How to change hosts sucessfully

[Inferno]

How to change hosts successfully

Description:
This tutorial will help you move your mybb community forum to another server/hosting account. If you have any errors or problems please reply or post in the support board.

Step 1

First go into your MyBB administrator control panel and disable all plugins then go down to Database Tools on the left frame and select Backup Database. Once you are brought to a new page on the right you will see a box with all of your database tables, on the left of that you will see "Select All", click that. Now make sure the following fields are checked:

GZIP Compressed
Download
Structure and Data
Analyse and Optimise Selected Tables: YES
Perform a sequential backup? YES


Now it will ask you to download the database file. Save it to your desktop or where ever you want.

Step 2

Download all of your forum files, download the WHOLE forum folder to your computer in your FTP Client.
Go into your new hosting control panel and create a mysql database and user.
Now open /inc/config.php and change it to your new host mysql database information you just created.

Note: only change the following lines:

Code:

$config['hostname'] = ' ';
$config['username'] = ' ';
$config['password'] = ' ';
$config['database'] = ' ';
$config['table_prefix'] = 'mybb_';

Now edit /inc/settings.php and edit the settings.


Once you have edited the files, save them and upload your forum folder to your new host using a FTP client.


Step 3

Go into your new hosting control panel and find out how to get into phpmyadmin. Once
you are in phpmyadmin click on your database name on the left. Once you click on the database
you will have access to all of the database tables. Now look at the top on the right for the tab that
says "SQL". Now look down to where it has a browse button and says "Or Location of the text file:".
Click on the browse file to find the Database Backup you downloaded on your old forums.
Then click the "GO" button, once its done it will have inserted all of the database a

Step 4

Go to your new forum URL and it should let you in it, then login with your username and password
from your old forum and then your all set, your forum should work the same as if it was on your
old host.

If you need help with anything just reply

FAQS:

Question:
When I click any forum link it takes me to the old host???
Answer:

rh1n0 Wrote:If you type in your new domain address followed by /admin then you will be directed to the new Admin CP.
Then change (in your settings) the board URL to the new URL, and the other options of a similar nature, obviously.

Before doing so, ensure all files are correctly CHMOD'ed.

[Infranight]

...Now you tell me...I already restarted my whole site and lost 46 members... thanks for making this! I'll remember this next time...

[judel]

I've stated this before, so I'll state it again. If anyone wants to follow this tutorial, I highly recommend skipping the following step:

disable all plugins

That is totally unnecessary IMO. I have changed hosts several times and never once had a problem with leaving my plugins enabled.

[etnicious]

I think best way to back up database, phpmyadmin may be more usefull. My best advise is to use whm/cpanel.
it is so easy to change host..If you dont have whm/cpanel host,take a ticket in your host and want database backup by root login..

[-Root-]

Nice tutorial there yea cPanel/phpmyadmin you backup the mysql you place it on the new host just remember to have the same username on the new host otherwise you"ll have to change the SQL code and config for mybb

[Rovin]

I've changed hosts in the past, it is very difficult if you don't know what your doing. Luckily I found a guide (not this on unfortunatley) which helped me. This ones looks very useful to beginners.