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Moving activeCollab to Another Server

If necessary, you can move your activeCollab setup to another server at any time.

Server System Requirements

Before moving your activeCollab installation, make sure that your new server meets the system requirements, so that activeCollab will be able to run smoothly. You can find the detailed list of all the requirements in the following article..

When you are ready to start, please follow these steps:

Changing Your URL #

Note

This step is necessary only if you wish to change the URL of your activeCollab. If you want to keep the same URL, please skip this step and move forward to the next one.

To change the URL of your activeCollab instance, open config/config.php and change the following line:

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const ROOT_URL = "http://new/URL/of/your/activecollab";

Installing activeCollab on a New Server #

To install a fresh copy of activeCollab on your new server, download the activeCollab installation files from your My activeCollab.

Table Prefixes

When creating a new MySQL database, please make sure that you use the same table prefix that you used for original setup. The prefix is usually "acx_".

Moving Data from the Old Server #

You are now ready to move the data from old setup - you have the new URL and a fresh copy of activeCollab installed.

First move your activeCollab database. To make sure all data is transfered successfully, do the following:

  • Visit your setup on the new server and drop all activeCollab tables that the installer has created.
  • Export tables and data from the old setup.
  • Import the old (exported) data into a new database.

The migration can be performed by using MySQL administration tools (eg. phpMyAdmin, command line MySQL client, Navicat, etc).

Moving the Database

To see how to move your old database, you may have a look at this short video. The video demonstrates how to move the database using phpMyAdmin in three simple steps - selecting the database, making sure that all activeCollab tables are selected on the export tab, and, finally, saving the tables as a file.

After the database migration process is completed, you should move the content of the following folders to the new server:

  • /public/avatars
  • /public/logos
  • /public/notebook_covers
  • /public/projects_icons
  • /upload

activeCollab stores your binary data in those folders - images, uploads, etc. Do not forget to move them as well.

After the files are moved, please check the permissions and make sure that existing files are writable by PHP. If these files are read only, you will not be able to update them.

Now, upgrade your database to the latest version of activeCollab. In case you have already been using the latest version, the upgrade will not be necessary.

To upgrade the database please visit /public/upgrade/index.php part of your activeCollab with your web browser. Log in with your administrator credentials and let the system upgrade your database.

After the upgrade is completed, log in to your activeCollab, then rebuild the assets and empty the cache from the Admin Additional Menu. The data from your old installation should now be available in your new activeCollab instance.

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