Installation - Tranfer Node Tree to New Domain

[GothamHoops]

Previously was using www.gothamhoops.com/forum as the main site for my xenforo account. Just bought the domain www.collegehoopschat.com and upgraded xenforo onto that site. How do I transfer all of my posts onto the new site? Thanks!

 

[kkm323]

you would need to transfer your database to the new site. If you are you using the same host , juts rewrite your config file in the library directory.

 

[GothamHoops]

how exactly would i do that? i'm sorry

 

[Jake Bunce]

Both of your domains appear to be hosted on the same server so you don't need to do a full server move. Just copy the forum files to the new domain and leave the library/config.php file pointing to the same database. Then update the board URL in the Admin CP:

Admin CP -> Home -> Options -> Basic Board Information -> Board URL

If the two sites were on separate servers then you would need to do a full move which is a backup + restore from the old server to the new one:

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/how-to-backup-and-restore-your-forum.7213/

 

[GothamHoops]

Copy every file or specific ones? Thanks!

 

[Jake Bunce]

Copy every file or specific ones? Thanks!

All of them. For example, if your forum is installed at yoursite.com/forum/ then you would copy the entire forum/ directory.

 

[GothamHoops]

I've been trying to work this out but my posts aren't transferring still

 

[Jake Bunce]

The posts are stored in the database and should be preserved as long as the library/config.php file points to the same database as before.

 

[kkm323]

try to remember your old database information and add it in config.php

 

[GothamHoops]

I found the config.php file but nothing altered when I dragged it to the new directory