Thanks Jagerman.... OK I think I got... makes sense about transfering everything under the earlier version, then upgrading afterwards.... BUT
The single point I'm still not clear on, is sending the 'dumped' db info to the new database on the new server. ..done via gfileman? mysqlman?
The single point I'm still not clear on, is sending the 'dumped' db info to the new database on the new server. ..done via gfileman? mysqlman?