Backup Forum?

[Stone Cold 3:16]

Well, i think i just backed up my forum, fresh 7 mb backup. But i was wondering, how do i restore it, if i get hacked or somthing like that?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

This will depend on what kind of access you have to your server. But the basics are explained in the User Manual at vbulletin.com

[Stone Cold 3:16]

I think i have complete access to my server.

[Loki12]

I think i have complete access to my server.

You can restore it easily if you have Shell access. The command would be:


mysql -u (mysql user) -p (database name) < forum.sql


See full documentation:

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/main/maintenance_ssh_restore

Before you do the restore, make sure there are no old tables already on the database. If there is, drop them first.