Preparations of a SQL file including site configuration information

from an existing website

Step 1: Go to an existing website which all configurations under administer are
done

Step 2: Go to Home->Administer->Menus->Secondary links, delete all secondary

menu

Step 2: Go to Home->Administer->Content management->Backup and Migrate,

click Backup/Export DB

Step 3: In this screen:

3.1 Do NOT select any items under Exclude the following tables altogether (all
tables will be included.)

3.2 Do NOT select the below items under Exclude the data from the following tables
(the below tables’ contents will be included.)

actions
authmap
blocks
fckeditor_role
fckeditor_settings
filter_formats
filters
image
image_attach
languages
ldapauth
menu_custom
menu_links
menu_router
node_access
node_type
permission
role
system
themekey_paths
users
variable
views_display
views_view
vocabulary
vocabulary_node_types
3.3 Select No Compression radio button and Download radio button, Timestamp
format is as: Y-m-d\TH-i-s, and check the checkbox of Save these settings

Step 4: Click Backup Database button

Step 5: The popup window allows saving the SQL file into the desktop.

Automation of Site Configuration for a Brand New Site

Step 1: Create a brand new site

Step 2: Open this brand new site, go to Home->Administer->Site building

->Modules, select Backup and Migrate, and save

Step 3: Go to Home->Administer->Content management->Backup and Migrate,

click Restore/Import DB

Step 4: Browse a SQL file which includes site configuration information, and click
Restore Database

Step 5: Remove all users except admin and all roles except anonymous user and
authenticated user from database tables

6.1 connect to new site database

6.2 delete from users where uid <>1 and uid <>0;

6.3 delete from roles where rid <>1 and rid <>2;