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Migration Issue [message #13421] Thu, 09 October 2003 17:36 Go to next message
pvd02 is currently offline  pvd02   United States
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I installed a webserver w/ FUDForum 2.3.2 a while ago and now want to replace it w/ a faster webserver with more disk space.

Everything worked fine. I backed up the forum with the built-in export utility. I FTPed the file to a temp site. Installed the new server in it's place. FTPed the file back. Ran the built-in restore utility. Bang! Everything works and now it's faster!

I got a call a few hours later, saying the PMs weren't working. I checked and sure enough, PMs were being sent, but with "No Message Body" in the message body. I tested it out myself and it was stripping them out.

What is a guy to do? I tried reinstalling, re-exporting, re-everything... I'm lost???

I am about to try migrating the folder/file structure from the old server to the new one including the MySQL database also...

HELP!! Any other suggestions??
Re: Migration Issue [message #13426 is a reply to message #13421] Thu, 09 October 2003 21:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
pvd02 is currently offline  pvd02   United States
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Ok, I just got back from the server farm at the ISP and here's an update:

I've tried everything I know!!! I went back to my old webserver, stopped the databases, stopped the webserver, ftped the files in those directories from the old server to a temp storage spot. Stopped the web and sql services on the new server, ftped the files onto it and restarted it. NO LUCK!!!

I am really nervious about this now! If I can't make a backup that I can take to another machine, I am a disaster waiting to happen. How can I migrate my data to a new box? I need to upgrade as I'm nearly out of diskspace.

Someone please help me...

I'm not a dummy, I've been using linux for atleast 8 years and windows and networking for 12. I go back to DOS 3.3.. I'm a Windows NT and 2000 MCSE, I'm a CCNA, I'm experienced! But alas, I'm at a total loss why this doesn't work...

I'm just really scared about lossing my data and seeing my users disappointed...

Paul
Re: Migration Issue [message #13457 is a reply to message #13426] Tue, 14 October 2003 01:35 Go to previous message
Ilia is currently offline  Ilia   Canada
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The issue is likely with permissions. Make sure your webserver has write access to ALL forum files.

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