Okay, I just switched hosting for my forums, and bought a new URL and switched its DNS to that host. Now, if you visit my site : http://silkroadhq.net it looks like that. Since I switched hosts, do I have to upload everything to the FTP server, or is there some easy way to transfer it all? How do I get my forum the way it was before? Thanks for any help
Files: Log onto old server, download to local. Log onto new server, upload from local. Or better, spend $25 on 'Beyond Compare' from Scooter Software and enter both FTP details and lift all of it straight over. That piece of software has been worth thousands to me, the $25 is well worth it. Database: Depends on the setup but you will probably have phpMyAdmin. Log in there and choose 'Export' on the database you need. Save locally. Then on the new server execute the SQL code. It's likely you will have to edit some config files. If all that is alien to you, I'm sure a freelancer/DPer can do it for as little as a few bucks.
Oh, sweet! Downloading now. So with that, all I have to do is type in the FTP user/passwords of both the hosts, and then all the files can be transferred?