Darcness
Member
Forum current exists on SiteA.com and I would like to move it to server space on SiteB.com
- Unzip and Xenforo software to SiteB server
- Go to SiteB.com/install, complete installation, using db1
- Verify SiteB.com shows new, clean forum.
- Create new database on SiteB (db2)
- SiteA.com, ACP -> Setup -> Options -> Board Active (uncheck)
- On SiteA, mysqldump --opt -u <dbuser> -p --default-character-set=utf8mb4 <dbname> > forum.sql
- WinSCP forum.sql to local machine
- WinSCP forum.sql to SiteB server
- On SiteB server, mysql -u <dbuser> -p db2 < forum.sql
- Edit SiteB/src/config.php and change dbname to db2
- Go to SiteB.com, see the following: The site is currently being upgraded. Please check back later. (Also see 'board is inactive' message)
- mysql -u <dbuser> -p db2
- update xf_option set option_value='SiteB.com' where option_id = 'boardUrl';
- Go to SiteB.com, STILL see the following: The site is currently being upgraded. Please check back later. (Still also see 'board is inactive' message')
- Decide to humor the gremlins, go to SiteB.com/install
- Log in with admin account
- See button to 'Begin Upgrade' to 2.0.7, but note that the forum is ALREADY ON 2.0.7, according to the footer.
- Throw hands up in frustration.
