Restoring deleted thread from backup?
 

Can someone post step by step instructions on how to restore threads that were deleted from a backup SQL file?

I had a moderator accidently delete a few threads out of one section. I don't have daily backups or I'd just restore the one the previous date. The backup I have is a few weeks old, but the threads are more "how to" type stuff so there's not a lot of responses.

I know the basic process that needs to be done
1. turn off forum
2. backup sql db
3. restore the backup copy that has the threads
4. "isolate" the threads/posts from the backup copy
5. export them to ????
6. restore the current db copy.
7. import/insert the missing threads

I'm just not sure how exactly to do that in phpMyadmin.

so am I up the creek on this?

It may be a pain in the ass, because then you'll lose the threads made after. You can always upload the VBulletin software as a test board, back up the old database, and then just copy the thread contents.

i'm in this position today, need to restore 1 deleted thread from backup. Can i export a thread or its there a db query i could run? Any help would be appreciated

There is no easy way to restore a single thread.