Problem Changing Coppermine Website To Another Pc

[pelepele]

Hi folks,

 

I have a server with Coppermine. I has been run for a while so I am very careful with the database. I don´t want to lose it. But now I want to change server. Iwant to use another server as web server. So then I try to just copy the Coppermine files and the database file to the new computer. But i get a error message from mysql. It says that there is a problem with a file in the database. All files gives the same error.

 

I would really appreciate any help to solve the problem. I think i have spent about 20 hours trying to re-install it.

 

Pele

[abinidi]

Hi Pelepele,

 

Welcome to the TCH forums. If you are a TCH member, and you are copying to a TCH server, the TCH help desk should be able to help you.

 

I don't know if this will help, but the first thing that I think of is that the database name will probably be different because you will have a different acocunt name on your new server. So you have to change your config files in Coppermine to your new database name and database username.

 

If you have already tried that, then I'm not sure what to tell you. But somebody else will come along soon with more ideas.

[TCH-Bruce]

Welcome to the forums Pele

 

Have you tried making a backup of the data base on the one machine and then restoring that back up on the new machine using phpAdmin?

 

This is different than just copying the file from one machine to another.

[TCH-Rob]

Welcome to the forums Pelepele,

 

If you have not given it a try, I believe Bruces method to be your best option.

[TCH-Don]

Welcome to the forums Pelepele

[stevevan]

Welcome to the forums! Backups are very important. Bruce's suggestion should work.

[pelepele]

Thanks for the advice. I use W2k and phpdev5. I will try to find phpadmin and see if i can use it.

Pele

[TCH-Thomas]

Welcome to the forum, Pelepele.

[TweezerMan]

Welcome to the forums, Pele!