A quick database question...

[jp2]

Hello!
Im not sure if this is the right place to post this, but hopefully this will do.

I have been running a forum for the last little while. Now i want to change my domain name. I have loged into phpmyadmin on my forums hosting account and downloaded the database.

I have setup the hosting for my new domain, and i have uploaded the forum software to my new domain.

I have loged into phpmyadmin on my new domain and i have tried to upload the txt file database backup from my other forum.

The text file is about 10 megs big and always times out (or my computer crashes) when i try and upload it or do anything with it.

Am i doing this the right way? Is there another way to upload the database? What am i doing wrong?

Thanks in advanced.
Jon

[Steve Machol]

The only reliable method of backing up and restoring a database is with shell access via telnet or ssh. Please see the instructions here:

http://www.vbulletin.com/manual/movingservers.html

[jp2]

excellent, that solves everything.

Thank you! :)