Hi,

I've read http://www.vbulletin.com/manual/movingservers.html where it explains what to do when moving to a new server.

If I understand correctly, the process explained in this manual only describes the move of the actual database and not the forum-software itself?

What exactly is the best way to move the database AND the actual software-files to a new server? Do I copy all the files and maps from my old server to my new server or do I have to upload them again from the purchased .zip file to the new server?

In Step Two - Transfer to new server in the manual Telnet is used to transfer the database. I am a newbie on Telnet and want to know if I could also use a FTP client to transfer the .sql database instead of doing it through telnet?

Thanx for explaining,
Grover.

Hi there,

The best way is to download the files from the old server, (not more then 1 or 2 mb) and upload them to the new server in the same dir.

Don't forget to perhaps update the config.php file with new server settings.

The sql dump can be downloaded from 1 server and then uploaded to the new server and then imported using the commands subscribed on that page using telnet.

They suggest using telnet, because from server2server with telnet using ftp there, is quite faster, you aren't the middle man and you use full bandw. from both servers to transfer it. Very handy for more then 50mb files. (telnet in, ftp to old server, download .sql and log out of ftp, then import and then delete the .sql on new server and logout of telnet).

Hi Floris,

Thank you so much for your quick and extensive reply!

Following your advice I will download all the files from my old server and upload them to my new, instead of using the purchased .zip file. Also I will try and use Telnet for transferring the database itself. I wil let you know how it works out.

Thanks for your help and putting up this website. I loooove VB3 too... ;)

Grover.

He's right about the telnet transfer. I do it via server-to-server ftp but the idea is the same. Instead of Server1 -> Your Computer > Server2, it's Server1 -> Server2. MUCH faster.

Yes ssh or telnet. I would hate to have to DL any of my sites as a sql or even *.sql.gz

Here is my problem:
my current host is not let me access account by using SSL so I can't following this intructions.
http://www.vbulletin.com/manual/movingservers.html

However, my provider let me have a copy of my database, I am downloading mydump file to my PC.

Now I have a new server, I am uploaded my mydump to the new server ,
like as. http://mydomain.com/mydump.sql

then I have SSH/Shell Access , when I success log in it, then I don't know how mydump.sql can install to make data tables as same as old server.
I used this command, but they said no direction for /path/to/mydump.sql

mysql -uUSERNAME -pPASSWORD newdbname < /path/to/dump.sql

Also I created new name data let say: dataname is: vvbulletin
username: vvroot
password:xxxxx
In the command above, Do I have to type like this:
mysql -uvvroot -pxxxxx vvbulletin </path/to/mydump.sql

Also what is </path/to....
My dump is upload like this: http://mydomain.com/mydump.sql
what is exactly I have to type to access mydump.sql

Please help me out. Thanks alot.

There are lots of diffrent ways depending on the access you are allowed.

I usally take the MySQL -> MySQL route.