Moving just forum data and not templates?

[Denjin]

Hi.

I've moved servers a few times, and always just copied all of the files in my website directory, and then the complete dump of my forums database. This time since I'm doing a beta site, I was wondering how I can just move my templates and all? My forums are still active, so I'd like to move that data separately, but just keep the .php files and my 'look' from the beta site.

TIA!

[fury]

This probably belongs in How do I more than Server Configuration, but I see why you would put it here.

If you want to retain the forum data from the active site and use the PHP files and templates from your beta site (I am assuming both boards are the same version?) then you can do this by following these steps:

1) Close the active forum and do the dump
2) Export the style from the beta site onto a file which you will recognize the name as the style from your beta site
3) Prepare the file it has you download, as well as all the PHP files from the beta site, to be transferred to the destination
4) Transfer the dump from the active forum, and the PHP files and the style from the beta site, to the destination
5) Import the dump, make the necessary config.php file changes if needed
6) Save the style into your admin directory, and go into the site control panel, under Styles, and click "Upload/Download"
7) Type the filename of the style file into the local file box, set it to overwrite your current style, and go.
8) Hopefully it should import the style, and after that you will have the style and the PHP files from your beta site active on your live forum
9) Look around a bit to see if everything works OK. If not, try to reimport the style (you may have to reupload the style if it erased the file after importing)
10) If all is well, reopen your forum and enjoy!

Hope this helps :)

[Denjin]

Thanks a lot! So, I only had to export and import the style, eh? Didn't know it was so simple, thanks. Same version, too. :)

[fury]

Yep, vBulletin does r0x0r! http://www.xibase.com/vB/images/smilies/buttrock.gif

Glad it helped ;)