best way to move hosting
 

whats the best way to move files from one host to another?

i dont want to download then upload ever thing

so would ssh do

cp -R www.oldsite.com/folder www.newsite.com/folder

or gzipping up all the files then just ftp get that one big gz file etc ?

Seriously - ask your new host to move your site(s).

QFT, don't do it yourself if you don't know what you're doing.

rsync is win... if you can't do that then

tar cvfj your files and then scp them over

tar xvfj to unzip and untar

Last resort

scp -rp /path/to/move user@server:/path/to/moveTo

Yes, your new host should be able to take care of it for you, if not.. then a collaboration between the two.
You're just asking for trouble if you try moving it yourself, even if you know what you're doing. Paths in scripts will be all wrong, permissions won't be set right... it's a nightmare.

scp -rp preserves permissions... so will rsync

Any good host will do that for you as part of their service for free.:2 cents:

As has already been said, have your host do it.

If they will not, you have chosen the wrong host.

Do you have any databases? Don't forget those bad boys.. another reason to get your new host to do it. I've never had a host say no, or try to charge me for it. I just told them the domains, what software was being used, and gave them my credentials for the old server/virtual.

Move to techiemedia.com and they'll happily move your stuff in about 20 minutes, and make sure your DNS is set up properly :)

Yeah, what everyone is saying here is right - your host should do it for you as part of their complimentary technical support. Trying to move anything yourself if you're not sure about how to do it could result in losing some of your most important stuff.

Let your new host do it.

1. backup all your config files(apache, dns, etc)
2. gzip all your data then wget http://oldserver.com/file.tar.gz in the new host. extract the file.
3. set up new host with config files.
(install softwares, setup APM, config httpd.conf with new IP addresses, etc..)
4. change nameservers.

if you going to move to managed host. just ask your new provider. they will do it for you.