• Registered: 2006-06-21
  • Posts: 22

Topic: Migrating to new host - Problems w/ Database configuration differences

I'm trying to migrate my punbb forum to a GoDaddy host, and have ran into an unexpected problems.
1) The original database name I used on the old host is two characters longer than the maximum length allowed by GoDaddy.
2) Also, the database name is the same as the username for GoDaddy and I had originally used two different names.

I could modify the config.php file, but unless I can change the name of the backed-up database file itself, I don't see how this would help.  (I used the DB Management plugin to backup the files.) I have never messed with the database files directly, so I don't know what options I might have.

Any ideas or suggestions?

  • From: Russia
  • Registered: 2007-12-13
  • Posts: 642

Re: Migrating to new host - Problems w/ Database configuration differences

You have to find the SQL-dump and alter the DB name (if it is there at all).
This must be not too difficult. Just keep the copies of all the data before you edit anything.

Carpe diem

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  • Registered: 2006-06-21
  • Posts: 22

Re: Migrating to new host - Problems w/ Database configuration differences

I ended up getting it done by using the PHP Admin to export from the old MySQL database and import into the new. Wasn't necessarily easy, or pretty, but it is complete migrated...  RICK