Change your old domain to a new domain name

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  • Change your old domain to a new domain name

    Changing your old domain name to a new domain with redirect old to new:

    - Open forum Admincp
    Settings -> Options -> Site Name / URL / Contact Details
    and change settings with your new domain settings
    - Move your files with the new domain account or if its a add-on domain (recommended) move file to the new directory
    - Create a .htaccess file into your old domain forum root folder [ its for redirection and keep the old link available ] ( a simple file attached and you can edit file with your settings.
    - To save internal old links follow that steps to creating a new replacement variable
    Open Admincp -> Settings -> Styles & Templates -> Replacement Variable Manager
    Click [Add New Replacement Variable] with your current style .
    Search for Text : type your old forum full URL like http://www.vbulletin.com/forum (do not add a trailing slash / ).
    Replace with Text : type your new forum full URL like http://www.3ly.info/forum (do not add a trailing slash / ).
    - Change your license with your new domain name ( https://members.vbulletin.com ).

    • scottct1
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      scottct1 commented
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      What if your using NGINX? (Which does not use .htaccess)
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