Hello everybody, I have recently moved my forum to a new domain name and hosted it with GoDaddy.com. I am having a lot of trouble. I cannot set any permissions for any files that I have hosted with GoDaddy so I can create a new forum just to import the the users and posts. I tried editing the settings.php and the backup one to my settings but it never works because you cannot create a user for the database... so I don't have a username and password for filling in the db_user and so on... can anybody help? In addition, most hosting, you put all the files in public_html but not with godaddy... Can anybody help me fix my problem? Thanks!
Hey Magestry, Was your database ever successfully transfered? I am currently in the same situation and am in dire need to resolve the situation as the forum that I am fixing has been down for a quarter of this year! I hope your move was successful and I hope you may point me in the right direction. Thanks for your time and consideration. Peace and Love, Mikeumus
Yeh, it was sucessful, heres what I did: I went into godaddy hosting connections and just installed SMF and I basically just updated the database and it worked, I had to change where the themes were in the database, but that was just about it. Lol, it took me a while to work out, but its really simple, I hope it works for you. Thanks.
I haven't used GoDaddy before but I think it's similar to 1&1 that don't have public_html. Try uploading the files on the root folder. Instead of uploading the file to "public_html" folder upload it to "/" folder Comparison Chart
I think your correct desertst0rm. They use a different standard for a root-like folder. I prefer that standard of uploading to "/". I went into hostingconnection.godaddy.com/ and installed SMF 1.1.5(I guess SMF 1.1.6 isn't in the Godaddy Applications database yet? ) to/targeting my url http://www.astralsociety.com/ to the new created dirctory of forum.astralsociety.com/ The applications status is: Installing Application So Magestry, I called godaddy previous to this, and they told me I have to log into my MySql Starfeild Technologies, INC (phpMyAdmin 2.9.1.1) and "Import" file(s)(they didn't tell me exactly waht files needed to be imported but I think they were reffering to my SMF files. Could they have been reffering to my .sql file that I received from my previous host?). I sense that the phpMyAdmin 2.9.1.1 database manager is differnt and seperate from the hostingConnections Application manager, and both mangaers refer to and create seperate databases/applications.
How do you install the SMF? Are you using the automatic installation? In 1&1 using the automatic install or what they call Click N Build will only install a read only or write protected file. Download the SMF file and upload it manually using FTP. Then create a new MySQL database for it
Well as Magestry stated above, he used the hostingConnections alternative and installed the SMF application. I believe this is the recommended method as stated by GoDaddy as well. Hey Magestry, If you don't mind going into a little more detail about the process of transition, that would be great. I have the SMF files in my server and it is installed on the server as well through GoDaddy's HostingConnections, but if you go to: http://www.AstralSociety.com, you'll see that I still am receiving an error as follows: _________________________________________________________________ Connection Problems Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later. _________________________________________________________________ I am in dire need to resolve this problem as I have left my community with no site for a quarter of a year now. Thank you again for your time and consideration.
more then likely this is an easy fix, start by making sure your paths and settings are correct using repair_settings.php, which can be found here: http://www.simplemachines.org/download/?tools
When you say you updated the database, are you reffering to a new database you created with your Godaddy Hosting Account? Like the two that I've made in my account here: Or are you reffering to your old database/forum that was operational before you moved it? I can log into my CPanel from my previous host(TopClassHost) and see all my databases: I uploaded the Repair_Settings.php that saws suggested and got this window with the Database Information section of the Repair_Settings.php window: Here is the settings.php Database Information found in the file that is currently on my old server: Here is a peice of the email conversation I was having with TopClassHost(my old hosting service, as mentioned earlier): Hey Ralph, I tried that command with no luck: __________________________________________________________________________________________ [root@localhost Mikeumus]# mysql -u astralsociety -p astralsociety_astralsociety_net From: > To: > Subject: Re: How do I use a DB backup? > Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:21:15 +0100 > > The following commands should work (I have checked your access details and > they are correct). > > [root@localhost Mikeumus]# mysql -u astralsociety -p > astralsociety_astralsociety_net > Best regards, > > Ralph > > Topclasshost > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Mooring" > To: "Topclasshost" > Subject: RE: How do I use a DB backup? > > > > Database name: astralsociety_astralsociety_net > > Database username: astralsociety > > Password: ************************************ > > Sql File Name: as.sql > ---------------------------------------- >> From: >> To: >> Subject: Re: How do I use a DB backup? >> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:25:22 +0100 >> >> Hi, >> >> Please let me know the name of the database in question and the database >> username and password you are using. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ralph >> >> Topclasshost >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Michael Mooring" >> To: "Topclasshost" >> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 4:48 PM >> Subject: RE: How do I use a DB backup? >> >> >> >> This is where I am stuck: >> >> [root@localhost Mikeumus]# mysql -uastralsoicety -p >> astralsociety_astralsoicety_net From: >>> To: >>> Subject: Re: How do I use a DB backup? >>> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:10:57 +0100 >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> You're database mysql dump may be named as.sql.gz but your database name >>> will the name found in the MySQL section of your control panel. >>> >>> For example: >>> >>> [root@localhost Mikeumus]# mysql -u astralsociety_as -p >>> astralsociety_astralsociety_net >>> (you will need to replace the above database name and username with those >>> from the relevant database you are restoring. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Ralph >>> >>> Topclasshost >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Michael Mooring" >>> To: "Topclasshost" >>> Subject: RE: How do I use a DB backup? >>> >>> >>> >>> Sorry to be sure a nuisance of your time, but this is what the command >>> line >>> reads: >>> >>> [Mikeumus@localhost ~]$ su >>> Password: >>> [root@localhost Mikeumus]# gunzip as.sql.gz >>> [root@localhost Mikeumus]# gunzip as.sql.gz >>> gunzip: as.sql already exists; do you wish to overwrite (y or n)? y >>> [root@localhost Mikeumus]# mysqul -uastralsociety -p as From: >>> >>>> To: >>>> Subject: Re: How do I use a DB backup? >>>> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:59:17 +0100 >>>> >>>> Hi Michael, >>>> >>>> In order to restore the MySQL dump, you would enter the following >>>> commands >>>> at the linux prompt: >>>> >>>> gunzip backup.sql.gz (this will expand the archive) >>>> >>>> mysql -uUser -p DatabaseName >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> Ralph >>>> >>>> Topclasshost
I got your PM, sorry, I have not looked at this thread for a while! Basically, have you successfully installed SMF from the Hosting Connections? If not, do so and not the password and so forth. Once you have done that, hopefully you have kept all the sql files you had previously fomr your old forum? If not, you cant do this, if you have them, but they are in a database, click "Export" and export all of it, then, import it all into the database that you have on godaddy, you know how to do it? It is in one of your screenshots above. So you have uploaded and overwritten all the database with your previous forum, now you just have to change a few things, well, are your themes still in the same directory? If not, ou have to go the the table with the themes settings and change that, is it in the same url as before? If not, change that too, I think it is in the "settings.php" file, if so, no need to change, and that should be it I think, if you have more problems, please tell me and I will try and help, remember, this was a while ago so I may not remember it all as much as before :S. Good Luck!
Thank you for your response Magestry. I understand waht I need to do now. When I imported my as.sql file to the GoDaddy database, I got this error: import.php: Missing parameter: import_type (FAQ 2.8) import.php: Missing parameter: format (FAQ 2.8) (http://https://p3smysqladmin01.secureserver.net/p50/111/Documentation.html#faqmissingparameters) I'm going to email my previous host and ask them if the database was using mySql 4.1 or 5.0 and how I should go about uploading this file.