I was running a vB4 forum when the server was upgraded to a new version of mySQL. Now the forum just throws a database error. If I purchase a new licence for vB5 will I be able to import and update the last backup I had from my vB4 forum? Thanks.
Importing vB4 database to vB5
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You will need to run the upgrade script against the vB4 database to update it to vB5. -
What is the database error?
It may be as simple as editing the config.php file and changing the line :
Code:$config['Database']['dbtype'] = 'mysql';
Code:$config['Database']['dbtype'] = 'mysqli';
You can still upgrade to VB5 but it's better to upgrade from a working install.
If the database error is something like the thread table is missing, upgrading will not fix it.Comment
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I edited the config.php file as above and now get the error:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysqli_init() in /path/to/includes/class_core.php on line 1346Comment
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Ask your host to enable mysqli on your server.Comment
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It was that simple! Done, all working again. Thanks so much. I'll still upgrade to vB5 but now I'll do it when I've got a bit of time, not in a hurried panic.Comment
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