When you set up C5, you set up the database

You can either:

1 - Install in a different folder over a different database;
2 - Delete the site.php and delete/create a new database.


When you delete "site.php" the C5 website loses all connection to the database. As soon as you get those back up (For example, upload your database to the web and upload your site.php to your C5 install) you will have the new connection working.

For the database bit, I'm not a database expert, but the export/import will surely enough work fine, then you'll just have to copy your site.php over, with your packages and themes, of course.


So reviewing:
/config/site.php <== Holds the data to connect to the database.
ATTENTION: The password hash is used to decrypt the passwords. Keep the same value to keep the passwords inserted on the database working.

Themes and Packages must be send to the server.

You can create a new or just separately move your database. To make the connection work you'll just need to edit the site.php file.


Also, take care with the .htaccess and such, it'd be a shame to lose the files incase you did some hacks to deal with the mod_rewrite issues that some servers have.


Best of luck.

Afternoon

Ok, many thanks for taking the time to reply to me – much appreciated.

I'll try your steps when I go for the migration. I'll probably do it over the weekend - just in case.....

Many thanks again

Ian