PSA 1.13 Linux -> PSA 6 FreeBSD

[W. D.]

Hi Eric,

At 07:55 12/27/2003, Eric Veraart, wrote:
>A client of mine is running Plesk 1.13 (actually Slash, but it's the same 
>thing) on TurboLinux (Linux version 2.2.14-3). I've set up a new server 
>running FreeBSD and Plesk 6.
>I noticed that all the account information (including passwords) are in the 
>DB of Plesk 1.13. I don't have to copy all the website content etc but just 
>the accounts, passwords, domains etc.

You may have better luck finding your answers here:
http://forum.Plesk.com/

Hmmm.  You've already posted:
http://forum.Plesk.com/showthread.php?s=8c77c0a8517708eebf4c96be41ce9b97&threadid=11632

>
>I was wondering about the best strategy. Up 'til now I figured the best way was:
>- Install a temporary server with Linux
>- copy psa 1.13 and passwd/group files to it,
>- update to psa 5.0
>- update to psa 6
>- use the backup util and place the backup on the FreeBSD server

This sounds like a good plan.  How many accounts, etc.?

>The worst way of copying is filling in the new server by hand. I was 
>wondering, if all the information I need is in the database. Isn't it 
>possible to just place the db on the new server, and let PSA 5 update the 
>database and create all the sysusers? 

>I have already found MySQL commands 
>in the etc dir of PSA 6, to update the 1.13 db to psa 2 -> 5 -> 6 which 
>worked flawlessly. The problem however is that the sysusers won't be created.

Here's some stuff about the Plesk Backup Utilites:
http://tinyurl.com/yv8xo

>I'm not so into the way PSA handles the database info for creating system 
>files. I already informed about the costs for SW-Soft of doing the 
>transfer, but they couldn't tell how long it would take and thus how much 
>it would cost, so that's not an option.

They did a 2.5 -> 5 upgrade for me.  It was fast and efficient.  Done
from Russia.

Sorry, I couldn't be more help.  You may find more useful answers on
the Plesk forum on Monday.

Please let us know how it went for you.

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