Sometimes it is necessary to move a DotNetNuke website from one server to another. Typically, this is done when moving from a development server to a live server, or when moving from one hosting provider to another.
This is a quite easy process, and if done properly will be quick and painless.
Step one: Read our how to backup and restore a DotNetNuke website guide and make a backup of your website.
Step two: Restore your website files to your new hosting server. If it not a hosted website just restore the file to an appropriate directory on the new site
Step three: Restore your database to the new server. You may need to create a new blank database with the same name, and then restore the database.
Step four: If there is going to be a change in domain name, eg from localhost to www.example.com. Open your database with SQL management studio, and find the PortalAlias table. Change every row with the old URL to the new URL.
Step five: Make sure that your IIS settings are correct. For a hosted server see our guide how to install DotNetNuke on a hosted server. For your own server, read our easy DotNetNuke installation guide. You will only need to complete the IIS sections of the relevant guide.
Step six: Make sure that your file permissions are correct. See the same guide used in step five for more details.
Step seven: Browse to your website which is now ready to use on the new server.