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amagab · #1 03-02-2008, 03:44 PM

I live in the US and am selling one of my sites to a guy in Europe. The site size is about 600Mb and the database size is around 90Mb.

How do I transfer the site the best way with minimal down time? What is the best procedure?

Thanks!

Blazin Trav · #2 03-02-2008, 03:46 PM

Give him limited FTP access to the folder on your host would be easiest...

davidw · #3 03-02-2008, 11:18 PM

Usually, for large files like that, I upload them to one of my websites (zipped or rar'd) and then give the link to download. I've never had any issues with that personally.

#4 03-02-2008, 11:33 PM

CPanel offer backups with no problem, and you can even email your site to the guy without CPanel process -- in the latest version though...

do not give access to file by file, this is the slowest way to transfer things...

davidw · #5 03-03-2008, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by nexialys

do not give access to file by file, this is the slowest way to transfer things...

That would be a nightmare

snakes1100 · #6 03-03-2008, 12:04 PM

1. If you have ssh access to the server, simply do the below, if no ssh access, ask your host to do #3 for you.

2. dump db and move the sql file to root/public_html

3. tar the root/public_html, if you have cpanel, you can tar it up that way as well.

4. ftp the tar'd file for him from your site to his, if you have a ssh account:
a. ftp ipaddyhere
b. bin
c. put
d. input the name of the file when prompted for local & remote file name.
e. if no ssh access, just use a good client like flashfxp and simply drag and drop from left pane to right pane to xfer the file.

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