need to help restore forum

[raja811]

hi friends i want restore my forum i am also tryed many time but i am failier i need help pls

[snakes1100]

why dont you post a question other than "i need help", we need to know what the exact issue your having on the restore.

how are u trying to restore?
what type of server, vhost, vps, dedicated?

[Brandon Sheley]

yes details are good ;)

tell us what you've tried, what happens, when it stops working like it should

[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