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Originally Posted by bossku69
each box is with a different host.
I was told by the host where the database is at that they would prepare the file as a .tar or .gz file and I could use telnet or ssh to get the file... i have NO clue then what to do with it once its on the new server
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The others are right this is probably going to be pretty difficult for you and you need some support.
Generally once you have the file on the server assuming it is a tar.gz archive and this is linux:
gunzip filename
tar xvf filename
then you have to import the database back into mysql on the new server.
Here's some basic help to get you started:
http://linuxcommand.org/
http://www.pixelbeat.org/cmdline.html
http://www.mysqltutorial.org/
Good luck.