Troubleshooting export and import issues

If you encounter problems that you cannot troubleshoot or resolve using the information in the following table, contact your administrator.

Problem | Solution
Importing Web sites that contain hard-coded Site IDs onto a different server renders the site inaccessible. | Use environment variables in the Web site content. Environment variables enable scripts to use up-to-date information without having to store that information themselves. In addition to the standard environment variables, the following three environment variables are available to all scripts on your site: SITE_ROOT. The root path of your site SITE_CGIROOT. The top level CGI path of your site SITE_HTMLROOT. The top level HTML CGI path of your site It is recommended that content developers use these variables to avoid hard-coding Site IDs. This ensures that path names are always correct, even if those path names change.
The import operation fails if an IP-based site is imported to a server hosted on a network that shares the IP address of the exported site. | Contact your administrator to resolve the issue.
The export and import operation fails on certain FTP servers. | Ensim recommends the use of select FTP servers for successful export and import operations.
Files exported from versions 3.0 or 3.1 are incompatible with later versions. | Export these files using the latest version of the control panel after you upgrade from the older versions.