Samuel
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Moving forum to another machine or URL
Thu. Nov 28, '02 12:06 PM
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Our forum security and licensing model are tied to your URL. If you would like to change the directory name (URL) or moving the forum to another physical machine, please do the following: - Download this trial license file (this file is only available when you are logged in with an account that has a license registered under it), and upload it to your ~/upfiles/ directory so that the software will become a trial version before the migration happens;
- For version 3.9+ users, you need to go into the AdminCP -> Software Activation, and import the file license manually.
- To change the URL:
- log on as admin
- go to the admin CP and rename the "Forum URL" to the desired one (under "basic configuration").
- Use your ftp program or Window Explorer to rename the forum directory;
- To Move to another machine:
- Simply move the entire forum folder to another machine, and make sure DNS server configuration is set correctly to point to that new machine.
- To reactivate the license, make sure the forum is running correctly in Trial mode on your new Machine / URL first;
- Use Option 1 on the Software Activation page of your Admin CP to generate a new validation code,
- Click to open the License Manager and follow the instruction to update your license record;
- NOTE: once the licensing db is updated, your old settings will no longer work. This means if you do this because you moved to a different machine, the software on the old machine will not function anymore.
- Once you have updated the licensing db, you can then re-activate your license (w/ Option 1 or Option 2).
- If you have trouble activating the software using Option 2, you will need to make sure your ~/upfiles folder permission is set up correctly. See this link for more info.
- Note: If you are planning to use the software in a Web Farm setting (more than one web server), you will need to purchase a license for each of your machine.
<message edited by Samuel on Tue. Jun 7, '11 1:56 PM>
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Samuel
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RE: [Tutorial]: rename your forum directory
Sun. Jul 27, '03 1:23 PM
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If your forum URL was changed before you had a chance to do what is required (see above message), please do the following: - Use our database manager / SQL management studio, or any tool that can execute SQL query against the database, execute the following query:
update pgd_config set forumdir = 'http://<your-own-new-forum-url>/' - [3.x version only] You can load your new URL now in your browser. However, cache will need refreshing, so you may have to wait a min or 2 before the change takes effect
- [2.x version only] then, use your browser to load this page: http://<your-own-new-forum-url>/ini.asp(x)
<message edited by Samuel on Sat. Nov 21, '09 4:39 PM>
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