Migrating websites to new server - General Questions

RE: Migrating websites to new server

Marco Tiggelaar — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 19:48:59 +0000

@uwewj SolidCP does not have this function you will have to use IIS / FTP / Email native methods to migrate from one server to another.

RE: Migrating websites to new server

jack — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:55:28 +0000

Hi,

I am migrating all my websites to a new server (2012 R2 to 2016). Is there way to transfer everything without having to backup the sites, delete it and re-create it in SolidCP?

Thanks,
Jacques

You can upgrade from Winserver 2012 R2 to WinServer 2022 without any problems, I have upgraded many servers and everything works, you just need to use the upgrade option in the Windows installer.

RE: Migrating websites to new server

UweWJ — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:45:54 +0000

we try to port an existing structure without AD to a structure with AD, but the problem is that the database is portable, but where in the database do I tell the system to recreate all webs and emails.

RE: Migrating websites to new server

Marco Tiggelaar — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:31:19 +0000

@uwewj You mean the scripts i use for iis? those we just use internally.
They are tricky depending on existing and new setups which generally means custom fixing per migration batch.

RE: Migrating websites to new server

UweWJ — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:25:30 +0000

@m-tiggelaar Where We can find it to Download ?

RE: Migrating websites to new server

jakimsa — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 16:11:14 +0000

@izhaar Have you found solution for this issue?
I am currently moving two solidcp servers to new servers and backing up and restoring individual spaces would take too much time.

Indeed the tricky seems to be the users associated with the users hosting spaces. Did you find a way how to do it?

Best regards,

Joaquim

RE: Migrating websites to new server

Marco Tiggelaar — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 14:53:31 +0000

The main important thing when you move servers with websites on it is the file permissions and users.

IIS, SQL, etc you can simply export using their native tools such as IIS Management, mssql management, etc and import on new server.

However Users / Passwords used for each website in IIS will not be present in the new server, we normally use our own created powershell scripts to re-create and assign properly, you also have some tools to do this for you (i have no experience with any tools but i remember there where a few to do this).

For SQL microsoft has a script to export all users + passwords (so that should go very smooth).

for SolidCP in specific it's all stored in the database and websites, so their easy to move together with the rest.

RE: Migrating websites to new server

izhaar — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 19:24:40 +0000

@m-tiggelaar

I am moving from windows 2019 server to new windows 2019 server with new IP. I need same settings and configurations. I have copied HostingSpaces and took sql backup of all databases with solidcp database to ftp folder of new server.

Is there any way to export all configurations and settings from old server and import it to new server? Or steps to follow

Answer: Migrating websites to new server

Marco Tiggelaar — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:41:54 +0000

Hello, We normally use native transfer methods (robocopy, and if local accounts use ps scripts to re-create, assign pass, and set them in iis config) and after that simply switch over the SolidCP Server connection info, and change provider ID's in SolidCP database. Doing so should be relatively easy to migrate without much hassle. Regards, Marco

Migrating websites to new server

GreenGeckoZA — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:17:05 +0000

Hi, I am migrating all my websites to a new server (2012 R2 to 2016). Is there way to transfer everything without having to backup the sites, delete it and re-create it in SolidCP? Thanks, Jacques