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jfmoore
Moving Xoops site to a new host

  • 2005/1/21 16:00

  • jfmoore

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I have a cPanel/WHM hosting plan with a domain containing several XOOPS sites. What is the proper way to backup the sites and restore them to the new host so that everything continues to work? Detailed step-by-step please.

Thanks.

JFM
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Mithrandir
Re: Moving Xoops site to a new host

FAQ: How do I move my site from one server to another?
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jfmoore
Re: Moving Xoops site to a new host

  • 2005/1/21 17:53

  • jfmoore

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Thanks. Right on the money.

Is there a way to test the XOOPS site on the new server before changing the name servers? You would, I suppose, have to use the IP address, but wouldn't this just redirect to the old host?

JFM
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jdseymour
Re: Moving Xoops site to a new host

Yes all your links on the site will redirect to the old host until the DNS changeover.
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jfmoore
Re: Moving Xoops site to a new host

  • 2005/1/21 18:09

  • jfmoore

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Would it work to change the site address in mainfile.php to the IP address of the site temporarily?
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jdseymour
Re: Moving Xoops site to a new host

All I can say is maybe, I don't know for sure how it will effect the internal links. You may have to update the system module for the changes from mainfile.php to take effect.

I just migrated my site last weekend, it only took about 4 to 6 hours for the DNS to propagate, and the only problem that I had was my bookmark to my site still pointed to my old site even though the URL pointed to my new host.

Updating the bookmark fixed it.
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Lance_
Re: Moving Xoops site to a new host

  • 2005/1/21 18:14

  • Lance_

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Technically it should.

You probably have access to your site through http://ipaddress/~username/xoops root folder

Cheers

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