• Submitted by fm56 on
  • Last updated by fm56 on Mon, 07/27/2026 - 11:43

This applies to sites which have not yet been migrated to Upsun. 

  1. Create site root directory (e.g. commencement)
  2. Clone site repository to a subdirectory named stage.
  3. cd path/to/stage
  4. ddev config using the following values:
    1. Project name: local.site-name.gatech.edu
    2. Docroot: web
    3. Type: drupal11
  5. ddev start
  6. mysqldump old_db_nameold_db_name.sql
  7. ddev import-db —file=old_db_name.sql
  8. sudo cp -R /path/to/old/site/web/sites/default/files web/sites/default/

* FlAMP: Fletch/Apache/MySQL/PHP—If one can be so bold as to steal personal credit for a stack built from parts via MacPorts and Homebrew.