloning and staging. 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