Moving a phpBB to another server
I just got an e-mail from an acquaintance asking how to move a phpBB to another server & database. I thought I'd post it here for the benefit of those who wouldn't know, as when I first did such a transfer (a couple years ago), I couldn't find any FAQ addressing this;
1. Go to your old server's PHPMyAdmin and export all your mySQL database files.
2. Switch over to your new server's PHPMyAdmin, go to your database's page and scroll down to the box labelled "Or Location of the textfile"; import your database files there.
3. Go to the directory of your existing phpBB and back it up. (if the phpBB is unhacked and a recent version, you can skip this by just not uploading the install and contrib folders)
4. Upload your phpBB's files to the new directory on the other server.
5. Open up config.php and edit the file so that it can access your new database.
And there you go. :)
1. Go to your old server's PHPMyAdmin and export all your mySQL database files.
2. Switch over to your new server's PHPMyAdmin, go to your database's page and scroll down to the box labelled "Or Location of the textfile"; import your database files there.
3. Go to the directory of your existing phpBB and back it up. (if the phpBB is unhacked and a recent version, you can skip this by just not uploading the install and contrib folders)
4. Upload your phpBB's files to the new directory on the other server.
5. Open up config.php and edit the file so that it can access your new database.
And there you go. :)
