Is this possible?

[Elyk]

Please move if not in the right section.

We have a forum with one hosting company and want to move it to a new company and at the same time change url site names so the new name is on the new site.

So thinking to get new site going first with new domain name, then transfer old sites database and stuff to the new site.

Is this possible to do? Not having transferred sites before doesw the domain name of the site have anything to do with the move process?

Or would it be better to first move the site to its new location with its old name, and then go about changing the domain name?

Sorry about all the questions, and thanks in advance.

[Steve Machol]

Instructions for moving servers are in the online manual here:

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/moving_servers

Note: The only reliable method of backing up and restoring a database is with shell access via telnet or ssh. This is because backing up with a PHP script like that in the Admin CP or phpMyAdmin can result in PHP timeouts errors and an incomplete backup file. Please see the instructions here:

Backup:
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/maintenance_ssh_backup

Restore:
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/maintenance_ssh_restore

P.S. Some people have reported success with these scripts:

MySQLDumper:
http://www.mysqldumper.de/en/index.php

MySQLHotxcopy:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134821&highlight=mysqlhotcopy

Bigdump (restore only):
http://www.ozerov.de/bigdump.php

After the move you will need to update the forum URL setting in the Admin CP and Members Area.