Accidentally deleted includes/config.php - No backup!
 

Hello. I accidentally includes/config.php and I have no backup for the file. When uploading a copy of config.php from a new install with all correct data, my forum homepage will not load and I receive the error from my browser: 'Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.'

What can I do? Thanks!

Did you delete more than just the config.php file - like an htaccess file also?

No, I think I just deleted config.php and now I have replaced it with a fresh config.php but I am getting the error as above.

If you *only* deleted that file and you have uploaded a new one that has all the correct info in it, you should not be getting that error. *Something* is doing a redirect and usually that is an htaccess file.

There is no .htaccess in the clean zip of vBulletin or on the server? Therefore I doubt that I am missing a .htaccess file.
Edit: vBulletin is trying to re-direct me to install/install.php, how could I disable this?

It should not be doing that and I have no idea why it is. You should put in a support ticket regarding the issue.

Ok, thank you.

just connect with the same info. make sure the database info is the same.

double check the file .. been there done that.. a little error like missing comma can do a job on ya :)

I sorted it by re-installing vBulletin.. Ouch! Thanks, thread closed.