Curious about which files are necessary when changing servers...

[Jwrbloom]

I'm changing servers to host my site, and I'm migrating all the data and files. Maybe there is a more efficient way to do this, but I'm downloading from Server A to my desktop then uploading to Server B.

It's taking a RIDICULOUS amount of time for the Xenforo files to migrate. Mostly files in the data/attachments and internal_data/attachments folders.

I have a small but active community. They post a lot of media. Outside of a couple of topics, I doubt they would miss anything if those didn't make the change. The database will be copied over, and I have done this before, but at a time when the forum was much smaller--three years ago. If I gut those folders, is it going to affect the functionality of my forum?

 

[Paul B]

Mostly files in the data/attachments and internal_data/attachments folders.

Those are essential.

 

[Jwrbloom]

Those are essential.

Thank you for the response.


data/attachments are all jpeg files. I'm guessing that's pretty much what has been uploaded by the Users. Am I right on that?

 

[Paul B]

Correct.

The internal_data directory is original attachments.

The data directory is thumbnails and avatars.

 

[Jwrbloom]

Correct.

The internal_data directory is original attachments.

The data directory is thumbnails and avatars.

Thank you.

 

[Jwrbloom]

I can't locate where I change the database settings, and I tried to search on here.

 

[Paul B]

src/config.php

 

[Jwrbloom]

Thank you

 

[Chromaniac]

FTP would be very slow for this kind of migration. Rclone would be pretty fast. Best would be to just compress the folder on the old server, move it to new server and uncompress.

 

[Jwrbloom]

FTP would be very slow for this kind of migration. Rclone would be pretty fast. Best would be to just compress the folder on the old server, move it to new server and uncompress.

It was slow for sure. I did it in chunks last night and this morning.

 

[Jwrbloom]

Files and data migrated over. Longer than normal DNS caching issue, but it looks like I'm TTL on the forum. However, I'm getting these errors after a post is made:




It's still having posts go through though. That's just pops up.

Do we think it's still a caching issue?

 

[Jwrbloom]

Hmmm...I truncated the xf_search_index, and it solved THAT problem. Not sure what was in there to begin with, or if I created another problem.

 

[Paul B]

You will need to rebuild the search index in the ACP after truncating the table.

 

[Jwrbloom]

You will need to rebuild the search index in the ACP after truncating the table.

What does the search index table do?

The table's structure is still in place. I still have the backed up data.

 

[Paul B]

It indexes all content and allows it to be searched.

 

[Jwrbloom]

It indexes all content and allows it to be searched.

Thank you for your responses.

I imported the backup data. Everything seems to be working.

 

[motowebmaster]

FTP would be very slow for this kind of migration. Rclone would be pretty fast. Best would be to just compress the folder on the old server, move it to new server and uncompress.

I use a few basic command-line steps to archive everything, move the archive over to the new server, and then extract - which has served me well for many years - but would like to learn more about Rclone. I found rclone.org, but is there a particular reference that you would recommend?