mysql help and more

[MrsTryst]

hi there people well iam here for some help ok heres the things i need help with..

well on my old host i had cpanel but on new host i dont so i took a backup from forum admincp and phpmyadmin
the vbulletin version was vBulletin version 3.7.5.

but on new hosting i installed vBulletin version 3.8.1

so is there any software i can use to upload to my new host the database but onto mysql server and ways i can get it to be on there members and posts and stuff like this

[bananalive]

impex can import forum data from one site to another, you can download it from vbulletin.com members area

[MrsTryst]

ok thank you very much will give that a try

[snakes1100]

Why didnt you setup a new db and upload the vb 3.7.5 files and then import your db backup file?

[MrsTryst]

ok this is way to hard is that only way it can be done

[snakes1100]

Are you asking me or banana?

[MrsTryst]

snake it has no cpanel
so where i upload to sorry iam still learning i tried using software mysql admin and mysql browser but no luck

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its with fasthost.co.uk my hosting i created database in hosting admin panel but only way to connect is via software

[snakes1100]

You can install phpmyadmin thru ftp and set it up if the host dont have it in their control panel.

[MrsTryst]

ok trying this way thanks still looks all difficult all these setting but i will get it to work i hope

[Marco van Herwaarden]

The only reliable method of backing up and restoring a database is with shell access via telnet or ssh. This is because backing up with a PHP script like that in the Admin CP or phpMyAdmin can result in PHP timeouts errors and an incomplete backup file. Please see the instructions here:

Backup:
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/maintenance_ssh_backup

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

P.S. If you don't have shell access, some people have also reported success with these scripts:

MySQLDumper:
http://www.mysqldumper.de/en/index.php

MySQLHotxcopy:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134821&highlight=mysqlhotcopy

Bigdump:
http://www.ozerov.de/bigdump.php