Database Migration

[martyn.p78]

Hi there,

I have a site with Dreamhost, for which the hosting is about to expire. We\'re migrating over to a free hosting plan, and most of the things (should) work. However, our database is under the name \"2prestart_com\", which cannot be created on my hosting plan.

Basically, if you guys could help me get a database with the name \"2prestart_com\", that would be a huge help.

Thanks!
James

 

[stpvoice]

Hello,

Unfortunately, due to the setup, databases can only be created with the syntax yourcpanelusername_yourdatabasename.

 

[descalzo]

There should be no need to have a specific name for a database or a database user.

Most scripts (Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, etc) have a config.php or settings.ini file where you can edit the name of the database, user, password, etc.

Just use PHPMyAdmin to export all the tables (do not include the database definition). Create your database here in MySQL Databases (and the user/password and assign to the database) and use PHPMyAdmin to import the tables and data.