How to move From Dreamhost to NetFirms

I want to move a board from Dreamhost to NetFirms

The move needs to take all the posts and the members with it. Also i dont want any hacks to be moved. I would prefer to reinstall the hacks. The load on my server remains :

Server Load Averages 0.96 1.24 1.35 | 624 Users Online (92 members and 532 guests)

Could someone please help with a few answers like:

Is it possible?

Is it hard to do?

Whats the chances of screwing it up?

How to move it?

What if i want to keep my domain name as it is?

How to move the database?

Am i doing the right thing? [I am gettin lots of error msgs on Dreamhost - Mainly, 500 Server error/Site down]

And anything else that you may think that would be useful.

Many thanks in advance. :up: :up:

How to move it? Backup DB from dreamhost multiple times to prevent getting a corrupt one.

That tip alone should be a sticky somewhere. Always, always, always make more than one backup before a move.

Originally Posted by bolly.beats

Ya I have Ntfu.... After removing my hide hack mod, now they have force me to uninstall vbchat too.

I m tired of them now.... I do believe that it is a problem for them also, but now tired of shared servers, well no one has told me about the server that i have mentioned above.

Also i am looking forward to this server too:
Get Details of 1 & 1 VPS

Can any one suggest which one is better.

1and1 is horrible nowadays. Check webhostingtalk.com and search for them. They were excellent a few years back, but are completely in the gutter now.

For VPS, I can't say enough good things about powervps.com. They've been my host for over a year now and their customer support is absolutely outstanding. I had some server issues last week, and the owner actually called me and chatted for half an hour, hashing out ways to go about resolving it. That kind of CS is unheard of these days. They're really fantastic.

[TheHeartSmasher]

The problem here is some of your hacks / mod installs seems like you have the thank you hack installed if so uninstall/disable it will kill any forum with a large amount of users unless you purchase a dedicated server.

Please list the hacks/mods/packages you have installed.

If you need a dedicated server you can purchase one here

The pricelist can be found here for the servers.
VB forums here

Mostly for gameservers/dedicated gameservers but also servers for individuals that want to do their own web hosting or need more power that a VPS or shared hosting account can't offer.

You will get the same thing if you move to another shared host. Dreamhost is very friendly and open with their customers on what they can and can't do (flexible)