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I almost forget about my hosting company will migrate to new data center yesterday. Lucky I set the reminder in google calender to remind me this morning. haha .. Time to change if I need to make any changes to the DNS.

This is the last reminder that your Linux shared hosting services will be migrated to the new data center on the 24th Feb 2010. Please find below the additional details concerning the migration:

Actual physical server migration date / time: 9.00pm GMT+8 24 Feb 2010
Expected Interruption hours: 5 – 9 hours (9.00pm 24 Feb 2010 – 6.00am 25 Feb 2010)

I have forgot I blog about the fireftp tutorial previously. I have forgot I should show Jess the tutorial when she asked my how to upload file to the server. I was planning to write for her if I could not remember I done it before.

Jess, check out the step to create ur ftp account lor..you could do it! Remember to “contribute” me back after you done it lor. :p

I finally found the most easy way to Block IP address using linux control panel. Here is the simple step.

Logon to your linux control panel then searchfor the IP Deny manager Icon that control Block of IP address.

Click on the IP Deny Manger.

Then, type the IP address you want to block and add will do.

here is a sample on how to use the IP address

60.51.111.67 – single IP address

60.51.121. – block IP address range from 60.51.121.0 – 60.51.121.255

I have few different domain email address. Management those email account could be very painful if you do not use forwarding features. Could you imagine how hassle it be to log on to different email account every day? And you might need to check the email more than once a day!
Usually I will set the forwarding features in the domain when I create an email address. I will forward all the email to my mail email account, so that all email will reach me with one log in only. Here is the step to add the forwarding email.

Log on to the domain control panel and click on the Mail Icon.

Then select the FORWARDERS.

type the email you want the email go to in the column and click ADD FORWARDER.

Here is the bigger screenshot. Key in your email address and the email you want to receive allt he email. That’s all!

If you have created many email address in the domain, I think you will have to access your domain email by enter through the Mail Icon but not Webmail. I think you would laugh at me if I told you how do I log in to my mail.

I spent long time to search here and there but could not find the way to log in to other emails. Everytime I click on the webmail it automatic lead me to the main email. After few times of testing, I finally know that I should log on to other emails address by the mail icon but not webmail.

Click on the Mail icon.

Now you can see all your email address listed here. Select the one you want to log in and click on webmail.

key in your password and login.

Select the webmail agent to view your mail.

Here you are in the webmail already. :p

After export/moved the database, now is the time to import it to new database. As what you do on how to backup or export database using phpMyAdmin. Log in to your phpMyAdmin through the control panel -> MySQL Account Maintenance.

Then select Import , locate your backup database and click import will do.

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I missed the most important step when I wrote the simple step to move server. What a forgetful me. WARNING! Backup the database before move your server, I strongly suggest you back up all the file in server too.

Here is the step on how to backup or export database using phpMyAdmin. You could log in to your phpMyAdmin through the control panel -> MySQL Account Maintenance. You would get the link at the bottom of page.

After log in to the phpMyAdmin, select the database you want to export/backup at the left hand side.

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Then click on the Export Tab. Select all the wp_, marked the SQL and Add Drop Table.

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Click “save as” and set your file name to save the database.

You should know what to do next without my explanation, right?

Next post will be how to import the database to new server. This is extremely easy if you already know how to export database.

Here is the simple step to move server. Step is easy but the backup, download and upload file from old server to new server is take time, and have to wait for a correct time to set DNS setting.

Backup all the file in the old server, I only know how to use ftp to backup the file. I will download all the file to my PC.

Upload all the necessary file to new server first.

Backup the database. See how to backup database using phpmyadmin here.

Change the DNS at Domain registered account after you confirmed have backup all the file in old server and uploaded all necessary file to the new server. For me, I prefer to move my server in holiday time or the time I do not need to online for at least 1 or 2 days.

The most important part to move server is to change your domain DNS Setting. When I first purchase my own domain, I do not even know where to change the DNS until I asked my online friend about it. You can manage DNS Setting in the account where you held the domain registration only.

You have to search for DNS admin / DNS Setting / NameServer to change the NameServer 1 and 2 and pointed to your new server DNS. The configuration usually will take up to few hours to few days depends on the server speed. I have tried to change the DNS setting to two different hosting before, one was took about 2 – 3 days and the other one just few hours time to finish configuration.

I strongly advice you do not post or change your website after pointed to New DNS server, wait for few days to secure the new server has take over and all the new post will go the new server but not old server.

Many people think that moving server is very troublesome. Some of them might not really know how to start to do it also. I have tried to move my hosting 2 months ago, I am very happy because I finally have successful moved all the file to new server by my own. I was worry on how to move Hosting server before that. I have save few bucks to ask for technician to do it.

Anyway, the process was not as difficult as I though before, but everything have to process carefully. After moved all the file to new server, you are unable to get back to old server after new DNS setting has take turn. (Not sure is correct or not, because I have not find any way to log in to my old server and dig some file )

I will write a post on how to move server later on. Let me snap more screenshot first.