How To make a replacement installation

How can i remove an crashed server and replace it with a new one?

 

Uninstall ISPConfig 3

Just do regular remove then reinstall it again.

Uninstall using the same method to install except for the install part :

php -q install.php

Replace with :

php -q uninstall.php

Remove the ISPConfig 3 database from phpmyadmin, reboot and repeat the installation

 

Thx for fast response.
And how to backup the webs and databases from the replacement server?

 

Backup

Glad to help if I can. I'm also new at this, just happen to know it first.

There's no way in the GUI to make backup automatically.

But you can search at google to find a backup script, which is made by some people with a lot more knowledge about this backup. I found two instantly.

If you have the script, just read the manual or the website to update it according to your setting.
Then you can use ISPConfig 3 cron job to run the script in a frequency of daily or weekly or what you set it to.

I have did this, but still testing mine, so don't know much about it.
Maybe someone here can help you more.

 

Login as root and type following command to backup files:

note the p flag, it is important because it keeps file permissions

Configuration files:

Code:

tar -pczf etc_backup.tar.gz /etc

Webserver files:

Code:

cd /var

Code:

tar -pczf www_backup.tar.gz www/

Mail files:

Code:

cd /var

Code:

tar -pczf mail_backup.tar.gz vmail/

ISPconfig:

Code:

cd /usr/local

Code:

tar -pczf ispconfig_backup.tar.gz ispconfig/

Mysql databases needs to be exported as .sql files and than backed up.