Moving to a New Host !!
 

I want to move to a new host today. can someone please tell me how to move the whole content of the forum to a completly new host.

I backup'ed my database thorugh the maintainence option. And dunno what to do next :confused:

use MySQL dumper (google it) to make sure you take a full backup of the database (if the MySQL server is overloaded, you could end up with an impartial backup).

Then log into your old server via FTP and take a full backup of all files in the "www" or "public_html" directory (they're both the same, different names on different hosts, use whichever applies to you).

Then install MySQL dumper on the new hosts server, restore the database, re-upload contents of www / public_html folder, edit the config file in the includes folder of your vb install and you should be good to go.

<a href="http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/main/moving_servers" target="_blank">http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/main/moving_servers</a>

This helped me. Good luck!

thx mate .. i will try this

i tried as rhino said but there is no SSH/shell option in my cpanel ..

Use a terminal window to gain shell access to your domain. Usually, you will use your FTP login and pword to access the shell.

sadly i think ... the SSH is not enabled by the hosts. so i need to contact them .. is their any other way o could do it !!

Hmm, good tip. I'll keep this in mind.

can't we use the back up file made from the vbulletin itself ---> which can be found in the maintenace option, and restore the database to a new server ??

You would think so. But unfortunately no. If you have access to your mySQL manager you may be able to import that file into there, but Ive never tried such a thing so I don't know.