So the virtual host/WAMP software (WampDeveloper Pro) that I used when first building my site has expired. I wish I would have known at the time that WampServer probably would have been the better choice, but I guess you live and learn.
Whats weird is that even after the software has expired, my drupal site seems to be functioning still?? Now, I am asking the question of why I even used WampDeveloper Pro in the first place? Do I even need it anymore? I guess i figured it sync'd the data from the drupal installation with the Mysql database so that the website would load quicker or something... Can someone please help me get this clearedup so that I can continue building. I appreciate all help!!
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you can backup the site's files and export the database.
remove the environment that you have
install WAMPServer (or whatever LAMP stack for windows you want for that matter)
use the drupal install that you backed up
WampDeveloper
WampDeveloper doesn't expire entirely. The high-level manager (the user interface) only does (until a serial key is entered). The underlining web-server software continues to function as always. Those two parts are completely de-coupled from each other and run independently. And you can still work with the framework/server directly.
If you need to migrate out your data...
Website files are in folder - C:\WampDeveloper\Websites\domain.name\webroot\
The database can be exported out in multiple ways, via /phpmyadmin URL (login with username: root), or via the command-line -
mysql -u root database.name.here > file.name.to.export.into.sql(use "-p" switch above if you set root's password)
Because it's awesome. So awesome in fact, that after making everything so simple and quick to set up and run, you forget why you needed it in the first place.
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Thanks a lot that's great
Thanks a lot that's great news!