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Welcome to the new server. This move was required to rid us of some bad hardware.
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Is there much work involved in something like this? Or is it basically copy/paste?
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Teaos wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 11:06 pm Is there much work involved in something like this? Or is it basically copy/paste?
Yes, and no. You have to have the new server configured by the provider. This they got wrong, twice... unusual.

Then you have to migrate all the website files, emails, the database that houses the website content and the forum. Happily there is an app to manage this, which makes life simpler.

Once that is done the new server will have a new ip address and it runs our DNS. I then have to point the DNS to the new server. This is the bit that takes time. Its not the actual work that takes the time required to copy and paste the number. DNS is a distributed system. It can take a day for the new values to propagate around the world and for people to get to know the new number. It can take 5mins but it can be much longer. Thus my usual final message... see you on the other side.
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*Dusts off the new place* Thanks, Ian. :)
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