Synchronize 2 websites (1 direction A to B)

psytanium

• August 02, 2016 03:44

Hi, website1.com and website2.com are located on the same vps server. I'm trying to make website2 look the same as website 1 with only 1 difference, another logo. is there a way to do it from cpanel tools or WHM ? thanks

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  cPanelMichael

  • August 02, 2016 16:44

  Hello, You can copy the content of /home/$username/public_html to another account via SSH with a command such as:
  cp -a /home/$username/public_html/* /home/$username2/public_html/
  Ensure you update the ownership of the files in the new account to the new account username using the "chown" command. The other option is to manually download the files via FTP from one account, then upload them to the new account via FTP. Thank you.

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  psytanium

  • August 05, 2016 07:18

  Can I use this command line in Cron Job ? Can I add exceptions ? I need to copy all the content of public_html without except public_html/images/logo.png

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  cPanelMichael

  • August 07, 2016 22:21

  You could setup a cron job with a custom "rsync" command if you want to ensure files are copied to other locations on the system. Ensure you use the correct arguments for permission and ownership values so that files are owned by the correct user after copied to the new account. Here's a StackOverflow discussion on "rsync" that should help you get started: How do I copy a folder keeping owners and permissions intact? Thank you.

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  psytanium

  • May 29, 2017 19:02

  I'm reading about rsync command and how to use it in cronjob. Trying to sync public_html from user1 to user 2 on the same server, this is correct ? rsync -r /home/user1/public_html/ /home/user2/public_html/

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  cPanelMichael

  • May 29, 2017 19:47

  I'm reading about rsync command and how to use it in cronjob. Trying to sync public_html from user1 to user 2 on the same server, this is correct ? rsync -r /home/user1/public_html/ /home/user2/public_html/

  
  You may find this URL helpful: rsync between two local directories You'd need to ensure the ownership of the files matches the second user after the files are copied as well. Here's a manual on rsync: rsync(1) - Linux man page Thank you.

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