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Originally Posted by mmoore5553

this is a great tut i have setup newest of mysql , apache , and php. i have one question. I am down to actually doing the vbulletin on my pc. If i want to have exact copy of what is online and what i have on my pc ..

what are the best steps ?

i got confused by what is all out there. Do i install vbulletin like normal on my pc but create database the same name ? also how do i get my template there which i did tons of modifications to the normal template ..i am not takling add on mods ..i am not worried about those ...just the modifications i did to my template ? any help would be appreciated.

Get a complete backup of your live site and download it to your local PC. Create a new database on your local system name it exactly what your live site database is called. Import your database like you would if you were going to move your site. You have to change the config.php file (username and passwork, the datebase name should be the same.) If you are using a subfolder on your local system and not root, you need to add /subfoldername to the forum path in the config.php file. If you are using a CPanel backup, copy the contents of the public_html folder to your local forum folder.

You will need to change the path settings in vboptions if you can log into admincp. If you can not, you can manually change them in the database in the settings table. You will need change the http://www.yoursite.com to http://localhost/yoursite.

Basically that should get you a functional duplicate of your live site.