Steve’s Ubuntu Weblog

Mainly (but not only) about Ubuntu

Copy a PHPBB3 forum to a new server

I am moving all of my services from an old server to a new one. Moving the PHPBB3 forum was easy once I figured it out. Here’s how to do it.

1) On the old server make a copy of the forum database, for instance using phpMyAdmin-Export. Also make a copy of config.php from YOUR_WEBPAGE/phpbb3 (usually /var/www/phpbb3).
2) On the new server install PHPBB3 via synaptic or apt.
3) Make the forum available to the webserver by entering sudo ln -s /usr/share/phpbb3/www /var/www/phpbb and restarting Apache with sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart.
4) Check that PHPBB3 is installed correctly by opening a browser and going to /localhost/phpbb3. To login use “admin” for both username and password.
5) Using phpMyAdmin or command line import the database that you saved in step 1).
6) In /var/www/phpbb3 rename the file config.php to configOrig.php and copy the config.php from the old server into the directory.
7) Reload /localhost/phpbb3 and your old forum should be there.

24 January, 2010 - Posted by | Ubuntu | , , ,

6 Comments »

  1. Hi
    I am a newbie here.
    Glad to find this forum…as what I am looking for

    Comment by tisaabalp | 30 March, 2010 | Reply

  2. i want 2 integrate my phpbb3 forum with my blog. how 2 do dis?

    Comment by sree | 2 May, 2010 | Reply

  3. Hey There. I found your blog using msn. This is an extremely well written
    article. I’ll make sure to bookmark it and return to read more of your useful information. Thanks for the post. I’ll definitely return.

    Comment by best beginner telescopes | 17 August, 2013 | Reply

  4. Un team di otto persone nel prossimo anno bicicletta italiana 9 maggio a partire dalla loro Venetto città natale, passeggiate a est. Hanno in programma di passare attraverso la Cina, il Tibet, Lhasa, Everest Base Camp, l’ultima roccaforte del lato nord del picco di Daqiaogeli. In questo modo questi veneziana vuole celebrare il 50 ° anniversario della prima Dengqiaogeli del team italiano, allora tutto quest’anno, nonostante la commemorazione era troppo tardi. Il team è stato chiamato Bike 8000, i membri del team includono medici, autisti, traduttori, ecc da tutti i ceti sociali. Essi guidare una distanza totale di 12 mila chilometri, si prevede di cavalcare circa 100 km al giorno. Un mini bus come loro intera fornitura di mezzi di trasporto.

    Comment by abbigliamento ciclismo outlet online | 24 April, 2014 | Reply

  5. My partner and I absolutely love your blog and find
    most of your post’s to be exactly I’m looking for.
    Does one offer guest writers to write content available
    for you? I wouldn’t mind composing a post or elaborating on a few of
    the subjects you write with regards to here. Again, awesome site!

    Comment by carrier bags shop | 5 May, 2014 | Reply

  6. New hot project galleries, daily updates
    http://votegirlssexy.kanakox.com/?emilie

    russian animal lover porn dayne jordan porn hosting busty babes banging doggystyle porn tube giant tit porn mpeg golden porn

    Comment by josiepc11 | 29 August, 2020 | Reply


Leave a comment