Can I change the name of my site/domain? [Archive]

adrenalinerushpk

10-02-2007, 02:24 PM

Ok. so my website's called runeavenue.ulmb.com. Can I change the name of it without deleting my uploaded files?

john345

10-03-2007, 07:55 AM

Ok. so my website's called runeavenue.ulmb.com. Can I change the name of it without deleting my uploaded files?

Depends on what's powering your site. If it's a database then you will need to edit the sql file so that the domain is correct. Running a search and replace with an editor works and doesn't take that long. Then you would need to import that database with PHPadmin.

Also I would zip all the files together and then use the file manager and select Automatically Extract Zip Files when uploaded. Go watch some TV and come back and when it's finished move the files around with a FTP client like smartFTP so the paths are correct.

I did it and it all worked out pretty much.