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12-18-2006, 01:29 PM #1New Member
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Can I Switch to Linux Hosting? (Migration help)
Hey all..
Some history, I started making websites a year ago. I've now got about 20 of them, and I'm hoping for another 20,30 the upcoming year. My current host is not working out and I'm thinking about moving. I was just changed to a "ReSeller" with them, altough I don't think I need a reseller.
I don't care about giving my clients CP's. I just wanted the lower rates.
I am on a windows platform there with an apache server. I'm thinking about switching to a linux server on my new host. The only thing I use that I don't think will be supported is Vbscript and ASP for an image gallery. (On about 5 sites) The ASP widget I use just stores info in an XML file, so can I still use this using something like Chilisoft? (Nvr heard about it before).
I'm thinking about migration here. I don't want to spend 2 weeks making sites work on a new environment when I can't even charge my clients for it.
Other then some ASP, I think I just need to worry about paths on config files etc. I also use OSCommerce.
I know I haven't gone over the nittygritty of my sites technologies, but other then html, js, swf's the basics etc.. I wonder if I'm missing anything big in thinking about this migration.
I appreciate any brinstorming here. Many Thanks.
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12-18-2006, 01:32 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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Many Linux servers are tweaked to allow ASP and JSP, though I'm not so sure about VBScript.
If you're using commercial scripts you could perhaps just download the Linux versions and move the database but you'd have to check about that.
You could always have 2 hosting accounts - 1 for Linux and 1 for Windows
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12-18-2006, 01:39 PM #3Disabled
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Originally Posted by Legends
Go for 2 reseller accounts: one linux and one windows, that way you can perform your migration on your own timetable.
Regards,
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12-18-2006, 01:53 PM #4New Member
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Originally Posted by utropicmedia-karl
Well the last couple sites I've wised up and started porting my vbs to js. it wasn't hard at all. I don't have too much of it, and they both seem to use the IE Dom.
Thats a good point about Apache. That will help. I also used .htaccess so I can hopefully just move all the ok_user files etc over.
so paths in config files will change I presume. I also have a couple e:\blah\blah paths. Does Linux have a way to "Map" drives, or Maby I'll just manually change the files.
As far as mySQL db's go, I have gone into my current mySQL Admin and exported all my db, tables as "Inserts" and "Updates" Is this all I needed to do in regards to having what I need to add my data on the new servers?
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12-18-2006, 02:01 PM #5Disabled
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Originally Posted by Legends
For your DBs, use whatever backup function you have - it will do the CREATE TABLE statements for you.
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12-18-2006, 02:10 PM #6New Member
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Originally Posted by utropicmedia-karl
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12-18-2006, 01:49 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by Legends
Originally Posted by Legends
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12-18-2006, 02:08 PM #8New Member
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Originally Posted by zoid
Originally Posted by zoid
I'm not sure how to tell what flavor of ASP I need. Basically I do know my asp uses "Inherits" and "Controls" (ascx)
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12-18-2006, 02:13 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by Legends
Originally Posted by Legends
Originally Posted by Legends