moving aws locations

1_backup.sh

// log into the old server
ssh -i <key_file> ubunut@<old_ip>

// login as root
sudo su

// tar the entire drive skipping a few dirs 
tar -cvpzf backup.tar.gz --exclude=~/backup.tar.gz --exclude=/proc --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/sys --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/media --exclude=/dev / 

2_copy_backup.sh

// copying the files from the old server to the new server
scp -i <key_file> backup.tar.gz ubuntu@<new_ip>:~/

// exit the server
exit

3_unzip_backup.sh

// log into the new server
ssh -i <key_file> ubuntu@<new_ip>

// unzip the backup and overwrite everything on the new instance (lazy install)
sudo tar -xvpzf backup.tar.gz -C /

4_update_sources.sh

// fixing up sources on the new server
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

// when nano opens find and replace the old with the new
ctrl + \ 

// you will be given the following
// - find what
// - replace with
// - [a] for all

// when done save and exit, on the keyboard hit
ctrl + o // save
ctrl + x // exit

5_fixing_updates.sh

// clean apt-get
sudo apt-get clean

cd /var/lib/aptsudo 

// always backup
mv lists lists.old

// fooling it to thing there was a partial update?
sudo mkdir -p lists/partial

// update the server
sudo apt-get update

6_missing_key.sh

// oh I do love pipe, this downloads the key from the ubuntu server and pipes the text to apt-key add
wget -q "http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x<key_it_complained_about>" -O- | sudo apt-key add -

// updates should now work
sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

// \o/

7_fixing_mysql.sh

// remove anything mysql related
sudo yes | apt-get remove mysql-*

// install all the mysql stuff you need again
sudo yes | apt-get install mysql-server php5-mysql

// dont forget to add your users back and/or run your database buckup 

8_ssh_config.sh

// save this to ~/.ssh/config
host <some-cool-name>
    Port <port>
    User <user>
    HostName <host>

// fill out the stuff in <here> and then use it like 'ssh <some-cool-name>'

// you can also do ssh some<tab> for auto complete :)