Switching a server (phpBB)

Yashiza · September 6th, 2004, 2:50 PM

I've forum at my friends host and now I want to transfer it to on my own server. It is over 40 MB big, so I just can't download the backup on the new server.

What should I do?

**Ancyru** · September 7th, 2004, 4:00 AM

If your friend's host uses cPanel email support and they'll move it over for you. Files, database and all.

Yashiza · September 7th, 2004, 8:14 AM

._. No, my friend doesn't own cPanel.

**Bigjohn** · September 7th, 2004, 9:37 AM

it's a multi step process, but you can go into phpmyadmin and 'optimize' the database, then zip it and see how big it is.... then transfer it.

**sam** · September 7th, 2004, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Yashiza

I've forum at my friends host and now I want to transfer it to on my own server. It is over 40 MB big, so I just can't download the backup on the new server.

What should I do?

Can your friend run a mysqldump on the database?

Then you could FTP the file it up to your home directory or give support access to where you put the SQL file - email support and they will import.

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Yashiza Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Sep 2004 26 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	._. No, my friend doesn't own cPanel.

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