How to move your forum from one provider to another easy
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1) cPanel -> Backup -> Backup Forum DB
2) FTP Program -> Connect To Your Old FTP -> Download ALL Files & Folders From There
3) Download BigDump Script.php From Google -> Edit It, With Your NEW Database Info
4) Upload The Files (From Step 2) To Your New FTP Host -> Upload BigDump.php Script
5) Upload The Backup (From Step 1) To The Same Directory as BigDump.php
6) Execute BigDump.php, (It Will Take About 5-10 Minutes, Depending On DB Size)
7) Done
2) FTP Program -> Connect To Your Old FTP -> Download ALL Files & Folders From There
3) Download BigDump Script.php From Google -> Edit It, With Your NEW Database Info
4) Upload The Files (From Step 2) To Your New FTP Host -> Upload BigDump.php Script
5) Upload The Backup (From Step 1) To The Same Directory as BigDump.php
6) Execute BigDump.php, (It Will Take About 5-10 Minutes, Depending On DB Size)
7) Done
Transfer your forum files by FTP.
As for database, if both servers store mySQL databases in the file structure (which they should be if you're on dedicated or VPS) you can transfer it by ftp too. Usually it's in a directory called "bin"; take the entire mysql folder out of the bin directory on your old server and put it in the new one. Update config.php if needed.
If not, you can transfer the database manually by logging into your phpMyadmin on your old server and download your forum database by clicking your database name in the left and then Export along the top.
Upload it to your new host by again going into phpmyadmin and selecting Import on the homepage. You'll need to add a user to the database and again update config.php with this new information.
As for database, if both servers store mySQL databases in the file structure (which they should be if you're on dedicated or VPS) you can transfer it by ftp too. Usually it's in a directory called "bin"; take the entire mysql folder out of the bin directory on your old server and put it in the new one. Update config.php if needed.
If not, you can transfer the database manually by logging into your phpMyadmin on your old server and download your forum database by clicking your database name in the left and then Export along the top.
Upload it to your new host by again going into phpmyadmin and selecting Import on the homepage. You'll need to add a user to the database and again update config.php with this new information.
Ok so im gonna get a VPS a decent one with high usage because my dedicated server is just for one thing and i dont want it ont here, atm the forum is on a web host. im a complete noob at vps servers give me a dedicated with no control panel and im happy as larry but vps is a new era. is there a manual to install on vps or can someone just dot down the basics im so glad vbteam is here and all the great community