HOw do I ... Migrate a website to another server?

sh33zo · 17.04.2004, 16:56

I'm working on a website and would like to ugrade the server to amore powerfull one! I do not want to restart the whole thing since my website is almost finished. Is this a feasible thing or am I doomed to restart everything?

Need feedback please!!!
Thank you!

AllMaMbo · 17.04.2004, 17:58

Could you shed some light as of to the server type you're on and
what type you want to move to?
OS control panel phpmyadmin etc.
you can move a site without any problem worst comes to worst,
you can do it via ftp..
but a lot of hosts will do it for you if you ask

Darksied9 · 17.04.2004, 18:16

Or, I can do it for you....let me know. If it is only a Mambo Served site, It would be quick and easy.

fperjuci · 17.04.2004, 18:29

I have had the same problem before and most guys from the forum told me to do it through the Backup and restore features which I did.
Everything worked fine but there are certain thing you have to redo again. These things include installation of modules and compponents. Once you install them you'll be rady to go.
Let me point you to an issue I have had as problematic.
When you do your backup and restore, don't use file formats other than zip especially when versions of MOS on new and old servers are not the same.
Hope this helps you as it helped me. This is the easiest way of migrating from local or from another server (host).

sh33zo · 18.04.2004, 20:58

OK here's the deal!
I have Red Hat 7.3 installed on a celeron 333mhz with 96M of Ram! <--was the only pc i could get my hands on! lol
I started this website to see if I could learn to use Mambo and also to see what could be done with Mambo!
Now that I have almost finished builduing a product information intranet site for my company! I would have to present the project.
If the project is accepted. I want to be able to migrate to a better server maybe a P3 or P4 with more Ram and a newer Linux distribution.
I have full control over the server and use ftp and ssh to administer it.
I have phpmyadmin installed for mysql <--- No knowledge at all on how mysql works!!!
Could anyone be kind enough to guide me-
Step by step!
like a tutorial? (Mambo related only not Linux! )
If its not too much to ask!?
Thank you.

Gayle · 18.04.2004, 21:02

1. Dump database to file (PHPMyAdmin can do this).
2. Backup all Mambo files.
3. Put Mambo files on new server.
4. Import database (PHPMyAdmin again).
5. Update configuration.php to reflect new live site/path.

tonyskyday · 18.04.2004, 21:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gayle

1. Dump database to file (PHPMyAdmin can do this).
2. Backup all Mambo files.
3. Put Mambo files on new server.
4. Import database (PHPMyAdmin again).
5. Update configuration.php to reflect new live site/path.

I did just this moving from a FreeBSD server to a Linux server and it all worked fabulously.

-Tony

sh33zo · 18.04.2004, 21:11

Thats it!??!
what about the components and modules?? Am I going to have to reeinstall them?

Can I copy the whole mambo directory to the new server?
And also can I change the name of the directory or must it remain the same?
I tried just to see if i could move it on the same server to another directory using the same database and tables and I had some problem with some images that were lost! any ideas if this will happen again on the new server

Or would it be better to install a fresh version of Mambo and then install the components and the modules and then restore the database?
?!?!?!? so many questions, but I'm loving Mambo!!!! more and more each day!
Thank you to everyone for a project wich is soo flexible and makes administration sooo easy!!

sh33zo · 18.04.2004, 21:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gayle

1. Dump database to file (PHPMyAdmin can do this).
2. Backup all Mambo files.
3. Put Mambo files on new server.
4. Import database (PHPMyAdmin again).
5. Update configuration.php to reflect new live site/path.

I have a question on #1 and #4!?
Like I said I have no knowledge at all on how this works?!?
Steps here will be apreciated also? I'm sure others will benifit from all my questions!

I also sw there was an option in the admin side to do this, is it reliable? or should i use PhPMyadmin?

Gayle · 18.04.2004, 21:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by sh33zo

Thats it!??!
what about the components and modules?? Am I going to have to reeinstall them?

No, you back them up along with the rest of the components directory.

Quote:

Can I copy the whole mambo directory to the new server?

That's what you are doing, it's not optional.

Quote:

And also can I change the name of the directory or must it remain the same?I tried just to see if i could move it on the same server to another directory using the same database and tables and I had some problem with some images that were lost! any ideas if this will happen again on the new server

It will happen until you update the live site and path in configuration.php.

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Or would it be better to install a fresh version of Mambo and then install the components and the modules and then restore the database?

No.