Issues with new server after move

[cmmguy]

I am in the process of moving my forum from a VPS to a dedicated root server.

Since I am not familiar with managing a Linux root server, I am doing this slowly and learning fast... well relatively speaking. I am keeping my VPS intact untill I am 100% sure that everthing is working properly.

My strategy is to move the database first and change the connection to new location on the VPS so that I know the database is tune properly and running right... then setup the vbulletin on the new server ready to go, then migrate the domain... hopefully not causing any lapse in service.

I have moved the database over successfully. I checked the tables, the data matches, etc....
I have been trying to test it on the new server before connecting the old server to it. But when I start the forum up, I cant log in. Everything looks right, it accepts the login, tells me I am logged in and then when it forwards me back to the main forum page, I am not logged in. My guess is this somehow related to the cookies, but I am not sure. I am testing this on a domain with no name yet(just the default name for my account) and didnt know if this had anything to do with it.

Any ideas why the login wont stick on this test setup?

[snakes1100]

1. Clear cookies & cache from browser and restart it.
2. Set the url for the forum to the IP, you have not changed the dns.
3. You can use tools.php fro mthe do_not_upload folder and upload it to the admincp dir and run it in the browser and reset hte cookie domain etc there.

[cmmguy]

Originally Posted by snakes1100

1. Clear cookies & cache from browser and restart it.
2. Set the url for the forum to the IP, you have not changed the dns.
3. You can use tools.php fro mthe do_not_upload folder and upload it to the admincp dir and run it in the browser and reset hte cookie domain etc there.

Thanks.. this is what fixed the problem.