Converting Tables from SMF 1.08 to 1.1

[0liver]

Hi there,

my situation is as follows:

I run SMF 1.08 with a pretty large database. I plan to move my domain to a new server, where I want to relaunch my forum with SMF 1.1.3 and the "old" content.

My idea is to install SMF 1.1.3 new on the new server. In parallel I want to run the SMF 1.0.8 on the old server for a couple of days. After testing and several modification to the basic SMF 1.1.3 installation I want to drop all the old mysql tables, backup them in the new database on the new server ... and convert them from 1.0.8 to 1.1.3

Stupid or possible 
Any suggestions to proceed ?

The reason for "my complicated way" is that I don't want any downtime on my forum. After transferring all my data, the new provider needs at least 24 hours to start my domain from the new server. I don't want my forum users to wait such a long time.

Thanks a lot in advance for any helpful hint.

Special greetings from Hamburg, Germany
Oliver

[Sarge]

Read the documentation:
Saving/Restoring, and Moving SMF From a Host to Another