Domain/server transfer
 

Okay, i have read the manual and other peoples' problems but I am still lost. If I am being a noob, I really am sorry, as I know how annoying we can be. Here is my situation though:

I have vb installed on a server, with a domain name that I bought. (I don't know if i can post it or not) :/ But..... I signed up for the new service, put in my domain, but now i don't know where to go. I can't access the ftp server because the ftp.xxxxxxxxxx.com sends me to the old sites server.... I am sorry if I am not clear enough, if anyone can help me, please ask any questions you need and I will try to answer to the best of my ability.

You have moved servers ?

Is your domain pointing to your new server yet ?

You can access the new server from ip instead of domain name

I am trying to move servers.....

I don't know how to point the domain to the new server...

and I also don't know how to access the ip instead of the domain name.. I'm such a noob, i'm sorry. I'll try finding the IP right now.


agh, servers are down atm. :(

Whoever your domain name is registered with there you will add the ip off your new server so it points to your new server instead of to your old server

On your ftp program instead of entering ftp.domain.com just enter the ip address for that part

Do you have cpanel on your new server ?

Yes, i do have cpanel.

Then you can see the ip of your new server in the url you use to connect to cpanel

Have you actually moved the account over to the new server yet ?

The domain or the content?

The content , the site from your old server

I haven't been able to because i couldn't get access to ftp, and now the host is down so i can't get into the cp >_> Fml.

Oh right , well its late here so I have to go now but when the site is back online you can maybe get something like flashfxp and instead of using the ftp.domain.com in address just enter the full ip of your new site untill you get your domain name redirected to your new server

Then go to your domain host and change the old ip to the new ip

Thank you very much!

Did you get it sorted ?

I'm trying. I still have to get a hold of the guy in charge of my domain X.X

but i did get the files upped and i also did the backup of my sql :D

Ok good luck with it , pm me if you need any help

okay, the name servers are changed on the domain.. but when i go to my site i get a database error :(

You checked the config file ?

will right now.

EDIT: I believe i got it set the way it is supposed to be. Testing config now. but i dont' know what to do once it is upped

Whats the error your getting , can you post that ?

Easiest way to fix would be to run an upgrade/reinstall of vbulletin

mysql_connect() [<a href='function.mysql-connect'>function.mysql-connect</a>]: Access denied for user 'a3969843_befrage'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
/home/a3969843/public_html/includes/class_core.php on line 311

MySQL Error :
Error Number :
Request Date : Sunday, April 5th 2009 @ 02:12:53 PM
Error Date : Sunday, April 5th 2009 @ 02:12:53 PM
Script : http://www.gameinciter.com/
Referrer :
IP Address : 72.90.38.121
Username :
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :



I don't want to do that though because i want to keep everything we have.

Just run an upgrade with vbulletin then

okay but what if i'm already upgraded highest though?

You can just reinstall it again , I have reinstalled before to fix errors

Double check first but im 99% sure a reinstall will be ok for you

okay thank you, will do

--------------- Added [DATE]1238969280[/DATE] at [TIME]1238969280[/TIME] ---------------

Database error in vBulletin :

mysql_connect() [<a href='function.mysql-connect'>function.mysql-connect</a>]: Access denied for user 'a3969843_befrage'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
/home/a3969843/public_html/includes/class_core.php on line 311

MySQL Error :
Error Number :
Request Date : Sunday, April 5th 2009 @ 03:06:38 PM
Error Date : Sunday, April 5th 2009 @ 03:06:38 PM
Script : http://www.gameinciter.com/install/upgrade.php
Referrer :
IP Address : 74.74.252.196
Username :
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :


I can't upgrade either.

Fix this, user credentials are incorrect, has nothing to do with a upgrade.

Access denied for user 'a3969843_befrage'@'localhost'

there is nothing wrong with that though

Check the MySQL username, password, and server you have entered in config.php.

I have had this before when user details for mysql are correct it still gives the error untill I reinstalled

Yes there is something wrong with the user credentials, it they was correct, you would be connecting, one of the following are wrong.

username
password
host (localhost or ip is needed depending on what the host requires.)

okay folks, i feel retarded, but it was the host.

For those of you with this issue, make sure you search you webhost for what you need to enter there. I just have never encountered a time where i didnt have to use localhost. Well, i'm an idiot, but hopefully it helps someone else out too.