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[jimnyc]

Here's what I would like to do:

I have 2 domains under the SAME vps, and just want to copy all the folders under one domain to the other. I don't want to download them and re-upload them as there are way too many. Is there an easy way to copy a select amount of folders in another way from one account to another? (I don't want to copy the entire account, just certain folders).

Thanks!

[Ben James]

you try rsync

Or if there is cpanel running you can use there user transfer script.

Could you also please state weather this is windows or linux vps

[jimnyc]

Originally Posted by Ben James

you try rsync

Or if there is cpanel running you can use there user transfer script.

Could you also please state weather this is windows or linux vps

This is a linux box and I am using CPanel. I see an option for transferring/copying accounts, but I only want to copy a handful of folders to the new domain.

Thanks!

[Ben James]

Ok,

try this links and see how you get on,

http://www.go2linux.org/scp-linux-co...files-over-ssh

[michaelfoo]

Since you are transferring only 2 domains, no harm using the simplest way:
1. Create an account on the new server with shell access
2. Login to your old server cpanel, go to Backup -> Download/Generate Full Backup
3. Choose "scp" under Destination, and fill up the blanks with the shell access account that you created on the new server
4. Repeat step 2 & 3 for the other cpanel account on old server
5. Login to new server SSH and restore the accounts using "/scripts/restorepkg usernamehere"

Cheers.

[sleddog]

If I read the original post right, jimnyc wants to copy folders from account A to account B on the same server.

In which case you'd just use the 'copy' command Something like...

[root@vps] cp -a /home/accountA/public_html/myFolder /home/accountB/public_html

Would copy "myFolder" from the public_html directory of Account A to the same location in Account B.

[blueroomhosting]

The problem with "cp -a" from one user account to another is that everything will retain the same owner, so probably won't work correctly in its new home.

To carry on with Sleddog's example of:
[root@vps] cp -a /home/accountA/public_html/myFolder /home/accountB/public_html

It would then be necessary to change the ownership of the files as such:
[root@vps] find /home/accountB/public_html/myFolder -user accountA | xargs -n 1 chown accountB

The find command prints all the files still owned by accountA, xargs then gives this output to the chown command which changes the ownership to accountB.

Best of luck if you decide to do this all from the command line, it shouldn't prove that tricky if you can find out where the original folders are and where you want to move them to.

Jim