How to Backup before Upgrading to 4.0
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I'm at a loss - help! I have a test site on my server which is an exact duplicate of my existing site, created based on the summarized vBulletin instructions here.
When I access it, all links etc. point properly to the test version of the database. With this secondary site successfully up and running, I transferred all the vB4 files over and ran the upgrade scripts with no errors.
However, my page appears in straight text and the links now point back to my production board!? What happened during the upgrade process to do this? Any thoughts??Comment
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I'm at a loss - help! I have a test site on my server which is an exact duplicate of my existing site, created based on the summarized vBulletin instructions here.
When I access it, all links etc. point properly to the test version of the database. With this secondary site successfully up and running, I transferred all the vB4 files over and ran the upgrade scripts with no errors.
However, my page appears in straight text and the links now point back to my production board!? What happened during the upgrade process to do this? Any thoughts??
Otherwise let me look over what's been posted so far I'm trying to help someone else now who thought their host had a backup but did not so give me a few perhaps until tomorrow.
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yap
my database user and password are same like bigdump and config fie to
all are same password and user
and stil is not works
shows this werning
BigDump: Staggered MySQL Dump Importer v0.31b
Processing file: akotel.sql
Starting from line: 1
Error at the line 21: CREATE DATABASE `akotel` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
Query: --
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CREATE DATABASE `akotel` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
MySQL: Access denied for user 'mulemain'@'%' to database 'akotel'
Stopped on error
Start from the beginning (DROP the old tables before restarting)
© 2003-2009 Alexey OzerovLast edited by avitor; Mon 16 Nov '09, 3:35am.Comment
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See your error tells me you trying to have bigdump do it all i.e. create and restore the backup well it can't do that if the DB is not up and ready for the info to be imported yet OR have you done this and we are not understanding each others differences in language?
All I know is if it's done right and the info matches your good to go, your error seems to be simple i.e. it is not fully setup right but after that if everything else is ok and you get it setup right it should work. If you don't have this by tomorrow send me a PM I'll see if I can squeeze you in because I only have time to work and help out here which this is in my spare time because I WUV you guys
Mike
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Thanks Mike for putting this info in one placeComment
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Have a look at the result: http://www.wekillus.com/wkusandbox
While the footer shows "Powered by vBulletinâ„¢ Version 4.0.0 Beta 3", all the links etc. want to go back to the production board. I just checked the config.php again and it's NOT pointing to that board.Comment
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No problem... although I need to clean it up today it's BORDERLINING on the confusing side for just "members" so hopefully I'll have time to do that shortly and with screenshots ... ohh yeas breakfast would be nice where's my clone Brandon.. I told you guys on Twitter a while back LOL
Edit: I'm going to attempt to clean this up and make it much more understandable to EVERYONE later tonight when I finish up some work otherwise it will be first thing tomorrow morning (Edited @ 8:46pm EST). - Mike
LOL. I really did...I disabled them in the config.php file. What I'm mystified about is how my test board even "knows" about the production one if the database referenced in the config.php is the test one?
Have a look at the result: http://www.wekillus.com/wkusandbox
While the footer shows "Powered by vBulletin™ Version 4.0.0 Beta 3", all the links etc. want to go back to the production board. I just checked the config.php again and it's NOT pointing to that board.
Credit where it is due good sir! Ahh hello you know meLast edited by TheLastSuperman; Mon 16 Nov '09, 4:46pm.
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Well I fixed a fubar'd 3.8 to 4.0 upgrade by importing 4.0 into a fresh 4.0 using impex and it's working!
More info here:
Originally posted by TheLastSupermanWell I did it! I successfully imported a fubar'd 3.8 to 4.0 upgrade database into a fresh 4.0 install via impex
checking for major bugs now but after updating counters it seemed to work I did have problems verifying the attachments going right but everything else seems to have worked and we can do what we could not on the other fubar'd 4.0 upgrade!!
WOOHOO!!Last edited by TheLastSuperman; Mon 16 Nov '09, 7:50pm.
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Everyone else can try it the vB way but I have seen this not work on many sites.Last edited by TheLastSuperman; Tue 17 Nov '09, 12:44pm.
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