If no attachments, profile pictures, album pictures, or avatars are stored in the file system, you can just upload a fresh copy of the vBulletin files.

Well I got moved over to the new host and the site loads. However, now I have a couple of small problems that I don't understand:

- my vbportal theme doesn't load. I get a non-portal theme loading
-also, I have a javascript error on every page which on the old host I did NOT have. I'm guessing it's related to the proper theme not loading. If I load the defauylt VB theme, I do not get the js error. So, what would be causing my correct theme from loading from just moving to a new host?

Thanks for any ideas!
Buster

I would try removing the style from the Admin CP, and re-installing it.

Well I just tried a brand new install of the theme's original source file and it produces the same results.

What other thoughts do you have?

Thanks!
Buster

If the issues do not appear on the default vBulletin style - it is a problem with the custom style, you will have to take it up with the authors of that style, as they may have a solution already.

Moving servers for me was a disaster, i done it yesterday, had to remove all the mods.. then re-install, ugh.

I moved to a new server just today.. I am using vB 3.6.11 PL 1 and my website is not small. 6,000+ members, 500,000+ posts and I managed to move to a new server just fine. All I did was:

Old Server:

- Backup Database From old host (SQL Format | Phpmyadmin)
- Backup files from old host (Entire Directory in ZIP format)
- Make a XML Database file backup (phpmyadmin, and also, this comes in handy)

New Server:

- Upload the Zip file and extract everything (Now, everything is the same as it was on old server)
- Created the SAME NAME database (on old server, I had _forum, and on new one, I created _forum) but with different prefixes.
- Created the SAME USER (on old server, I had _user, and on new one, I created _user)
- Imported the database successfully via phpmyadmin
- Edited the Config.php file
- Updated tables (Ran analysis and refresh query)
- The site in now ready again

The downtime was only about 12 minutes for the site.. I dunno how you guys have problem.. well.. everyone has problems. lol

Well, I had done everything you said. I decided to re-upload my new theme and all my errors went away.

My only problem that I have at this point is that I'm running vbportal. My portal runs fine. However, I can't, to save my life, get the blocks to appear in my forum. the variables are in there, but vb isn't reading them. I can't figure out why VB isn't reading and implementing the variables. For example, vbportal has a header banner ad called $header_banner, and if I remember correctly, and the footer one is called $footer_banner. Nonetheless, VB isn't reading and putting them in the page. I jsut don't understand why. Maybe they're not in vbphrases somewhere, wherever that info is stored.

I just need some input at this point b/c vbportal.com isn't being much help at this point.

Thanks!
Buster

Hmm... I see.

Perhaps you could do a re-installation of vBPortal? Or perhaps delete any tables in the database and re-insert them? I'm sure that vbPortal has some documentations on how to resolve this manually. If you want, I can take a look at it? Entirely up to you.