[Forum] Moving vbulletin on the same server Database Error

[Trendri]

I have two vb license. I want to make a copy of my vbulletin forum with it database to run on two domain on the same server.
Reasons it seems first domain is not ranking well or penalized, so i do not want to close it, because visitors who already no the site are still visiting. So i want to make a copy of the first domain forum & the database to run on my new domain as new forum but will be using different vb license.

Attempt i have made.

My current vb database was copied by my host the new database i created.
I copied the current forum content through cpanel to my new domain and also change the config.php to the new database created.

When i visited the url i got database error.

please how do i fix this error

[Lynne]

What was the database error you got? Also, when you copied the current database, you imported it into a totally new, never touched before database, right?

[Trendri]

When i imported the database it was copied into a new database that i created.

My web host help to check what the error was and this was the feedback.

Web host reply
naijasite.com is still showing database error on the index page. I have verified that the credentials stored in the config.php file for that site are valid. Other pages on mysite.com such as domain deleted actually redirect to mysite.com (where the database was copied from). Moving a vBulletin site to a new domain requires more than just directly copying the data, since it also needs to be updated for the altered URL.
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Please what could be the cause of the error, how can it be fix by vbulletin?

[Lynne]

I need to know what that database error is. It should be getting emailed to the email address you entered into your config.php file. Is that a valid email address?

Also, when you made the database backup for the new domain, did you make sure to change the Forum URL first before you made the backup?

[Trendri]

before i made the backup i did not change the forum url. i will need to contact my host to provide me with the database error message or i will check my mail

[Trendri]

My host said There isn't an explicit error being logged in the Apache or SuPHP error log.

[donald1234]

If you take a look or get your host to take a look at your includes/config.php file and...

// ****** TECHNICAL EMAIL ADDRESS ******
// If any database errors occur, they will be emailed to the address specified here.
// Leave this blank to not send any emails when there is a database error.
$config['Database']['technicalemail'] = '[email protected]';

the email address in there is where the database error gets sent to.

[Trendri]

i have personally edited the includes/config.php file to my own email and am not recinceing any error message. which other alternative. should i open ticket for vbulletin to help fix the error or should i install tools.php?

[donald1234]

It is a strange error as your forum is there when you add /forum.php to your root url, have you tried uploading a fresh det of files like doing an upgrade.

Also what url do you have in your admincp?

[Trendri]

the url on my admincp is not the default url. i change Adincp to diffrent url. what the best way to solve the problem

[donald1234]

So to be clear, what is the actual url that you have in admincp>options>site name/url/contact details?

[Trendri]

i have been able to solve the problem. By making a new backup of my database. Before the backup i change the domain name on vBulletin options the domain name and e-mail details for the new server.

[donald1234]

Good news.