Removing Pages module from Backlight installation

riccardo · 2017-12-01 06:12:39

Have been a Turning Gate client since CE2. Currently using CE4 for generating galleries, but only for some of them. The main structure of my site is built outside of Turning Gate products, so have never used Pages.

Just purchased Backlight as i need to keep up with the turning wheels of progress (I hope). However, as the deal was a good one, and I may at some point change my site structure, I purchased the Backlight+Pages bundle.

To keep things simple I am thinking to just remove, for now, the Pages module from the backlight installation.

So my question - what files or folders should I remove from the /backlight folder to accomplish this?
Secondly does this make any difference if I am not employing the Pages module at all? That is - is it of no consequence if I leave those files/folders in?

Thanks-

rod barbee · 2017-12-01 06:18:24

Look at the installation instructions for Pages and just remove the files and folder that were installed
http://backlight.theturninggate.net/doc … on_install

riccardo · 2017-12-01 06:50:43

Thanks, Rod. Should have been able to think of that....

riccardo · 2017-12-01 06:59:35

Except by removing the index.php I can't log in to Backlight. So all except that one, I presume.

charlie.choc · 2017-12-01 07:07:30

I'm curious what impact it would have for the Pages modules were left in place but not used?

rod barbee · 2017-12-01 07:30:09

Which index.php did you remove? Not the one in the /backlight/ folder I hope! That one is essential.
Remove the index.php and .htaccess files from the root of the site (where you uploaded the index.php and .htaccess files that came with Pages)

Actually, you probably only need to remove the index.php and .htaccess files from the root of the site. (the ones that came with Pages, that is)

Ben · 2017-12-01 08:54:12

As Rod said, just remove index.php and .htaccess from the top of your site. There's no harm in leaving the other Pages module within Backlight's modules directory.

riccardo · 2017-12-01 09:59:27

Rod - originally, yes, I did remove the index.php from the /backlight folder - (the wrong one, as you said). But of course this caused the login problem, so I just put it back. Then login was functional again.

My site (since it is constructed independent of Turning Gate products) uses existing .htaccess and index.php files at root already. So I did not replace those on installation. Nor should I , or the site will crash. Question is now, what to do with (if anything) the Backlight root .htaccess file. I assume it is only needed for Pages, so I can dispense with it for now, as with the Backlight root index.php file.

Sound right?

rod barbee · 2017-12-01 10:02:23

Question is now, what to do with (if anything) the Backlight root .htaccess file. I assume it is only needed for Pages, so I can dispense with it for now, as with the Backlight root index.php file.
Sound right?

right. If you're not using Pages there's no need to upload them.

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#1 2017-12-01 06:12:39

Removing Pages module from Backlight installation

#2 2017-12-01 06:18:24

Re: Removing Pages module from Backlight installation

#3 2017-12-01 06:50:43

Re: Removing Pages module from Backlight installation

#4 2017-12-01 06:59:35

Re: Removing Pages module from Backlight installation

#5 2017-12-01 07:07:30

Re: Removing Pages module from Backlight installation

#6 2017-12-01 07:30:09

Re: Removing Pages module from Backlight installation

#7 2017-12-01 08:54:12

Re: Removing Pages module from Backlight installation

#8 2017-12-01 09:59:27

Re: Removing Pages module from Backlight installation

#9 2017-12-01 10:02:23

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