• Registered: 2004-10-15
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Topic: Merging Question

ok.. I want to start fresh.. so I have made a seperate directory for my new 1.2.7 punbb forum..

is there a way I can merge the database information from my old forum over to this new one??

I tried using connor's databasemod to backup the database.. and then restore it in the new one but it didn't work. Told me it was unable to upload the file.

Whats the proper procedure to do this??

I would appreciate your help smile

  • Registered: 2004-10-15
  • Posts: 67

Re: Merging Question

whoops.. meant to post in troubleshooting

3 Reply by Elzar

  • Elzar
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  • Registered: 2005-07-16
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Re: Merging Question

Why have you created a seperate directory? Why not just upgrade to 1.2.7?

Your host should have phpMyAdmin installed, use that for restoring the database.

  • Registered: 2004-10-15
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Re: Merging Question

because I have a buncha mods installed and.. rather then going back and restoring the old files I wanna just start fresh.. and only install a few mods..

any way I can just point the new directory to the old db?? or just dump the db and move it over to the new database..?

  • Smartys
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  • Registered: 2004-04-30
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Re: Merging Question

Well, you could just use completely fresh files tongue

  • Registered: 2004-10-15
  • Posts: 67

Re: Merging Question

yes thats what I want to do.. I put in a bran new install of 1.2.7.... pointed it to the same database.. it had all the topcis and forums but when you clicked on the messages they would be blank.....?