migration plan

[dethfire]

I'm planning to migrate next weekend. I've calculated it will take 7-8 hours to import the data. Should I completely close the board or could I just disable registration, pm, posting etc? Thus preserving traffic, won't confuse google and members/visitors can still read.

 

[imthebest]

What are you migrating from? vBulletin?

 

[rdn]

I recommend closing the board.
If you can do the conversation via CLI mode that way import is much faster.

 

[Paul B]

You could do the import from a backup and leave the site open for browsing.

 

[dethfire]

I recommend closing the board.
If you can do the conversation via CLI mode that way import is much faster.

For CLI does my PHP install need anything special? I'm running 5.3.29

 

[rdn]

For CLI does my PHP install need anything special? I'm running 5.3.29

php-cli

 

[rdn]

php-cli

Not 100%, @MattW please confirm

 

[MattW]

Not 100%, @MattW please confirm

Correct.

 

[dethfire]

It appears cli is in the default php 5.3 package

 

[MattW]

It appears cli is in the default php 5.3 package

It's default in them all AFAIK.

[root@host nginx.d]# rpm -q --requires php-5.6.0-1.el6.x86_64
php-common = 5.6.0-1.el6
php-cli = 5.6.0-1.el6
rpmlib(FileDigests) <= 4.6.0-1
rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
rpmlib(PayloadIsXz) <= 5.2-1

 

[dethfire]

You could do the import from a backup and leave the site open for browsing.

Can I install xenforo in a folder off the root directory of the old forum, get it configured, import the data, then delete the old forum files at the root and reupload the xenforo files to the root and it should work?

 

[Paul B]

Yes.

 

[Floyd R Turbo]

You actually don't need to re-upload anything. All you need to do it move the install directory and then update it in ACP.

For reference, this is how I do a test site based off the live site:

1) Make copy of database & assign DB username/password
2) zip entire XF install directory
3) create new password protected directory
4) unzip XF install into that directory
5) edit config file to reflect copied database
6) go to url, enter ACP, change board path

So for a fresh install it's actually just move the contents, then step 6.

Looking forward to the new PF

 

[dethfire]

for the customavatars and attachments, do I need to keep those folders where they are after the import or does the import put them somewhere else and I can delete them?

 

[Paul B]

Once the import is completed, the source data is no longer required, including avatars and attachments.

 

[dethfire]

Once the import is completed, the source data is no longer required, including avatars and attachments.

are they put in the database or moved elsewhere in the file system?

 

[Paul B]

They are stored in the file system in the XenForo installation.

 

[Floyd R Turbo]

Stored in data/attachment and data/avatar...that's off the top of my head though (at football game)

 

[dethfire]

anyone know the linux command to move all files/folders in a folder, up a folder level?

found this on stack

mv * .[^.]* ..

 

[rdn]

mv /public_html/xenforo/* /public_html/ ?