# MessageBoards **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 24, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/messageboards/23891 "2003-06-24T00:40:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![overclocker23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@overclocker23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/overclocker23)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/messageboards/23891/1 "2003-06-24T00:40:16Z")
Hey, I have 2 questions. [color=limegreen]1.[/color][color=red]I would like to install phpBB messageboards on my website. So my question is…[/color] **which directory should I create my messageboard folder? Should I create my folder called “forums” in my “public\_html” directory or where.** [color=limegreen]2.[/color][color=red]In the future if I decide to choose a different webhost, then[/color] **how can I move all my messageboard information such as user names, passwords, old posts etc. to a new host so that my users won’t have to register all over again. Are there any files, that I should back up or something?** [COLOR=blue]Thanks.[/COLOR] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/messageboards/23891/2 "2003-06-24T02:05:54Z")
1. The instructions tell you 😉 You can create a folder named whatever you want in your public\_html directory and install it in there. 2. You will have to talk to your host about that, I believe your current host will have to transfer the data to your new host. Not 100% on that, but I think that is what goes on. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/messageboards/23891/3 "2003-06-24T02:15:09Z")
Since everything will be stored in a folder on the webserver, isn’t it possible that I can just download that folder back agian, to my hard drive and then upload it to my new host. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/messageboards/23891/4 "2003-06-24T02:16:53Z")
Well those files yes, you can (and probably have to) download them and re-upload them to your new host (unless your hosts have the ability to just transfer everything as is). But the information in the boards is stored in a mySQL database, you can’t download that onto your system for transfer, I believe the 2 hosts have to handle that. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/messageboards/23891/5 "2003-06-24T12:58:39Z")
My friend told me who is also running PhPbb that phpbb creates a database file in MySQL Databse folder and all you have to do is upload the file to your new host and that is it. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/messageboards/23891/6 "2003-06-24T13:18:39Z")
Here’s how you do it. Regularly back up your databse but do you use winzip to extract it. Then go to your new host and then restore the database and the forums folders. That is it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/messageboards/23891/7 "2003-06-24T14:36:24Z")
> \*Originally posted by overclocker23 \* > \*\*Here’s how you do it. Regularly back up your databse but do you use winzip to extract it. Then go to your new host and then restore the database and the forums folders. That is it. \*\* Good to know that =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/messageboards/23891/8 "2003-06-24T16:19:33Z")
Yes that is good to know. And I am sure you don’t use winzip for anything in that process, just download the file via ftp, then ftp to your new host/server and upload the same file into the mySQL folder. I would suppose, considering I have never done it I really have no clue 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/messageboards/23891/9 "2003-06-24T16:22:43Z")
most of the time the host will have to do it for you. Most professional hosting places don’t give you access directly to the database, making copying it and backing it up something that the host will have to take care of. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/messageboards/23891/10 "2003-06-24T20:12:51Z")
Like jubba said, it depends if your host gives you access to the part where you can back up your files and stuff. I use ipowerweb and they give you access to MySQL Database files and you can back them up but if your host doesn’t give you access to the MySQL Database, then you are out of luck. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/messageboards/23891/11 "2003-06-25T05:55:24Z")
ask the people at [phpbb.com](http://phpbb.com)