Switching website hosts.

Jilian · Jun 22, 2006

I'm not sure where this should go, but I know someone here will, and I'm not sure I'm even on the proper forum.

This is my dilemma. Since September, I have been running a phpbb forum, but I am hosted by another website. Early this year, I decided to start my own website with domain name etc... and would like my forum to be hosted by my new website.

The cpanel x allows me to start a phpbb forum, but I am trying to move all the files from my current forum to the new forum that is currently empty.

I do not have access to any database information or to information on the current forum through an ftp client. I can't get a hold of the forum hosts or they're are ignoring me.

So, I just want some guidance. I have found out some information on how I might be able to move the site, but I'm worried that I don't quite understand what to do.

Here is the information that I found on the interenet:

get Big Dump
Dont try to go to your board until you have finished all the steps, you will
get errors.

At old board, go to admin panel;
1.set style back to subSilver
2.change domain name and script path to what the new one will be
3.backup database , making sure that you have the DROP TABLE command
( phpbb backup does this, if you are using something else, you have to choose it)
4. If you want to keep all your old phpbb files instead of using the new ones,
then copy your phpbb folder from the server to your computer.
( this is usually only necessary if you have lots of MODs installed and
don't want to install them again. )

At new board;
1. create new database
2.upload all phpbb files
3.install phpbb
4.create folder named "dump"
5. open bigdump.php, edit to include database info for new database
6. upload bigdump.php and old database backup to the "dump" folder
7. in your browser, go to : yourdomain.com/yourphpbb/dump/bigdump.php
8. click the start restore link, when it is done;
9. in your browser, go to: yourdomain.com/phpbb/install/update_to_latest.php
10. get this:
Auto Cookies MOD
then, unzip it to your computer,

then upload the install folder ,

then , in your browser, go to:
yourdomain.com/yourphpbbb/install/cookie.php

then click the button to accept the settings it finds.

11. delete the install and contrib folders.
Click to expand...

What I am looking for is for someone to take some time out of their day to help me do this correctly so that I don't lose all of my files in the move. I understand some of what I'm supposed to do, but there are areas, where I'm unsure and therefore don't want to proceed without some assistance.

Please help or direct me to a place that can help me.

~Jilian~

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Switching website hosts.

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