- 1). Navigate to the "Backup Database" menu in the phpBB Administrator panel and perform a full database backup. This will save a copy of your forum's complete database to the default backup folder.
- 2). Download all files in the phpBB folder using your usual FTP software or online file manager. Every file contained on your Web server should be copied to a backup folder on your hard drive.
- 3). Open the file "bigdump.php" located in the "backup" file using any text editor. Replace the four lines of code with the specified settings for the database login on your new server.
- 4). Upload all files in the backup folder to your new Web server.
- 5). Open the file "bigdump.php" in your Web browser to restore the old database to the new server.
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