vB to vB on Different Servers... Impex the Best Way?

[Dan Clark]

Hi. We're having problems with our Hosting Service - Mosso and are considering moving to another hosting service.

Is Impex the best, most efficient way to move to a different server? Back up and restore? Other?

Thanks,

Dan.

[Steve Machol]

No it's not. Nor is it supported in that function.

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

[Dan Clark]

Steve,

Great feedback! Besides the robust software and the large number of available addons, vBulletin support is THE BEST!

Many thanks,

Dan.