Server Move

[StuntFactoryX]

i need to move a vb site w/ a gallery2 embeded install. im currently hosted w/ bluehost and trying to move to a dedicated.

i have is the gallery2 install that has over 15000 images and there is alot of files. the databases are fairly small.

the problem im having is in cpanel the full backup to move servers isnt working. it stops at like 3mgs and it packs up in about 5 min. its not even close to what it should be. ive called bluehost 5x and none of can tell me why it wont work. i tried ftp the files and restoring the databases. the ftp method takes days and was corupt but w/ shell the db moved no problem.

the only thing that seems to work is downloading a weekly backup to my computer from cpanel. can i restore a weekly back up from another cpanel server in whm on the new dedicated? both cpanels look like same version. or does anyone have any other ideas on how to move this w/o bluehost?

so to sum everthing up i have cpanel acces w/ the full cpanel back up not working on old server and root acces w/ whm on new dedicated im trying to move to. ssh on both

[SEOvB]

if you've got SSH access on both servers its even easier.

tar up your home directory


tar -cvf /home/directory/path backup.tar


Then you can either download that, or move it thru SSH to your new server with the scp? command i beleive.

Then you just unpack it when you move it there

tar -zxvf backup.tar


Its been a while since i've done it, but that should be the basics right there Good luck.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

When you say the cPanel backup (maybe better to ask at the cPanel support fourms) does not complete, what backup method did you use in cPanel. Also did you give it enough time, a backup can sometimes take hours and at times seem to have stopped.

[woodp]

the problem im having is in cpanel the full backup to move servers isnt working. it stops at like 3mgs and it packs up in about 5 min. its not even close to what it should be. ive called bluehost 5x and none of can tell me why it wont work.

I'm having the exact same problem with cpanel on a different host - The problem started some time after Mar 30, 2008. My host doesn't think the problem is there, and I haven't been able to log on to cpanel's support forum. Did you ever resolve this problem? If so, can you share the solution?

For what it's worth, scp transfers stopped working the same time backups started prematurely aborting. I really think cpanel is the problem ...

[nighthalk]

if you've got SSH access on both servers its even easier.

tar up your home directory


tar -cvf /home/directory/path backup.tar


Then you can either download that, or move it thru SSH to your new server with the scp? command i beleive.

Then you just unpack it when you move it there

tar -zxvf backup.tar


Its been a while since i've done it, but that should be the basics right there Good luck.

What he said and if you don't have access just ask your host to do it for you. Don't for your database backups. Anything that is going to take more then 300 seconds via httpd is going to time out as that is the default timeout setting for httpd(apache) time outs. Most likely you wont be able to get your database via phpmyadmin. You will have to do a mysql dump via ssh access. If you don't have ssh access just ask your web host to tar up your dir and do a mysql dumb.

[snakes1100]

@nighthalk
Apaches default 300 seconds timeout is for sends & receives sent to & from the server, that setting will not affect phpmyadmin timing out as its connecting locally, phpmyadmin will timeout based on max_execution_time in php.ini, typically i set Timeout 300 to Timeout 15 or lower based on traffic for a particular sites server.

[Hornstar]

Just use the transfer feature from within cpanel, that should work perfect.

Copy an account from another server

or you can transfer multiple accounts and other stuff as well, it is fast and easy.