Shift a server

shift_server.txt

1. tar a file
tar -cf folder.tar folder/

2. Backup database
mysqldump -uroot -p database_name > dumpfilename.sql

3. transfer files to server
wget -m --ftp-user=cloudstuffs --ftp-password=pass123 ftp://ftp.cloudstuffs.com/public_html.tar
or
scp [email protected]:/home/vijay/webackups/milan/www.tar /var/www/

4. untar a file
tar -xvf public_html.tar

5. move files to public_html
tar -xvf public_html.tar
mv -v public_html/*  /directory/to/move

6. Restore database
mysql -uroot -p database_name < dumpfilename.sql

7. Change uploaded file permission
chown -R username:groupname foldername