Transfer database from one host to another!

[Bicho®™]

Hello, i have my vbulletin service in my current host but i will by a new one and want to know how can i do the transfer of all contents of the current one for the new one.

How can i do to pass all the treaths, posts, and members, after all i want to pass it all.


In the new host i have to install first the vbulletin?
After that i have to do what? Save the curent database on the curent host and pass it to the new one whith the vbulletin already installed?


Sory my english because i am portuguese and my ignorance but is the first time that i make, or try to make a thing like this, tranfer all forum from a host to another.


Thanks to you all and kind regards.

[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. If you do not have telnet or SSH access, 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

[Bicho®™]

Thank you very much, i will try this.