Database Backup

[Hiro]

After uploading all of the vBulletin files to a new server and uploading the vBulletin database backup, What do i do then?

Do i run install.php? :ermm:

[Marco van Herwaarden]

No need to run the install.php

You would first check your includes/config.php, then you import your backup with SSH/mysql or another method.

[Hiro]

ok Marco.

Do they have to be the exact same files from on the other server or can it be a clean file?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

What files yo mean? your vB php files?

If you have hacks installed that also modified the database, then it would be best to use the old php files.