IMPEX for 3.5Gold wierd error

[tunerchic.com]

I installed IMPEX with all the correct info... I found the import Tab in my AdminCP. I tried to click "Import" and I got the



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Where do I go from here????

[Zachery]

Right click, view source, give us the real error.

Chances are your impex config.php file is not correctly filled out

[tunerchic.com]

<!--
Database error in vBulletin:ImpEx Target :
Link-ID == false, connect failed
mysql error:
mysql error number: 0
Date: Thursday 13th of October 2005 12:38:39 PM
Script: http://modifiedonline.com/forum/impex/index.php
Referer: http://modifiedonline.com/forum/admincp/index.php
IP Address: 68.51.166.156
-->


There we go

[Zachery]

You impexconfig.php file does not have the coprrect info in it.

[tunerchic.com]

The target info is wrong if I am correct????

[tunerchic.com]

$impexconfig['target']['databasetype'] = 'mysql';
$impexconfig['target']['server'] = 'looksintl.net';
$impexconfig['target']['user'] = 'looks***';
$impexconfig['target']['password'] = '**********';
$impexconfig['target']['database'] = 'modifiedonline';
$impexconfig['target']['tableprefix'] = '';



vs my regular config file info which works fine




$config['Database']['dbtype'] = 'mysql';
$config['Database']['dbname'] = 'modifiedonline';
$config['Database']['tableprefix'] = '';
$config['MasterServer']['servername'] = 'looksintl.net';
$config['MasterServer']['username'] = 'looks***';
$config['MasterServer']['password'] = '***********';



passwords and login match but were withheld

[Zachery]

What about the other database info?

[tunerchic.com]

What about the other database info?

I am not using table prefixes .... do I need to put a port or anything in this. I have used Impex on the older vBulletin and everything was fine.

[Zachery]

Lets start from the begining, what exactly are you trying to import into your new vBulletin 3.5 installation?

[tunerchic.com]

Lets start from the begining, what exactly are you trying to import into your new vBulletin 3.5 installation?

I am changing servers.

Old server has version 3.0.7 of vBulletin

New server has a fresh install of version 3.5 Gold

The vBulletin and impex versions I just downloaded are the newest ones.

Would it be easier to upgrade the version on my old server and then telnet??? Or figure out why impex is being a pain?

[Zachery]

Why don't you just move your database to the new server...?

[tunerchic.com]

Why don't you just move your database to the new server...?

CAN i MOVE THE 3.0.7 DATABASE TO A 3.5 VERSION OF VbULLETIN???

[Zachery]

No, but you can move the database, and run the upgrade script, which would be insanely easier.

[tunerchic.com]

No, but you can move the database, and run the upgrade script, which would be insanely easier.

so install the old version on the new server and run the script ... or just move the database to a temp area on the new server and upgrade from that?

[Booth]

Put your old 3.0.7 database on your new server. Then run the 3.5.0 upgrade script and it'll modify your old 3.0.7 database to the 3.5.0 database.

I know because that's exactly what I did ;)