hi,
after a month of searching i think i've found a good host to switch to. the question is now how?

i've got a calendar program that i use as my day planner that falls apart if i sneeze wrong. do you folks have any ideas how to move it over along with my mysql dbs?

or can the new host help with that? i've never done this before nor heard of it being done.

thanks!
gtrplayer

gtrplayer,
Yes your new host should be able to help you with the transfer of your site from your current server (where your account is currently) to their servers (new hosts servers). It is really easy to do a backup of a mysql database, especially if you have SSH enabled on your current account, if you do then you can backup the database, and import it on your new hosting account. The same can also be said for the rest of your sites files.

-Steven

yea...well that's gonna present a problem. my host uses some java ssh thing and it has never worked right on my computer. it will allow me to log in and that's about as much as i can do. well..i can do a few ls commands but that's about it.

i'll ask the new host tomorrow when i place my order.

If you have access to phpmyadmin, you can do a dump of your database from there. If the database is too big and phpmyadmin doesn't cut it, then it's better to try and go at it from the command line if you can. Or, you can change the 300 second limit in the phpmyadmin config file.

Anytime I've moved web hosts before, the new host never helps me move my site or my database.

Are you sure that the new host will do this?

the best way is to dump the database into a plain text file (comma delimited) and then re-import it at the new host