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h1. Cloning a new local site from live

First create databases on local environment.

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mysqladmin -u root create PROJECT_drupal

mysqladmin -u root create PROJECT_civicrm

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Then create your project Drupal root and install Drupal.

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cd ~/workspace/PROJECT

drush --yes site-install -y --db-url=mysql://root@localhost/PROJECT_drupal

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Create a Drupal alias of this project.

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cd sites/default

drush sa --with-optional --with-db --full --alias-name=@local @self >> ~/.drush/PROJECT.aliases.drushrc.php

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Log in to remote live host and create a new alias description for the live environment.

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cd PROJECT DRUPAL ROOT

cd sites/default

drush sa --with-optional --with-db --full --alias-name=@live @self

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Use these commands on localhost to synchronize.

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drush --yes sql-sync @PROJECT.live @PROJECT.local

drush --yes rsync @PROJECT.live:%files @PROJECT.local:%files

drush @PROJECT.live civicrm-sql-dump | drush @PROJECT.local civicrm-sql-cli

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