[BNM] Transferring 60GB of files from one server to another

[David Pashley]

On Dec 02, 2008 at 17:44, Karim Ahmed praised the llamas by saying:
> Yes, ftp is the most reliable method for transferring files. Why not upgrade
> the mysql installation on the old server first then you know the raw db
> files will be compatible. If you can't then I would recommend the slooooow
> dump/upload method.
> 
Of all the methods of transfering files, FTP is far from the one I would
recommend. Even use scp is preferable to FTP.

As for upgrading the existing server, you're asking for trouble by
changing what is an already working system and one that will provide you
with a fallback in case there is a problem with the new server. Dump and
restore is the only solution I'd recommend, given that it gives you an
opportunity to reclaim space used up by InnoDB database files. If you're
not using InnoDB, then you should, and this is a good chance to do so
and to make any database schema changes.

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