Migrating vBulletin from one webhost to another?

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Hi,

I am looking to move my vBulletin-based forum from one webhost to another next weekend but I am not 100% sure how. I believe that all you need to do is transfer the MySQL database, everything under /forums and then edit config.php with the new MySQL username/password?

Has anyone on here done this before? If so, was what I said above right? If not, how do I do it? :)

Thanks,

Craig
 
What control panel are you on at the moment and what are you going to?
If its cPanel - cPanel or Directadmin - Directadmin, there is a backup facility in both the control panels so backup the current site, shift it across to the other server and restore.

If you are on cPanel, your new host should be able to do a server to server move.

You can do cPanel - Directadmin using a script as well.

Hope that helps - I have done a few moves for people so feel free to shout ifyou need a hand!
 
Hi, thanks for the quick response :)

Unfortunately I am moving from MediaTemple (custom control panel) to Vidahost (CPanel) so there is no backup function! Ill be doing it the old fashioned way ;)

Craig
 
Ah thats a pain then, never used MediaTemple but do they have any way of dumping the MySQL table out into a SQL file or ask them to backup the whole account?

Do you have phpMyAdmin access at MT? You can export the database that way as a SQL file as well.

The long way would then be FTP everything from your current home directory then reupload to Vidahost, then use PHPMyadmin to reupload the SQL database (unless its huge, then you will either need SSH access or ask the lovely Vidahost people to import it as root)
 
I have SSH access and phpMyAdmin on MediaTemple so I can back up the database fairly easy. I also have phpMyAdmin access on Vidahost so I can restore it - I found a nice article on vB backup/restore: http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=106935

I think the long way is going to be the way I have do it, my FTP client has a synchronise function which I will use to backup the old /forum directory and restore it to Vidahost.

Thanks for your help malef!c, ill keep my fingers crossed :)

Craig
 
Cr4iG said:
I think the long way is going to be the way I have do it, my FTP client has a synchronise function which I will use to backup the old /forum directory and restore it to Vidahost.
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No SSH on Vidahost? If so, you could use the wget command to move the shizzle. :)

Regarding the move, this is what I did a few weeks back, oddly, to (mt).

Turn vb off in the admincp
backup the Db
move the files
edit the config
import the Db, you might need to use something like Bigdump for this.
turn the forum back on.

So much easier moving hosts than moving hosts and domain. :o
 
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