Hosting migration and Dolphin license

Hi to all,

I'm looking for info to transfer my site(with Dolphin) from my actual hoster to another one.

I've an unlimited Dolphin license and I'd like to know if there are problems with migration..

Is there any tool to backup&restore all configuration?

Searching around I've found nothing about this issue.

Can anyone clarify me about this matter?

Thanks in advance.

Regards.

Here are some suggestions:

- Make sure your new host will allow Dolphin to function properly

- Make a complete backup of ALL content and databases (if more than one)

Then you would need to following this:

transfer my site to another folder/server. What do I need to do? ¶

1) First of all, you need to back up your folders and files and your database tables. It usually results in creation of two archives (.tgz or .zip) which you will have to unpack on your new server/folder; besides, the database tables will have to be imported in your new database.

2) Dolphin 6 has several files which must be changed after transferring to another folder or server:

* inc/header.inc.php change the values of the following variables according to your current settings: 

$site['url'] and $dir['root']

and all the elements of $db array (it's not usually needed if you just move your site to another folder on the same server)

* cupid.php, notifies.php, cmd.php files in periodic folder. All of them have lines as follows:

require_once( '[path_to]/inc/header.inc.php' );

where [path_to] must be changed according to the current path to Dolphin folder

Note: You also need to change the paths for each cron running for the above mentioned files.

* ray/modules/global/inc/header.inc.php 

edit the line

include("[path_to]/inc/header.inc.php");

the same way as described above

If you have changed your site URL, you need to contact BoonEx and provide your license number and desired domain name.

Dont forget to setup your Cron Jobs either :)

Hope this helps.

Hi Zarcon,

thanks a lot for your help.

Can you suggest me some hosting company to migrate my site?

Here some links I found around the web:

http://certifiedhosting.com/features/
http://www.arvixe.com/linux_web_hosting
http://www.hostupon.com/hosting.html
http://www.gigapros.com/portal/index.php/products-a-services/specialty-hosting/boonex-dolphin-hosting.html

Please, can you give me a feedback about?

Thanks a lot.

Well, personally I switched my Dolphin site to one of the recommended hosts from Boonex. They are called JoomByte. Their servers are already configured specifically for Dolphin sites and their hosting packages include RMS, so you dont have to worry about upload limits, IM, video chat, or any other services that require RMS.

You can find them here are read their reviews:   JoomByte

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