Hello, now on my server I have kloxo control panel installed but now my FTP is broken and I can't repair before that I was have webmin that I uninstalled and install kloxo . I think that kloxo is totally bugged (use many CPU and RAM) I have site with max 120 users online and 50 000 Impressions and mysql use many CPU average usage that mysql use is more than 80 % only mysql . I have mate that has site as mine (our servers are identical) and him site is double large by my and he has no problems with server load he don't use any control panels . I decide I want to install apache,mysql,php and ftp server on clean CentOS 5.3 and to transfer my site . Can anyone explain me how to do that ? Firstly I want to copy all my files on another machine firstly I have to ZIP the files and afterward with which command I can unzip the content on the clean installation ? Mysql : I want to copy the database to another machine too my database is stored on /var/lib/mysql that is only folder with the database's name I will zip the folder and when I unzip the database on the clean installation will all be okay ? Up to here with the preconditioning

Suppose that I have clean installation on CentOS how I can install the services needs me only Mysql, PHP, Apache and FTP server with which commands ? Can I contact with anyone to help me if I have difficulties via skype or MSN ? Thanks to all in advance and sorry for my bad english .

Hi,

Backup! Backup! And then Backup!

Seriously you need to backup the system if you value your site.

If you take an image of the system then you can use that to copy relative information when you need too for the new install. Be aware that a lot of the configuration information may be changed over with little effort on your part too the new install.

I suggest that you do a search here on LQ. You might look at the 'Linux - Server' forum replies.

For MySQL, I'd use mysqldump cmd; this avoids issue when the exact version of MySQL may differ (including patches).
Then take a backup of any important cfg files. Depending on your current system, these will probably not work exactly as is on Centos, but they will show you want you need to enable.
Generally, when you install Centos, it'll ask you what you want installed during that process (see Custom install iirc).
Otherwise, after it's installed you have 2 choices;

1. if you installled the GUI, use the Add/Remove SW menu option
2. if no GUI, login to an xterm and use the 'yum' cmd.

You'll want the Deployment manual http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_boo...ion/index.html, which is a really good HOWTO/explanation manual.