Moving Files

[Scho]

Server speed has become intolerably slow with my host provider so they offered to move all of my files to another server closer to where I am in the USA (Current server is in SE Asia). Will I have problems when my EE database is moved over? Need to re-install?

[Pekka]

Moving EE means:

Old server:

- make database backup (ignore ee_uncookied and ee_message tables)
- download database backup
- download all directories


New server:

- upload directories to new server
- check permissions
- set new passes in add/connect.php and ee_backup
- upload database backup
- restore database backup

In new EE:

- update your ftp info and re-enter passes.
- change paths to reflect new server name and ftp path if needed
- check that graphics modules you need work.

It sounds like they offer to do the move for you. That case the could do it with gz package and mysqldump which mean fast and easy move. You'll need to do only the EE settings checkout.

[Scho]

Pekka,

Thanks for the prompt reply and helpful info.

Scho