Moving Vbulletin forum to New Host

Discussion in 'Services' started by komirad, Nov 28, 2008.

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    I need to move my vbulletin forum to a new host. With as little down time as possible.

    The database is over 200MB.
    There are around 2000 files in the directory containing the fforums.

    I have SSH and FTP access and I am moving to a host that uses PLESK.
    To have minimal downtime, I think I need to move the files over first.
    Point the nameservers to the new host, then dump the database into a file through SSH. Then, I can import the database on the new host.

    We dump and import the database after the domains point to the new host. -- Which means the downtime is only the time taken to dump and import.

    Can anyone estimate how much time the down time will be and if anyone can help to make sure the process is smooth and doesn't fail, how much would it cost?

    :D
     
    komirad, Nov 28, 2008 IP
  2. himtuna

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    We dump and import the database after the domains point to the new host.

    Its not necessary! Just replicate the forum folders and the database to new server. After the transfer is completed, then point your NS to your new server!
    No downtime ! Just make sure that you put the other server offline because NS changes takes a little time. So there are chances that some part of the world connects through the forum from older server and others from new .. so no syn in database will be a big headache! Never mind it will be just for few hours before the world knows you are on new server!
     
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  3. harmeet

    harmeet Active Member

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    the better thing is if u move ur files first and then close ur forum on old server for sometime untill ur name servers gets update and then take backup and import the database to new hosting

    let me knw if u needeed help in this BTW
     
    harmeet, Nov 29, 2008 IP
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    Shadab Peon

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    1. Copy all the files over to the NEW server.

    2. Edit the vBulletin's config.php file on NEW server to use the OLD server's database.
    (use IP address, and not your domain to reference the server as the domain's gonna change it's NS soon)

    3. Change the NS of the domain name.

    4. After the NS change is fully in effect (usually a day or two) :

    - Close (deactivate) your Forums
    - Make the DB backup from OLD server
    - Dump it on the NEW Server
    - Edit the config.php file on NEW server to use the NEW server's database.

    This way your users won't even notice a NS change. No downtime. And you would have to just close/deactivate the Forum (while performing Step 4) for about an hour or two (depending upon how fast you download the backup from old host and recreate the DB on the new host).

    Could have taken this task, if my internet speed wasn't slow. (would take 3 hrs. just to download 200mb .sql dump)
     
    Shadab, Nov 29, 2008 IP