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  1. #1
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    data migration..need help...

    Hello guys...i am presently hosted with the planet.I have moved to another server at the planet.

    Can someone please explain how data migration can be done...?

    I run a small vbulletin forum ,LAMP with WHM/cPanel.

    i have around 700 megabytes of data to transfer to my new server.The new server has all the required software installed on it.

    Planet said they will do it for me for just 275 dollars.can someone please help me out....i m willing to make a small payment for your time...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gearbox View Post
    Hello guys...i am presently hosted with the planet.I have moved to another server at the planet.

    Can someone please explain how data migration can be done...?

    I run a small vbulletin forum ,LAMP with WHM/cPanel.

    i have around 700 megabytes of data to transfer to my new server.The new server has all the required software installed on it.

    Planet said they will do it for me for just 275 dollars.can someone please help me out....i m willing to make a small payment for your time...
    It's easy. I'll PM You

  3. #3
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    You can use the transfer utility within your WHM control panel. Login to your new server's WHM control panel and go under 'Transfer', choose an option and fill in the fields. Once done hit the submit button and wait for it to complete.

    Please do keep in mind that sometimes not all data will be transferred over so you will have to do it manually.

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    Sorry, I have to disagree on this point. It is easy to use, and sometimes it does work without flaws.

    It's just a sad fact that cPanel themselves says that their transfer utility is really poorly coded. I'd recommend using rsync or scp to do it.

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    I too would recommend 'rsync' or 'scp' . But make sure that you run it in 'screen' . You can google it if you are not sure how it works.

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    as in required software on the new server , do you also have cpanel on the new server ?
    its a very simple thing to transfer sites from server to server, you dont even need to use the control panel, it all can be done from the command line and rather quickly.

    and for the transfer, you can tar your backups, put them on your public_html , and wget it to the new server, no need for fancy scp / rsync / screen setups.

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    Quote Originally Posted by beastserv View Post
    as in required software on the new server , do you also have cpanel on the new server ?
    its a very simple thing to transfer sites from server to server, you dont even need to use the control panel, it all can be done from the command line and rather quickly.

    and for the transfer, you can tar your backups, put them on your public_html , and wget it to the new server, no need for fancy scp / rsync / screen setups.

    i have root/cPanel access on both the servers.

    i did do a search.....and came up up this thread.the thread is a bit old

    will this one work for me ?


    http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=518914

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    If you only have 700megs of data on your account that needs to be moved, then you can definitely use WHM. Just run /scripts/cpbackup and then scp that backup file to your new server and recreate through WHM, that's it. You can even use the WHM Transfer utility and it will move it for you without any problems as long as the connection is good.
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    Since you have root access to the server your job becomes much easier and swift.

    /scripts/pkgaccnt username
    The above script will create an archive of the entire cPanel account and store it in /home

    Copy the account using scp to the new server and restore it using the following script,

    /scripts/restorepkg username

    where username is the account username.

    You would then only need to point the DNS of the website to the new server.

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