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If you are running SiteCenter NX, you can have more than one SiteCenter install running side by side and on the same database. This is very useful for testing a new version before releasing it to your customers. This is how:
1. download the new SiteCenter package from your client area;
2. unzip the SiteCenter package in your computer;
3. upload the files you have extracted on step 2 to a new folder on your server, like /sitecenternew
4. from your current working SiteCenter install, download the file /admin/includes/config.php to your computer;
5. in the config.php file downloaded on step 4, use a text editor like Notepad to adjust the following variable:
$GLOBALS["siteURL"] = "http://www.yourwebsite.com/sitecenter";
to point to the new URL
$GLOBALS["siteURL"] = "http://www.yourwebsite.com/sitecenternew";
and save the file;
6. upload your new config.php file to /sitecenternew/admin/includes/config.php, overwriting the config.php.

This allows both SiteCenter installs to work off the same database.