[TYPO3] Typo3 Super Noob - Site Transfering

[Christopher]

I successfully got both directories completed.  I symlinked the files, all
is well.  Now, I have questions about the database.  The one that came in
the zip file was nearly 650 megs.  The command you indicated initially looks
it has some sort of dump command...and I am not sure if dumping it is right,
but does not sound right to my noob ears.  Where does this *.sql file live
on the server? I changed the DB un and DB pw on the localconf.php.  Not sure
what my next action is...

Also, when attempting to access the install tool, it of course tells me that
my password will not work.  I went to the localconf.php file and gave it the
MD5 hash sum.  Posted it.  No go.  Checked my work, all seems to be
correct.  Still will not allow me access.  ??

And thanks to Demitri and Francois, you have been extremely helpful.

Christopher



> Here is how to do it from scratch.
>
> - Download TYPO3 source package and unzip it. It will create something
> like typo3_src-4.1.4 directory.
> - Symlink this directory to typo3_src:
>        ln -s typo3_src-4.1.4
> - Create directory for web site
> - In that directory symlink t3lib, typo3 and index.php to corresponding
> items in typo3_src:
>        ln -s /path/to/typo3_src/t3lib
>        ln -s /path/to/typo3_src/typo3
>        ln -s /path/to/typo3_src/index.php
> - Extract only fileadmin, uploads and typo3conf from the zip (forget
> t3lib, typo3temp, typo3 directories).
> - Export database on the old server:
>        mysqldump --opt -u dbuser -p dbname >dump.sql
> - Import database on the new server
>        mysql -u dbuser -p dbname < dump.sql
> - Go to http://yourdomain.com/typo3/install and change database settings
> of necessary. Also see what it tells about directory permissions and fix
> those
> - Go to database analyzer and use COMPARE to check and update all tables
> - Login to backend and update extensions
>
> If you need to update TYPO3 version in future, you will need to change one
> symlink: typo3_src.
>
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