This blog just moved

Hello from.. Gallifrey.

As you should see in the footer, this blog just moved and now is hosted on my new server Gallifrey. Previously it was located on smarthost01, I admit, a very boring name for a server.

Perhaps it’s intersting for you, how I moved this installation. This was done in a few easy steps. I… 1.) scripted a backup of the database (including the user) directly in my wordpress directory using HeidiSQL, 2.) initiated a new Git repository in my wordpress directory, added all files to the repo and commited, then deleted the SQL file again, 3.) created a new repo on my Stash evaluation instance on the new server, 4.) pushed the local copy to the new repo, 5.) cloned the fresh repo on Gallifrey, 6.) executed the SQL file using HeidiSQL on Gallifreys MariaDB and then deleted the SQL file, 7.) configured an web in IIS on the directory, and applied the same file system permissions, 8.) tested the installation and switched the DNS entries from smarthost01 to Gallifrey.

That was done in about 10 minutes in total. By the time of this posting, the DNS change should be propagated wide enough that you should see this served from Gallifrey. Moving a blog instance using Git is very easy and comfortable, so if you feel the urge to move your blog, this could be the way to go.