Moving vbulletin to a new host - the process?

[Dismounted]

If no attachments, profile pictures, album pictures, or avatars are stored in the file system, you can just upload a fresh copy of the vBulletin files.

[ATVTorture]

Well I got moved over to the new host and the site loads. However, now I have a couple of small problems that I don't understand:

- my vbportal theme doesn't load. I get a non-portal theme loading
-also, I have a javascript error on every page which on the old host I did NOT have. I'm guessing it's related to the proper theme not loading. If I load the defauylt VB theme, I do not get the js error. So, what would be causing my correct theme from loading from just moving to a new host?

Thanks for any ideas!
Buster

[Dismounted]

I would try removing the style from the Admin CP, and re-installing it.

[ATVTorture]

Well I just tried a brand new install of the theme's original source file and it produces the same results.

What other thoughts do you have?

Thanks!
Buster

[Dismounted]

If the issues do not appear on the default vBulletin style - it is a problem with the custom style, you will have to take it up with the authors of that style, as they may have a solution already.

[GreigScott]

Moving servers for me was a disaster, i done it yesterday, had to remove all the mods.. then re-install, ugh.

[Androgen]

I moved to a new server just today.. I am using vB 3.6.11 PL 1 and my website is not small. 6,000+ members, 500,000+ posts and I managed to move to a new server just fine. All I did was:

Old Server:

- Backup Database From old host (SQL Format | Phpmyadmin)
- Backup files from old host (Entire Directory in ZIP format)
- Make a XML Database file backup (phpmyadmin, and also, this comes in handy)

New Server:

- Upload the Zip file and extract everything (Now, everything is the same as it was on old server)
- Created the SAME NAME database (on old server, I had _forum, and on new one, I created _forum) but with different prefixes.
- Created the SAME USER (on old server, I had _user, and on new one, I created _user)
- Imported the database successfully via phpmyadmin
- Edited the Config.php file
- Updated tables (Ran analysis and refresh query)
- The site in now ready again

The downtime was only about 12 minutes for the site.. I dunno how you guys have problem.. well.. everyone has problems. lol

[ATVTorture]

Well, I had done everything you said. I decided to re-upload my new theme and all my errors went away.

My only problem that I have at this point is that I'm running vbportal. My portal runs fine. However, I can't, to save my life, get the blocks to appear in my forum. the variables are in there, but vb isn't reading them. I can't figure out why VB isn't reading and implementing the variables. For example, vbportal has a header banner ad called $header_banner, and if I remember correctly, and the footer one is called $footer_banner. Nonetheless, VB isn't reading and putting them in the page. I jsut don't understand why. Maybe they're not in vbphrases somewhere, wherever that info is stored.

I just need some input at this point b/c vbportal.com isn't being much help at this point.

Thanks!
Buster

[Androgen]

Originally Posted by ATVTorture

Well, I had done everything you said. I decided to re-upload my new theme and all my errors went away.

My only problem that I have at this point is that I'm running vbportal. My portal runs fine. However, I can't, to save my life, get the blocks to appear in my forum. the variables are in there, but vb isn't reading them. I can't figure out why VB isn't reading and implementing the variables. For example, vbportal has a header banner ad called $header_banner, and if I remember correctly, and the footer one is called $footer_banner. Nonetheless, VB isn't reading and putting them in the page. I jsut don't understand why. Maybe they're not in vbphrases somewhere, wherever that info is stored.

I just need some input at this point b/c vbportal.com isn't being much help at this point.

Thanks!
Buster

Hmm... I see.

Perhaps you could do a re-installation of vBPortal? Or perhaps delete any tables in the database and re-insert them? I'm sure that vbPortal has some documentations on how to resolve this manually. If you want, I can take a look at it? Entirely up to you.