Want to remove my SMF from my host website account

[discjocke]

Just had issues when trying to remove my SMF forum from my website account and was told to remove forum files from within file manager. I did it and it shut down my forum (no access). They restored it at no cost. I just did a back-up.

What would be the procedure to remove it from host and restore the backup so I'm not longer in my website host account. Is there any manual on how-to?

I'm having "MySQL Database size exceeded!" issues and recently upgraded but don't want to upgrade again as it's too expensive.

Any suggestions?

[margarett]

How do I move my SMF forum to a different host?

[Kindred]

wait...      what do you mean by "remove your forum from your website account"? ??

A forum MUST live on a webserver....   which means that - on any standard host - it will need to be "on your account".

If you are getting database size errors, then you need to get a better host.
How many topics/messages/users on your forum? Who is your host?

[discjocke]

Siteground is my host.

I recall, before I ever had a website years ago, I had the forum on its own, if I recall.

[Kindred]

it may have existed on a DIFFERENT web account...   but the forum REQUIRES a website/server to work.

you can not have a forum without
file
database
website/server

and, although you COULD access the forum by IP, you really should have a domain name as well.