How can a beginner with limited knowledge of PHP and MySQL successfully transfer an old forum to a new website without external help?

To transfer an old forum to a new website without external help, a beginner with limited knowledge of PHP and MySQL can start by exporting the database from the old website and importing it into the new website's database. They can then update the configuration files in the new website to point to the imported database. Finally, they can modify the forum's PHP files to ensure they are correctly interacting with the new database. 

// Sample PHP code to update database connection details in the configuration file

// Old database connection details
$old_host = 'old_host';
$old_username = 'old_username';
$old_password = 'old_password';
$old_dbname = 'old_dbname';

// New database connection details
$new_host = 'new_host';
$new_username = 'new_username';
$new_password = 'new_password';
$new_dbname = 'new_dbname';

// Update the configuration file with new database connection details
$config_file = 'config.php';
$config_content = file_get_contents($config_file);
$config_content = str_replace([$old_host, $old_username, $old_password, $old_dbname], [$new_host, $new_username, $new_password, $new_dbname], $config_content);
file_put_contents($config_file, $config_content);

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PHP MySQL forum migration database transfer website development

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