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Old 09-28-2001, 02:49 PM  
m0rph3us
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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Don't use FXP, you will lose permissions/ownerships on files...

Here's a quick guide:

Login to telnet of old host.
1. Goto directory where you web files are... ie /home/site/me/web and type

tar -cpf backup.tar *

2. wait a while.. now all your files have been "zipped". Now at shell type

ftp
open www.newserver.com
put your login and pass in
put backup.tar

Now you wait a looong time till transfer is done..

3 FTP in your new host and move the .tar file in the web visible folder.

4. Telnet in and now type in the folder that the .tar is in:

tar -xpf backup.tar

Wait a while...

=) Done!

rm backup.tar removes the file

Tadaa!
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