mysqldump -u root -p wiki1db > wiki1db.sql tar -cvzf wiki1.tgz /var/www/wikis/wiki1 New server: mysql -u root -p -h localhost create database wiki1db; grant create, select, insert, update, delete, lock tables on wiki1db.* to wikiuser@localhost identified by 'Password' ; copy files over to new folder run php update.php from maintenance folder after updating adminsettings.php (see also localsettings.php)