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Best way to copy a site on the same server

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I haven't been able to locate a thread that says what the most efficient way to copy a site on the same server is. I want to create a new site but start with the same modified theme, custom blocks, custom 404 page, etc. Can I just copy the contents of the root folder? Although I have lots of images and things that I would not need in the new installation.
Thanks in advance for your help.
 
nbruley replied on at Permalink Reply
I copied everything and the blocks and custom attributes don't come in but I guess it's not hard to make them over.

I also had to copy the config/site.php file from the new installation back in.
Mnkras replied on at Permalink Best Answer Reply
Mnkras
basically this:http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/installation/moving_a_site...
nbruley replied on at Permalink Reply
Thanks! Are the blocks and pages stored in the database?
jkeller replied on at Permalink Reply
Hey everybody. I followed this procedure to copy a site so I would have a test environment with the same content as the live site.

I copied the file structure, and made a copy of the database.

I edited the new site.php so that it looks like this:

<?php
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'jkeller_c5user');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'jkeller_c5realsandbox');
define('BASE_URL', 'http://174.122.28.111');
define('DIR_REL', '/~jkeller/c5sandbox');

this is the new copy of the database, and the new folder on the file system. I can hit the main URL for this new copy and it goes there. HOWEVER what is baffling me is when I append /login to it, and log in so as to edit, it ends up with the URL containing the OLD folder: c5coe, instead of the NEW folder: c5sandbox.

Any ideas?
-Joe
nbruley replied on at Permalink Reply
Let me know if you figure it out!