The problems you are experiencing now explains why vbulletin does not have a default restore feature. Because of MYSQL & PHP restrictions you can not *always* have a reliable restore admin interface where you can click buttons and restore your database.
The only reliable method is telnet and this has nothing to do with vbulletin, it is a technical restriction.
If you have telnet access, there is tutorial in vb.com that explains you how you can restore you database via telnet. If you don't have telnet access, you can upload the file to your server and ask your hosting company to restore it for you.
PHPmyadmin solution may or may not work in your case. It is likely to NOT work especially if your db size is large or your hosts PHP/MYSQL settings for upload files are low or timeout duration is short etc.
Neither not having a friendly restore interface in vbulletin, nor your losing your database is fault of vb developers.
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