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#40583 Feature request - Allow "replace in db" for all restoration options

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Latest post by nicholas on Tuesday, 16 April 2024 02:32 CDT

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 02:26 CDT

carcam

Hi,

I use Akeeba Solo and UNiTE to backup and restore PrestaShop sites with quite success so far and it helps me a lot in my workflow. Thanks!!

In any case, for PrestaShop (as in WP), you need to replace the url of the site in DB, so I thought it will be really helpful to be able to replace the URL directly using the "replace in DB" feature that already exists in WordPress. Do you think you could add it?

I think it will be also really helpful in Joomla! and other systems, for instance to replace URL occurrences in the DB without the need to use other tools.

Thanks!!

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 02:32 CDT

nicholas

The only reason this exists in the WordPress restoration is that WordPress won't work if you don't do that. This does not mean it's a good thing. We know the ways it can fail, and it's mostly to do with how badly hosts handle scripts going through the entire database in rapid succession.

I am against providing this feature in the general use case.

At some point I may have enough time to actually create the CLI and standalone script versions of Akeeba Replace. Right now, it's only a library we use in the restoration script and a WP plugin. You can totally come up with the CLI yourself (I would use Silly and Box for that) if you want. Contributions are welcome :)

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

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