How do you move your forum to a new server?

[beansbaxter]

I am changing companies for my current hosting solution. My old server was a Reseller package and my new server will be a Dedicated hosting package.

How do I move my vBulletin forum from the old server to the new server?

What compatibilities should I look for before I start to make the move? How long does it take?

Specifically regarding the database, what is the best way to move it and how do I do it?

Thanks in advance.

[Colin F]

See this part of the documentation: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/moving_servers

It's generally best if you move to the same versions of PHP and MySQL, you can still upgrade them after a move.

[beansbaxter]

Thanks, that helps a lot!