Moving phpBB forum to new host?
- Thread starter shovenose
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Sorry, I don't know that answer well enough to give advice, but I was interested if you were switching away from Host Gator due to a dissatisfaction. I was planning to start using them in a major way very soon. This thread would be relevant:
http://www.webdesignforum.com/4759-hostgator-suspends-accounts-after-getting-money.html
http://www.webdesignforum.com/4759-hostgator-suspends-accounts-after-getting-money.html
1. Backup the current forum database.
2. Make sure that the phpBB that is on hostgator at the moment is the lastest version offered. If not update it.
3.Once updated, backup the forum database again.
4. Install a fresh copy of the lastest version of phpBB onto your new host.
5. Restore the forum database with your latest backup over the freshly installed phpBB that is on your new host.
Hope that helps and good luck!
2. Make sure that the phpBB that is on hostgator at the moment is the lastest version offered. If not update it.
3.Once updated, backup the forum database again.
4. Install a fresh copy of the lastest version of phpBB onto your new host.
5. Restore the forum database with your latest backup over the freshly installed phpBB that is on your new host.
Hope that helps and good luck!
OK. Let me give you situation!
Tech-Squad.org is hosted by freeforums.org, but they won't give us the information and posts. So me and the other admin came up with a plan: get their "Advanced Hosting" (which is Hostgator), grab the info, and run...(And cancel the Advanced Hosting soon enough that we can possibly get a refund)...
Then, make them point the domain tech-squad.org to an account on my host.
What parts of the forum do I need to backup?
Tech-Squad.org is hosted by freeforums.org, but they won't give us the information and posts. So me and the other admin came up with a plan: get their "Advanced Hosting" (which is Hostgator), grab the info, and run...(And cancel the Advanced Hosting soon enough that we can possibly get a refund)...
Then, make them point the domain tech-squad.org to an account on my host.
What parts of the forum do I need to backup?
You should be able to create a backup of the database via the phpBB admin section. Are you saying you don't even have access to that?
If not I'd suggest just cutting any loses and starting from scratch.
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If not I'd suggest just cutting any loses and starting from scratch.
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I'm not sure. If you are willing to risk losing X amount of money to try it with the possibility of you still not having control of your website then go for it.
I would think that who ever you have the board hosted with currently has an obligation to give you YOUR information if you request it.
It certainly sound like a crap service and if they are affiliated with hostgator then their service probably isn't much better.
I would think that who ever you have the board hosted with currently has an obligation to give you YOUR information if you request it.
It certainly sound like a crap service and if they are affiliated with hostgator then their service probably isn't much better.
I am very glad that I have found this explanation here. I will also move my own website to another web host and I was also not quite sure how this should work. I was not satisfied with my current webhost. So I decided to change to IX Webhosting.
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this is a very easy to understand instruction..