Moving up Web applications on different server

[Pageous]

Hello guys,
I have windows 2003 server and all the internet related applications installed on it. Now I wanted to maintain one more server with some of the application of the previous server, hence the current situation is i wanted to move some specific Web applications from old server to new server.
for installing the server all I need the installation documentation, and for rebuilding an web application should I just copy entire Inetpub and database from old server to new server?
Any suggestions would be appreciated..

[Golfert]

Hi,
Have you taken content database backup of your web application and restore it on destination and attach the database by using command line tool.
If yes please let me know.

[Pageous]

Yes, I have taken the back up of my previous server, just explain me the further steps

[Golfert]

so, here are the steps:
Steps required moving web application is defined below:
Step # 1: Identify Content Database (s) of Web Application
* Open MOSS 2007 Central Administration
* Go to "Application Management" Tab and Click link "Site Collection List"

Step # 2: Content Database Backup
* After identifying the content database in the previous step, take the identified database backup by using SQL Server 2005 Management Studio.

Step # 3: Restore Content Database on Destination Server
* Logged into Destination Server and restore content database by using SQL Server 2005 Management Studio

Step # 4: Create New Web Application on Destination Server
* Open MOSS 2007 Central Administration on destination server.
* Go to "Application Management" Tab and Click link "Create or extend Web Application" under "SharePoint Web Application Management".
* Next Screen click "create a new web application".

Step # 5: Detach/Remove Content Database of Web Application
* Click "Content Databases" under "SharePoint Web Application Management" on Application Tab.
* Next Page, Select you’re newly created web application and then click content database as shown in the figure below.

Note: Normally content database name is WSS_Content_[GUID].
* Next Page, Choose "Remove Content Database", you will get a warning message.
* Click "OK".

See figure below:
* Click "OK" button at the bottom of the page to remove content database.

Step # 6: Attach Content Database of Web Application
* Now there is no content database associated with web application.
* In order to attach content database restored on Step # 3, we will use command line tool.
* Open Command Prompt, navigate to folder "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\"

Run the following Command:

stsadm -o addcontentdb -url [http://webapplication:port] -databasename [WSS_Content_GUID] -databaseserver [Database Server Instance]

* Replace URL, databasename and database server name according to your scenario.
* After running the command you will get a message “Operation completed successfully”.
* Now restart IIS by running IISRESET Command on command prompt.