URGENT!!! FORUM GONE???

Colin · April 23, 2012, 08:26:48 PM

Ok, don't worry about that. Let's have you download a backup of the SQL dump from PHPMyAdmin. Do you know how to do that?

Ruddy Kitty · April 23, 2012, 08:29:13 PM

No, I'm not sure. Sorry! I hope it's not a problem for you to explain it to me x.x

Colin · April 23, 2012, 08:34:55 PM

Ok, once you have logged into PHPmyadmin select the database where SMF is installed to. Then select export and then go at the bottom. It should start the download.

Ruddy Kitty · April 23, 2012, 08:37:24 PM

Okay, awesome. I'll do that once they let me log in. x.x for some reason the log in info they updated to won't let me log in and the server shows a red x. It also doesn't show my SQL server?

Colin · April 23, 2012, 08:41:10 PM

Hmm, I have never hosted with Godaddy so I can't help you too much there. I do know they have a custom panel though.

Ruddy Kitty · April 23, 2012, 08:42:18 PM

I'm not with GoDaddy XD

But I sent them yet ANOTHER trouble ticket about it. I hate this host. So glad I'll be transferring.

Colin · April 23, 2012, 08:48:04 PM

Uh yeah, have you read any of the horror stories?

Ruddy Kitty · April 23, 2012, 08:49:25 PM

I can only imagine x.x I know godaddy isn't good to start with, though. I didn't transfer to them, unless I'd want to, you know, commit suicide from the terrible.

Colin · April 23, 2012, 08:51:23 PM

LOL

Ruddy Kitty · April 23, 2012, 11:01:40 PM

I can import DNS records to the new site using a DNS server. Should I do that instead of downloading my whole forum? It's taking many many hours...

EDIT: ~~did you mean phpPgAdmin or phpMyAdmin?~~ NEVERMIND I got it downloaded.

Colin · April 24, 2012, 04:58:35 PM

Sorry I missed this. Ok, so are you all set?

Ruddy Kitty · April 24, 2012, 05:09:15 PM

I hope so. I uploaded all my files to the new host, as well as uploaded the SQL dump to the import with DNS (hope that was right) and am changing the settings.php. I can't really do anything until the domain name transfers over, however.

Colin · April 24, 2012, 05:16:55 PM

Sure you can. You can either manually flush your DNS and view the change or access your new site from [ServerIP]/~[username]

Ruddy Kitty · April 24, 2012, 05:18:00 PM

How would I "manually flush" my DNS?

Colin · April 24, 2012, 05:20:54 PM

Start -> Run

Type CMD hit enter

Type ipconfig /flushdns hit enter

Restart your browser.

Ruddy Kitty · April 24, 2012, 05:38:20 PM

Alright, that was successful, however I still can't access my forum... Do I need to use the repair_settings.php?

Tony Reid · April 24, 2012, 05:41:15 PM

Yes - almost certainly.

Ruddy Kitty · April 24, 2012, 05:42:23 PM

The problem is, it won't let me run it. The page doesn't come up, cannot be displayed etc.

nevermind, I got it.

However...

Settings.php cannot be written to by your webserver. Please modify the permissions on this file to allow write access.

Tony Reid · April 24, 2012, 05:48:08 PM

chmod settings.php to 755 (or 777 if that fails)

Ruddy Kitty · April 24, 2012, 05:50:58 PM

x.x I'm sorry, where exactly is that? I looked in the settings.php and don't see anything like that, or is it in the settings_bak.php?

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URGENT!!! FORUM GONE???