how to transfer 27 gig site?

I have a wallpaper site hyperwallpaper.com and i need to transfer to a new server. It is 27 gigs. it is currently on a directadmin server.. and i am transfering to a cpanel server

 

Should do a server-to-server transfer via SSH/Sell. Both control panels back up sites into .tar.gz format, which is great, because no matter what control panel used, those files can be unzipped.
Your new host should be able to do it for you, and depending on your new host, they may do it for free or for a charge.

If you're staying the same host, you should get it for free.

 

Yea, the safest and reliable way is copy is through shell access..

Gonna take hours to complete the job though.

-joseph

 

Your new host should do this job, you should be relaxing although u cant if you've 27 gig heavy website....

 

If your host isnt willing to help I can do it for a good rate

 

Just try to zip the files
tar czf name.tar.gz .....here list all files or directories....

then transfer your file to new location
sftp on linux

and untar the files
tar xzvf name.tar.gz

tar command preserves directory structures, file permissions and file owners

 

Easy to do but it will take awhile even on a 100mbps port

 

This is all assuming you have shell access
You could also try the fxp protocol.

Or install rapidleech on your new server and make the backup public on your old and leech it over.

 

i tried FXP.. for some reason it wont transfer..

 

Do you own both servers, or are you in a shared environment? If it's shared, have you asked your host yet? Like others have recommended, doing it through SFTP/SSH is the best method in this case. With that large of a file, FTP is going to be time consuming. SCP or SSH would be your best bet.

Do you have access to SSH?

 

If most of the 27 gigabytes are binary image files, then compressing them won't do much..

I'd consider using rsync to move the files. That way you can resume the transfer if it does happen to break. SSH into your server and rsync the data directly from the old server to the new one.

 

@scorpiox: Make a backup or a compress of your files so that they are on big file. Then install Rapidleech its a php script that enables you to download things from other sites easily. Then make the backup file web accessable on your old server.

And request that URL in your new server with rapidleech. It should be there in about 4 hours because it will be a server <==> server transfer

 

lol what exactly do you base that on? What if both servers are connected to a 10 gigabit line and have all the data in memory.. would it still be 4 hours then? Or what if both servers are connected through a 256kb line? How long will the transfer take then?

 

Haha yeah, definately wont take 4 hours with a transfer with 256kb upload

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But like the other says, use SSH or SCP. That's the easiest if your new host wont move it.

 

I base it on the line most servers have 100mbits. I took the time wide. So if you don't have something useful to say don't come here to bash some other users that are doing their best to help someone.

And I'm almost use its not a 256kbit line since I'm not so sure there is a host who actually host servers on a 256 kbit line (actually I'm almost sure there isn't)

 

One word... OUTSOURCE.

 

I can do it for you. Please check your PM for more details.
Thank you

 

Check this out...

It helped me out a lot moving a 5gb+ site. I'm sure it can help you out too.

http://www.ozzu.com/unix-linux-forum/server-server-transfer-using-ssh-t19442.html