Hi Lynne. Yes, I set a unique cookie prefix called vbtest in config.php. I tried again and I still must have something misconfigured as I'm seeing recent forum posts as opposed to the test database clone which is about 10 days old. I'm not seeing the test database. I've also entered correct test database info (name, password, etc) in my config.php so it should be pointing to the correct test database location.
I'm wondering if the PATH TO SAVE COOKIES setting is incorrect. I point it to what I assume is the correct location where it says SUGGESTED SETTINGS. There's only one option that points to my test forum and I choose that one. Does the name of path to save cookies need to be the same as cookie prefix maybe?
What makes me more nervous than anything is getting locked out of my admincp and not being able to get back in to fix things. Any advice on avoiding that situation and/or how to deal with it if it should happen would be appreciated