How to transfer custom cpanel theme to other server

[Def]

Anyone know how to copy a custom cpanel theme from old server to new server?

Thanks.

 

[jethost]

Download it from SSH and upload it.

I think

 

[Def]

I'm trying to use SCP but getting an error that the file is "not a regular file".

The file looks like so: [email protected]

 

[Def]

Anyone know?

 

[PWSowner]

Could just compress the theme folder to a single .tar.gz file, copy that over, and uncompress it.

 

[Def]

I wish it were that simple. Problem is is that there's a symlink '[email protected]' but no files I can find. This is the correct directory right ( /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend ) ?

TIA

 

[PWSowner]

That explains it. Symlinks aren't normally followed for things like compressing. The symlink allows the actual content to be elsewhere, like maybe in your /home/username directory. You need to transfer the actual content, wherever that is. If you're not sure, do
ls -l /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend
in shell and see where the symlink points to.

 

[Def]

Thanks Mike. That info also clears up another problem I was having.

On the old server I found that the symlink (found in /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend) points to /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x

on the new server the symlink is not there in /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend (probably because it wasn't pkg'ed since it was a symlink).

So my question now is do I just create a symlink with the same name as the one on the old server and point it to the /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x directory? And if so what is the code? I've tried ln -s /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x | nameofsymlink but I get "can't overwrite directory" message.

I really do appreciate the help.

 

[PWSowner]

If the name exists as a directory, you would have to delete it first.