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FreshFroot_
Sat 21st Apr '07, 12:11am
I just need someone to verify this with me. If I'm going to merge a forum that was using 3.5.3 and with mines which is the latest release 3.6.5. I don't have to upgrade the 3.5.3 to 3.6 and then merge it do I?

basically my question is, when you merge ANY databases that are vB db's. Do they have to all be the same versions? or can you merge say 3.0 with a 3.6?

I've done a merge before, but that was a 3.6 to 3.6.

Thanks.
Floris
Sat 21st Apr '07, 12:16am
Any? No.
3.5? Yes.


You don't have to upgrade it to 3.6 first.


More info : http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/impex_tier_1
Steve Machol
Sat 21st Apr '07, 12:17am
No upgrade needed. Just use Impex to merge ther 3.5.3 database info into 3.6.5. I recommend making a backup of the 3.6.5 database first.
FreshFroot_
Sat 21st Apr '07, 5:10am
thanks for the tips.

I also wanted to know, I was importing and I got a few failed posts and PM's.. is their anyway to not have them fail? what's the reason for the fail? The imported DB has about 50,000 posts and about 10,000 say failed..?
Steve Machol
Sat 21st Apr '07, 12:40pm
Are you using Impex 1.80? If so, fill out a support ticket at:

http://members.vbulletin.com/membersupport_contactform.php

Please include a complete description of the problem and be sure to include the login info to your Admin CP, phpMyAdmin and FTP in the 'Sensitive Data' field.
Jerry
Wed 25th Apr '07, 5:30pm
is their anyway to not have them fail? what's the reason for the fail?

It will be listed when the import is done, could be a missing thread, or a deleted user. If impex fails on few items out of 1000's it is usually a valid fail.
FreshFroot_
Fri 27th Apr '07, 10:13pm
Well it's very odd... When i did the 3.5 and 3.6 merge.. I ahd many fails.. but I tried updating the 3.5 to 3.6 and hardly anything failed.. just a few polls and PM's.. that's about it. Earlier with the 3.5 and 3.6, I had tons of thread fails..

I've done the merge and PM's and Polls failed.. some of them.. I guess I don't care much of them. I'm glad atleast the user and threads/posts worked fine.

Any reason why the sudden change from mergeing 3.5 & 3.6 VS 3.6 & 3.6?
Jerry
Mon 30th Apr '07, 11:21am
It all depends on the messages that were given during the failing.