Migrating

This document contains information on migrating from one server to another.

• MediaCP Move from current Linux server to new Linux Server
• MediaCP Move from current Windows Server to new Windows Server
• MediaCP Move from current windows server to new Linux Server
• Moving from one domain/directory to another (same server)

A Note For Wowza Media Control Panels:
Make sure you press the "restart" button for every single Wowza Media Service after migrating.
Then restart Wowza Media Server at the end using "/etc/init.d/WowzaMediaSever restart"

Windows to Windows 

Current Server

1. Create a XAMPP Backup
   Open Windows Explorer and right click on C:/xampp/ directory.
   Select "Sent To -> Compressed Archive".
   
   This will backup your files and database!
   Move the compressed archive to C:/xampp/htdocs/mybackup.zip

New Server

On the new server, you need to treat the migrate as a "new installation" as such by installing and configuring all prerequisite software (AD, WMS, Icecast, Ices, Wowza etc).

Linux to Linux 

Current Server

1. Create a database backup
   # mysqldump -u root -p databaseName > mediacp.database.sql;
   
   Note: If you are unaware of your database uesrname and password, check the mediacp database.php.
   
   
2. Create a file backup
   # cd /root/;
   # tar -cvzf mediacp.files.tar.gz /path/to/mediacp;
   
   
3. Move backup to web/public URL
   # mv /root/mediacp.* /path/to/mediacp/

New Server

1. Install MediaCP Prereq
   Run the installation process from the Linux Quick Install documentation.
   This will install prerequisite system packages, Icecast, Ices & Wowza Media Server as well as the cron job.
   It will also configure your Wowza Media Server automatically for integration with Cast-Control MCP.
   
   You should delete the mediacp files after the installation, this is so we can install the backed up files instead.
   
   
2. Download database & file backups
   # wget http://yourdomain.com/mediacp/mediacp.database.sql;
   # wget http://yourdomain.com/mediacp/mediacp.files.tar.gz;
   
   
3. Install the database
   # mysql -u root -p -D newDatabaseName < mediacp.database.sql
   
   
4. Install the files
   # mv castcontrol.files.tar /home/newDomain/public_html/;
   # cd /home/newDomain/public_html/;
   # tar -xvvf castcontrol.files.tar;
   
   
5. Update MediaCP database.php
   You should make any database username, password, name or prefix changes to the database.php if using different details to the old installation.
   
   
6. Reissue Cast-Control License
   1. Simply login to the billing system at http://www.cast-control.net/billing/client_area.php
   2. Select "View Your Licenses", Select "View and Download" on your license.
   3. You will now see a button to "Reissue" your license.
   
   
7. Configure Cast-Control
   Login to cast-control on the new server and navigate to Administration -> Configuration.
   You will need to modify the Cast-Control Path and Host Address to suit the new server.
   
   Please Note, if the Panel URL is different to your old server or you have not updated the DNS you will need to update the database.php and add the following to the bottom of the file:
   $setting['panel_url'] = 'http://your_new_url/mediacp/';
   
   
8. Restart Wowza Services
   If you are using Wowza Media Services in your control panel, you will now need to restart every single one of these using the "restart" button in the MediaCP.
   If you are not, you should not need to worry.