installing vB on new host and importing database from old host

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  • ik7jwy
    Member
    • Nov 2007
    • 37

    [Forum] installing vB on new host and importing database from old host

    HI,
    I would like to know if is possible to import the MySQL database of an existing vB installation (3.8.6) to a new vB installation (the latest 4.x version forum only) on a different host server.
    If so, how can I do ?
    Thanks

    Arturo
  • PossumX
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2006
    • 261
    • 4.1.x

    #2
    Nope

    You have to upgrade your existing dB to the version you want to import to. You cannot import a 3.8.x dB into a 4.x installation, they are completely different.

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    • beishe8
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2005
      • 6782
      • 4.2.X

      #3
      Originally posted by ik7jwy
      HI,
      I would like to know if is possible to import the MySQL database of an existing vB installation (3.8.6) to a new vB installation (the latest 4.x version forum only) on a different host server.
      If so, how can I do ?
      Thanks

      Arturo
      Backup(export)your 3.8.6 database
      Install 3.8.6 on the new server
      Import your backup.

      You can keep going with 3.8.6 or upgrade to any higher version.


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      • ik7jwy
        Member
        • Nov 2007
        • 37

        #4
        Thanks for anwers. Another question. Now I have the attachements in the fyle system, not in the database. What I have to do to move them to the new server ?

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        • Steve Machol
          Former Customer Support Manager
          • Jul 2000
          • 154488

          #5
          You need to physically backup and move those to the new server. Then see this: How Do I Change the Location of Attachments After a Server Move
          Steve Machol, former vBulletin Customer Support Manager (and NOT retired!)
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