Cloning a project

If you would like to compile a website using the settings of an existing project, this is possible thanks to the Clone Project feature of ExeOutput for PHP.

Normally when a project is started, you cannot change the source folder. The Clone Project feature allows you to define a new source folder by selecting a new index page.

You can access this feature by selecting the menu command "Project|Clone Project" from the Application menu:

Steps to clone a project

1. Open the project file that you would like to clone.
2. Use the "File|Clone Project" menu command. A window will appear with some instructions: click Continue.
3. You are prompted to select the new index page. This works exactly as if you were starting a new project: select the HTML file that will be used as the index page of your new cloned application. The folder containing this page will also become the new source folder.
4. The next dialog asks you to enter the filename of the new project.
5. ExeOutput for PHP then starts a new project, uses the settings of the previously-loaded project and scans the new source folder. When everything is done, the project file is saved and then reloaded to clean up the memory.