Migrating Gibbon

Migrating Gibbon from one server to another can involve the following considerations and steps:

1. Files

   • Download or copy your files to a staging location.
   • Edit /config.php to adjust the database settings for your new server.
   • Upload your files to your new server.

2. Database

   • Download your entire database (e.g. structures, content, auto_increment) to an SQL file. This can be done with the mysqldump utility via the command line:

   mysqldump -u [username] -p [database_name] > your_backup_file_name.sql

   • Use find and replace in a text editor to locate all instances of your system's current URL and update them to the new URL (this will include absoluteURL in the gibbonSettings table).
   • Locate the absolutePath entry in the gibbonSettings table, and update its value field to contain the location of Gibbon in your new server's file system.
   • Upload your edited SQL file to your a database on your new server.

3. Config

   • Ensure the file permissions on your new server are secure, and that /uploads is writable by your web server.
   • Ensure that the configuration of your new server meets Gibbon's requirements.
   • Admin > System Admin > System Check can help in both of these regards.

4. Decommissioning

   • Once your new server is up and running, and well tested, decommission your old server, backing up and scrubbing data as needed.