XF 1.2 Temporary test site for users?

[trizz]

Before I fully migrate from vB over to xF, Id like to make an early release/test setup available to my users to let them play with xF in advance.

Whats the best method to create this sort of environment, yet blow away all posts every 24 hrs? Is it as simple as dropping a table of posts, PMs, etc via a cronjob? Id like to maintain settings, but remove any content, public or private, every 24 hrs.

 

[Paul B]

This thread should help: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/importing-guidelines.25325/

 

[trizz]

thanks @Brogan so instead of dropping specific tables, just restore a clean DB every 24 hrs and off i go. sounds easy enough!

 

[Paul B]

Yes, it's the simplest way.

Don't forget to also empty the data and internal_data directories of avatars and attachments.

 

[trizz]

will elasticsearch automagically remove anything it has cached, or does that need to be dumped as well?

 

[Paul B]

You can delete the index from the ACP: admin.php?elasticsearch/

 

[trizz]

any way to do that via a cronjob?

 

[Paul B]

Possibly, it's not something that's ever been asked so I have never looked into it.