V7 server transfer

Hi,

I need to change my D7.0.1 to an another server and i want to know the correct way to do it .Can some body have a link for a good tutorial to do this.

thanks a lot

it's easy

. backup your site (download all files)
. backup your DB

upload all your files to the new server
restore your DB
in folder inc/ header.inc.php  make changes to it
make sure folders have correct CHMOD

make changes to your DNS to point to the new server

I would suggest zipping the entire site while it is on your current server first before downloading to your local computer because there is more to it than just correct CHMOD... there is the owner of the files and folders as well and if these are not set correctly your site will not load. Zipping the entire site first should preserve the file and folder owners as well as CHMOD permissions so that when you decompress the zip file on your new server, CHMOD & Owner should be ready to go.

Correction: Compressing the contents of the installation in a tar.gz file will preserve file and directory permissions. I do not believe .zip files support the preservation of permissions.