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  • SatelliteGuys
    Member
    • Mar 2013
    • 41
    • 4.2.X

    Test site question

    I am going to give vB5 a try...

    I already dumped my database but did not change the URL information before dumping it....

    In the vBulletin 5 manual it says the following...

    tep 1 - Update URLs and Backup your database!

    An all important step in any upgrade but without it, you'll never be able to test an upgrade - period! As you're going to be moving your database to be read by software on a different URL, you need to make sure you update the database to reflect this. There are two ways to do this:

    1. Update the URLs before backing up the database or
    2. Update manually in the database after backing up (NOT RECOMMENDED)
    It gives you the instructions for step 1, but not step 2.

    I can not take my site down and redump the database so option 2 is the only option for me.

    What do I need to change in the database? (I have PHPMyAdmin installed)

    Thanks.
  • BirdOPrey5
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2008
    • 9613
    • 5.6.3

    #2
    Be sure you have a database backup-

    In phpmyadmin go to the setting table.

    Run the Query-

    SELECT * FROM setting WHERE varname = 'bburl'

    Change the value field to the new forum URL without the ending slash BEFORE upgrading- http://www.example.com/test

    NOTE- After the upgrade is run this value will need to be the CORE directory, but the upgrade process will change it for you- the final value will be- http://www.example.com/test/core

    But let the upgrade process do it, if you change it after the upgrade you need to run tools.php to update options manually.

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    • SatelliteGuys
      Member
      • Mar 2013
      • 41
      • 4.2.X

      #3
      Great thanks...

      Now next issue is when I go to my site to the upgrade url (http://www.mysite.com/vbtest/core/install/upgrade.php) to run the upgrade I am just getting a blank page.

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      • Trevor Hannant
        vBulletin Support
        • Aug 2002
        • 24325
        • 5.7.X

        #4
        What's in your server's PHP error logs for the time of the blank pages?
        Vote for:

        - Admin Settable Paid Subscription Reminder Timeframe (vB6)
        - Add Admin ability to auto-subscribe users to specific channel(s) (vB6)

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