Create New Network with Template from Existing Net

I'm sure this has been done before and someone can help.  I have an existing network I would like to copy and create a new network without having to go through the process of doing all the work all over again.  Is there a way to do this and just remove the membership.  If I could do this, all I would have to do is change the header and some of the content for the new network.

Here is what I have done so far:

1) I have set up a subdomain of my current network (for the new network).

2) I have installed the dolphin script to the subdomain.

3) I have copied all files from the original network to the subdomain.

I have a perfect copy but when I key in the subdomain, it redirects to the original.  Any ideas?

You need to edit the config file inc/header.inc.php of the new site and adjust the following 2 settings to match the new location.

$site['url']               = "http://www.XXXXXXXXX.com/";

And

$dir['root']               = "/home/XXXX/public_html/XXXXXXX/";

I did as you directed and went to the site and following message was displayed:

Warning: require_once(/home/mychatte/public_html/mychattermatters.social-daddy.com/inc/security.inc.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/mychatte/public_html/mychattermatters/inc/header.inc.php on line 172

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/mychatte/public_html/mychattermatters.social-daddy.com/inc/security.inc.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/mychatte/public_html/mychattermatters/inc/header.inc.php on line 172

One says this is the subdirrectory it's in home/mychatte/public_html/mychattermatters.social-daddy.com and the other line says it's this. home/mychatte/public_html/mychattermatters which don't match.

The path you set must not be accurate.

Also. When you copied the site, did you set all the permissions? Permissions are set during an install, so the permissions have to set with a copy as well. Also, the cache, cache_public and tmp directories are to be empy except for any .htaccess file they may have.

So first, verify the path you set is accurate.

Next, empty the cache, cache_public and tmp folders

Then make sure all permissions are properly set.

Okay..It worked.  But now the header is completely gone.  The top of the page starts with the navigation menu.  I went into admin basis settings and added the new header.  It shows up there but not when I go back to the site.

Did you also clear your /cache/ and /cache_public/ directories (leaving the .htaccess file in the /cache/ directory intact)?

PM me your site url. I can help you out.