Looking for some quick training on the cloud in 2 hours or less? Check out these how-to guides in AWS, Linux, OpenStack, Azure, and more!
COURSE of the MONTH
13 days, 17 hours left to enrollBecome a Premium Member and unlock a new, free course in leading technologies each month.
Solved
How do I migrate everything from one cPanel to another
Posted on 2011-03-08
I have two servers which are almost identical in the fact that they both run linux, apache, cpanel with whm
I was wondering how do I go about copying everything in the old cpanel whm to the new one ( accounts,databases,passwor
Thx
I was wondering how do I go about copying everything in the old cpanel whm to the new one ( accounts,databases,passwor
Thx
[X]
Welcome to Experts Exchange
Add your voice to the tech community where 5M+ people just like you are talking about what matters.
- Help others & share knowledge
- Earn cash & points
- Learn & ask questions
2-
2
5 Comments
On your new server, log into WHM and look under Transfers in the left menu: there are options labelled...
* Copy an account from another server
* Copy an account from another server with account password
* Copy multiple accounts/packages from another server
* Review copies accounts
They do as they say on the tin, very well, quickly, and easily. You can do multiple transfers if you have the root password (so if you don;t, ask the person who does to do it). It works seamlessly - the new server even updates the nameserver entries on the old server so that the DNS points to the new server (obviously that can only work if you use cPanel's DNS option and point your domains your your cPanel server for its nameserver service)
Clients checking their email will not notice anything unless they use a hostname for their mailservers which is not being transferred or they use the server's actual name (ie, they were connecting to POP/IMAP/SMTP with SSL and used the server's name to match the SSL cert).
If you have full control of both servers I'd suggest you create a new account on your old server, create an email address, database and put a simple webpage on it, then use the WHM transfer feature and see how neatly it transfers.
WHM will even copy over the relevant hosting "packages" and feature lists used on your old server for the accounts that you transfer over.
* Copy an account from another server
* Copy an account from another server with account password
* Copy multiple accounts/packages from another server
* Review copies accounts
They do as they say on the tin, very well, quickly, and easily. You can do multiple transfers if you have the root password (so if you don;t, ask the person who does to do it). It works seamlessly - the new server even updates the nameserver entries on the old server so that the DNS points to the new server (obviously that can only work if you use cPanel's DNS option and point your domains your your cPanel server for its nameserver service)
Clients checking their email will not notice anything unless they use a hostname for their mailservers which is not being transferred or they use the server's actual name (ie, they were connecting to POP/IMAP/SMTP with SSL and used the server's name to match the SSL cert).
If you have full control of both servers I'd suggest you create a new account on your old server, create an email address, database and put a simple webpage on it, then use the WHM transfer feature and see how neatly it transfers.
WHM will even copy over the relevant hosting "packages" and feature lists used on your old server for the accounts that you transfer over.
Hey..
If you have root access, just do the following.
Run the following command to backup the accounts one by one.
1. Login to server via SSH.
/scripts/pkgacct username
This will backup all files to a tar file and the location will be displayed once the backup is completed. You now need to copy this file to the new server.
2. You can use scp command to copy the backup file to new server.
scp /home/backup.tar root@newserver.com:/home
3. Run the following command to restore the account on new server.
/scripts/restorepkg username
Thats all. cPanel will restore all the files including the emails, files, databases to the new server.
Cheers !!!
If you have root access, just do the following.
Run the following command to backup the accounts one by one.
1. Login to server via SSH.
/scripts/pkgacct username
This will backup all files to a tar file and the location will be displayed once the backup is completed. You now need to copy this file to the new server.
2. You can use scp command to copy the backup file to new server.
scp /home/backup.tar root@newserver.com:/home
3. Run the following command to restore the account on new server.
/scripts/restorepkg username
Thats all. cPanel will restore all the files including the emails, files, databases to the new server.
Cheers !!!
thanks I'll try one account RedLondon
@testez your suggestion sounds a rather quick
Since I'm not a linux guru, what I understand from what you said is that I go and package everything that the "root" user has on the old server and transfer it to the new server.
If I that is the case than won't this overwrite cpanel settings, php settings and other settings that I have on the new server? I just want to transfer accounts:files,db,emails,f
I appreciate you guys' help
Alex
@testez your suggestion sounds a rather quick
Since I'm not a linux guru, what I understand from what you said is that I go and package everything that the "root" user has on the old server and transfer it to the new server.
If I that is the case than won't this overwrite cpanel settings, php settings and other settings that I have on the new server? I just want to transfer accounts:files,db,emails,f
I appreciate you guys' help
Alex
Hi dwkd,
>>Since I'm not a linux guru, what I understand from what you said is that I go and package everything that the "root" user has on the old server and transfer it to the new server.
The method mentioned by me is to transfer each accounts separately. If you wish to move a large number of accounts please login to your WebHostmanager and use the option "Copy Multiple accounts / packages from another server" under "Transfers".
>>If I that is the case than won't this overwrite cpanel settings, php settings and other settings that I have on the new server? I just want to transfer accounts:files,db,emails,f
No need to worry. Restoring the accounts using the above method will not alter the cPanel or PHP or other settings in your new server.
>>Since I'm not a linux guru, what I understand from what you said is that I go and package everything that the "root" user has on the old server and transfer it to the new server.
The method mentioned by me is to transfer each accounts separately. If you wish to move a large number of accounts please login to your WebHostmanager and use the option "Copy Multiple accounts / packages from another server" under "Transfers".
>>If I that is the case than won't this overwrite cpanel settings, php settings and other settings that I have on the new server? I just want to transfer accounts:files,db,emails,f
No need to worry. Restoring the accounts using the above method will not alter the cPanel or PHP or other settings in your new server.
Featured Post
Question has a verified solution.
If you are experiencing a similar issue, please ask a related question
Linux users are sometimes dumbfounded by the severe lack of documentation on a topic. Sometimes, the documentation is copious, but other times, you end up with some obscure "it varies depending on your distribution" over and over when searching for …
Google Drive is extremely cheap offsite storage, and it's even possible to get extra storage for free for two years. You can use the free account 15GB, and if you have an Android device..when you install Google Drive for the first time it will give…
Get a first impression of how PRTG looks and learn how it works. This video is a short introduction to PRTG, as an initial overview or as a quick start for new PRTG users.
- Linux
- Windows OS
- Networking
- Paessler
- Network Management
- Network Analysis, Network Operations
How to Install VMware Tools in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (RHEL 6.4) Step-by-Step Tutorial
Suggested Courses
Course of the Month13 days, 17 hours left to enroll
801 members asked questions and received personalized solutions in the past 7 days.
Join the community of 500,000 technology professionals and ask your questions.