Moving to a new host

[SandyF]

We will be moving our site to a new host tomorrow and I wanted to know "best practices" to make for a smooth xenForo move.

Obviously, the databases are backed up, packed up and ready to go. Not worried about those.

I'm pulling down the current installation if XF via ftp.

When I move to the new host, do I just ftp those files back up and run the install script? Or will that wipe out all the of adjustments I've made so far?

 

[Jake Bunce]

Basically you backup on the old server and restore on the new one:

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

Both the files and database need to be copied over to the new server. Then update the library/config.php file to point to the database on the new server.

You also need to point your domain name to the new server, but that is handled through your registrar.

 

[Walter]

A good checklist for changing hosts is this:
http://www.webhostingtutorial.com/articles/changing_hosts.html