Migrate Existing Installation
How to migrate an existing NiDB installation to a new server
Sometimes you need to move your installation to a new server. Maybe you were testing in a virtual machine and want to move to a full server, or vice-versa. Maybe your server needs to be upgraded. Follow these steps to migrate an installation from one server to another.
Migration steps
On the old server, export the SQL database
mysqldump -uroot -ppassword nidb > nidb-backup.sql
Copy the exported .sql file to the new server.
On the new server, install NiDB as a new installation
On the new server, import the new database
mysql -uroot -ppassword nidb < nidb-backup.sql
Finish upgrade, by going to http://localhost/setup.php . Follow the instructions to continue the upgrade.
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