changing System keeping HD w/ linux installed
 

Hi everybody
What would be the best way to do this change on my server?
that is the question that I have

I have a old computer with a big hard drive, OS installed, Linux Mandrake 10.1 server with mysql, apache, hosting 2 website.
I would like to change the system to a new computer and keep all my data and information that is in the HD

any sugesstion?

Is possible to make a backup/copy of my HD and reinstall it in the new system doing the update of all new drivers?

i dont know about servers but cant u just ditch everything except HD n buy nu pc use the old hd +if you want a newhd ?

You can either physically move th HD or do a backup using the drive image. Alternatively, if you are planning to switch operating systems (and just want to keep your data), you can copy the relative config dirs (e.g., apache and mysql) and (assumming you at least get the same versions of he programs) everything should go smoothly.

The only problem would be if your newer computer has weird drivers not present by default on your old one. This is not ususally a problem on servers. Even if it is, it is not ususally critical (i.e., you can probably boot to at least single-user mode, from where you can install drivers).

I just want to move the HD to a newer computer, keeping all data

I got the new computer and I installed the same OS that I have in the older one just for to make sure that all the hardware are compatible, so, you saying that moving the HD to this computer and boot single-user mode I can reintall the new drivers to my old HD smoothly? so I will do that

thank you for your sugesstion