I recently had to change my hosting so i had to download the whole directory containing XOOPS and i wanted to put it on a new host that i've found i dunno if there is a way to do it..i manually opened most of the php files and changed the settings from the old site to the new site is there another way?
Or can i know which files i have to edit because maybe i didn't changed something and now it's not working...

all you have to do is edit mainfile.php.

herko

It's probably posted somewhere else (can't find it right now), but don't you also have to restore your database to the new server location?

I'd really appreciate basic instructions for doing this -- or a pointer to where they are already listed -- since I will need them to move from my test site to the official production site.

Thanks.

Maybe someone can add to this or fill in some detail, but this is what I did:

1) Leave everything on the original site until things have been working without problems on the new site for at least two weeks.

2) Back up the XOOPS database (structure and content) from the admin panel.

3) Make sure you have a list of of php and template files that you have hacked or modified. Either do a complete install of the latest XOOPS version at the new site or upload a backup of the old site from your own computer. I prefer a new, clean install. If you upload your site from your computer, you will need to edit your mainfile.php to reflect your new host's settings and you will have to make sure all permissions are correct. That is one reason I prefer a new install.

4) Restore your database using the admin panel.

5) Modules can either be installed fresh or uploaded from your computer if you have extensively modified them.

6) Fully test and bugfix before re-directing your domain to the new site.