ok er body i need a fast hand with this one

Here is what i need to do. ( and yes i posted something like this before but circumstances have change ) Here we go

Currently i have a XOOPS instalation located at
rootfolder/xoops_installation_folder
or rather grooveclip.com/groove.

I AM MOVING TO A NEW HOSTING COMPANY
and
I WANT TO REINSTALL MY XOOPS In the root directory. (not a sub directory)

Can i do it this way:
step 1. Download my xoops_installation_folder
step 2. Download a copy of the sql database
step 3. upload the xoops_installation_folder into the new host
step 4. ***what would i need to change in the SQL file for my XOOPS to work again same as it is.

Im sure there is a few lines that currently say something like:
LINK = "root directory/groove/modules/module_name" and so on.


but i wont be in that GROOVE folder anymore
it will be located directly in the ROOT folder which in this case is called /html/


i guess the simplest way of asking the question is:
Is there a way of XOOPS installation migration?

download a cop of your file structure, and a backup of the db.

upload your file structure, and db.

Then open mainfile.php and adjust your config settings.

Yep Will is right... It doesn't matter what directory its in... All you half to do is update your main file too the new location.

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However if you used any hard links on your old site. You will need to update those manually.

Meaning where ever you typed in http://www.yoursite.com/yourfolder
will need to be changed to the new directory http://www.yoursite.com

wow!
ok pretty simple
ill test it out and see what happens.

thanks boys.

There is an FAQ that deals with this exact topic and goes at it step by step. You can move sites back and forth between your development sandbox, your test/staging sandbox, and your production server as well as from ISP to ISP or to your local XAMPP (or similar) setup. Use relative URLs wherever you can, of course. But, if you follow those instructions, you'll be able to move things around a lot (and also you'll want to regularly backup things).

its impossble what i am going through with this g*d forsaken hosting company

POWWEB
i cant log into my database for XOOPS and make a backup of it.

They tel me at one point they can log into it but it takes too long for them to create the backup
then a few sentances later a specialist tells me
"Since its taking too long, can you do it from your end?"

wait.... WHAT!??
Didnt you even understand what im talking to you about in the first place?
the first things i asked about was this matter of me not being able to log into it.

I even changed the password for it to make sure im doing it correctly and i still cant get in.


what a hole i am