In order to upgrade to Threads, my host site has created a new environment on a more up-to-date server. I have installed Threads there, while the Classic board continues to run on the old server.

The first step of the import is to enter the absolute paths to the existing Classic installation. Unfortunately, the absolute path will point me to somewhere on the current server, and NOT to the other server's data.

So I need to export the old board's data somehow, and then ftp it over to the new server. ...but then how would I import from those files?

I will appreciate some suggestions and pointers.

You may have to either 1) upgrade the old site, and then copy it over; or, 2) copy the old site to the new server, and then upgrade...

Probably the two fastest options.

Well, that is what my host site did: cloned the Classic board on the new server. However, when I try to log into the Control Panel on the cloned board, it immediately throws me into the old board (I can see that from the url.)

Currently the only difference in the URL is:
old: http://www.mysite.com <--mysite is just an example
new: http://www2.mysite.com

I think the control-panel's throwing me back to old site is due to the paths & urls on the cloned site pointing me back to the old server. Say... is there a flat file I can edit to change them???

...It's late here... I'll check back in ~ 9 hrs. Thanks for all the suggestions.

If I'm understanding correctly -- if you're going from one server to another, with the same domain name (regardless of subdomain), you'll have to wait until the domain propagates thru the Web -- about a day. That is, if you've notified your domain registrar about the new nameserver of your new web host.

Until then, you'd probably need to access the new CP via its IP address...

(If I'm misunderstanding you, then sorry...)

As for domain propagation, come to think of it, if you're with the same webhost, that wait time shouldn't apply. I get what you're saying now... let me see if I can find what you're looking for...

But to clarify....

Did your webhost install Classic on the new server, and did they then upgrade that to Threads 7?

FWIW - You want to access the Threads CP, not the Classic CP -- the paths should be different if you've installed Threads on the new server, compared to Classic...

The new CP address should be something like: http://www2.mysite.com/threads/admin/login.php
rather than
http://www.mysite.com/cgi-bin/cp.cgi

You need to update your paths, see vars_config.cgi on the classic forum.

I was a little out of it last night, could you tell?

lol at least you didn't have to bring an 18 month old to the er :/

Waiting around in ER is draining, no fun for sure.