Transferring only the contents (pics including descriptions and comments)

[wobo]

I did a fresh Coppermine installation. How can I transfer the pics, their descriptions and the comments from an old 1.4 installation to the new one? I don't want to move the old installation and upgrade to 1.4.25 because the I did too many changes to the old installation.

Both installations are on the same server and on the same database.

wobo

[Nibbler]

Any changes you made will be reset when you do the update anyway. Follow the instructions in the FAQ for moving a gallery.

[wobo]

Does that mean it is not possible to transfer the contents?

[wobo]

Sorry, I meant "only the contents".

[Joachim Müller]

Sure possible: transfer database tables and content of albums folder. However, that's 99% of Coppermine, so you don't save any time, and the chances are high that you make a mistake when ommitting things. That's why you should do as suggested.

[wobo]

Ok, I see the reasoning there.
Background is that I'm doing a test for an overall "renovation" of our website (new forum software, new portal, update of wiki, update of wordpress page) which includes an overall new look. I am doing this first in a testbed, that's why I need a second instance of Coppermine anyway. I'll try the fresh install and transfer of the data in the testbed.

Thx

[Joachim Müller]

You don't need a separate install to create a new theme. You can test a new theme indefinitely before it get's public. Jzst by adding a single URL parameter you can view the gallery with the new theme you're currently working on without anyone else noticing. That is being explained in the docs btw.