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Evan
Asked: 2010-12-20 15:21:01 +0800 CST

How to move a LAMP setup to a new Ubuntu server?

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I have an old Ubuntu LAMP server. I'd like to move the webpage over to a newer Ubuntu server and I'm wondering what the easiest way to backup and restore the webpage would be? Or just the easiest way to transfer the settings to a new server.

The first idea that came to my mind was just to set up a new LAMP server and then recreate the database, import the data,... but there must be a better way, right? :)

Thanks for your help!!

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  1. Best Answer

    • Your new server might not have the same hardware.

    • So install LAMPP server on the new system.

    • Shutdown the mysql service.

      sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop

    • Then copy /var/lib/mysql from the old system over to the new system.

    • Then copy /var/www from the old system to the new system.

    • Start up mysql again.

      sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start

    Note:

    • Most of the time copying /var/lib/mysql from one system to another system will work.

    • In anycase if that din work for you,then do mysqldump on the old server and run the resulting sql on the new server with mysqlimport.

      mysqldump --all-databases > db_name.sql
      mysqlimport db_name.sql

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