I changed hosts earlier this year. It was very simple. I would not change domains as that would be annoying for current users. I would do it in two steps.Again my concern is domain pointers.You can also read this article which explains you how to transfer your board to another hosting, in case if you decide to do so.
-> https://www.phpbb.com/support/docs/en/3 ... or-domain/
If I have a domain called abc.com can I use xyz.com at my new host or do I need to transfer my domain abc.com to my new host.
Looks simple but from my past experience, small details can cause lots of problems
1) I would transfer the domain to a separate domain name registrar. It's best practice to have the domain registered with someone other than your website host anyway.
2) Once #1 is done, you can migrate the board to a new host. As mentioned above, many hosting services to this migration for you which makes things very easy. Pretty much have them do it if it's free anyway. But doing it manually is not that complicated either as there is the KB article on how to do it.
I had about 6 hours of downtime with the entire process which was mostly just waiting for the new DNS propagating.
Not sure if posting hosting or domain registrars are allowed but you can PM if you want the the names that I used as this worked flawlessly for moving my board.
Statistics: Posted by invenio — Sat Nov 30, 2024 8:14 pm