hi there,
we should transfer lot of domains from a colossus server to a VDI based server. Anyone nows a good software to do this?



Thank you

The best way to do this would be to use FTP via Telnet. Tar up the user directory and transfer it. Once it is on the new server, untar the directory and change any paths in scripts that may be different.

Just a note, do these in small batches and check to make sure each on is working correctly before moving more sites. Moving a lot of sites from one server to another can be a lot of work, but if you take your time and check everything your customers will be happy.

Please feel free to contact me if you need any help with the Telnet or FTP commands.

UnitedTec

Could you post the commands for taring up the directories. I would be interested too because I have a large site to move, and I want to keep permissions intact.

Thanks,
Johnathan

In Telnet, find the directory you want to tar, and enter the following:

tar cvzf backup.tar.gz directory name

Replace directory name with the name of the directory that you wish to compress. Then you can transfer the tar file to your new server.

To extract the file, in Telnet type:

tar xzf backup.tgz

F.Y.I. I'm not sure which VDI based host you are with, but it might not matter anyway. I know that Daniel has mentioned that they have various scripts to transfer servers and you might want to ask your host if they have anything that would help you out in this area.