The instructions should be identical to copying a forum to a new domain, without deleting the old forum.
Basic steps:
- Upload the vBulletin software to the new domain
- Copy over any files that belong to installed modifications from the old domain to the new domain.
- Copy over any files that belong to installed Styles from the old to the new domain, unless you are not planning to use that style.
- Restore a database backup of the old forum into a new database.
- Configure the config.php to point to the new database etc.
- To be sure: put tools.php from the "do_not_upload" folder in your admincp directory and run it to reset cookie domain and path. Remove tools.php again.
- If you have uploaded a different version of vBulletin to the new domain then was running on the old domain, run upgrade.php. (You would never need to run install.php)
- If any attachments, Avatars, etc. are stored in the filesystem, check and update pathinfo. You might need to copy over some stuff like smiley images.
- Login to the AdminCP and check your settings like Forum URL, Sitename, Email addresses, etc.
- Finished
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