copy to new server

[bulldog71169]

I am in a situation where I own the vbulletin software and someone else ownes the domain. due to a dispute he has already deleted the forum once, but we were able to restore it. I have chosen another domain name just in case and want to know if there is any way to copy that over to the new account.

I know the backup copies all database contents but not the databse and tables itself. how would I go about doing this.

the plan is to just do daily backups once established so I can always bring the new domain up and send a mass email with the new address if needed.

Thank you,

[soundbarrierpro]

change config. php to match the new domain specifics. Now you've changed everything.

[Lynne]

I know the backup copies all database contents but not the databse and tables itself. how would I go about doing this.
I'm not sure what you mean here. If you backup the database contents, you are backing up all the tables and such.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

In the manual: Moving Servers (http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/moving_servers)

You will need a backup of your database.

The only reliable method of backing up and restoring a database is with shell access via telnet or ssh. This is because backing up with a PHP script like that in the Admin CP or phpMyAdmin can result in PHP timeouts errors and an incomplete backup file. Please see the instructions here:

Backup:
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/maintenance_ssh_backup

Restore:
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/maintenance_ssh_restore

P.S. If you don't have shell access, some people have also reported success with these scripts:

MySQLDumper:
http://www.mysqldumper.de/en/index.php

MySQLHotxcopy:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134821&highlight=mysqlhotcopy

Bigdump:
http://www.ozerov.de/bigdump.php