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By timotool on
Hi, I need a tip from a master Geek, a Guru-myster.
I have a decent size HTML (static) website - 400mb.
I want to change this site to Drupal.
So I have installed Drupal in the root folder of existing website.
I am using the old .htaccess file so my existing (html) website is up and running now.
(.htaccess from Drupal is backed up)
I would really like to be able to access both index.shtml (current site) and index.php (drupal).
currently index.php will not work.
Is there anyway I can make that happen?
Comments
Try this instead
Instead of installing Drupal directly to your root folder. Create a subfolder such as root/newdrupal. Install Drupal there instead and then set up your MySql DB. Link Drupal to your DB and then create your site. When it's time to push Drupal to the front remove your static HTML site and copy the contents of "root/newdrupal" to "root". This should help keep your Drupal site compartmentalized.