Bringing Over A Template

[steve.k]

Hey guys, I'm new to vbulletin.

I'm looking to bring over a template/style from another server to a fresh install on a different server. I only have DB and FTP access to the server I want to get the template from. Can I just copy the 'template' table over? How should I go about doing this? I'm confused as to where all the template/style info is stored.

Thanks!

[Marco van Herwaarden]

For a single template, just copy&paste the text is easiest.
For a style, export it, and import on the new board.

[steve.k]

Originally Posted by Marco van Herwaarden

For a single template, just copy&paste the text is easiest.
For a style, export it, and import on the new board.

I'm not able to export the style because I don't have admin access. I only have DB and FTP access. Can I do this through either of those?


Thanks.

[Opserty]

Originally Posted by steve.k

I don't have admin access. I only have DB and FTP access.

Wow that is very odd...considering the fact that vBulletin stores pretty much all its data in the database the board owner must really not know what they are doing to give you access to the db & ftp and not to the forum...

Can I do this through either of those?

You might be able though its not a route I would take, you should get Admin access from the Super Adminstrator to transfer over the style. If you edit the database you will likely just run into more and more problems, then when you come and ask for help again people will just tell you to go back and follow the correct procedure as Marco has describe above.

Do it correctly the first time and you will save yourself a lot of hassle.

[steve.k]

Originally Posted by Opserty

Wow that is very odd...considering the fact that vBulletin stores pretty much all its data in the database the board owner must really not know what they are doing to give you access to the db & ftp and not to the forum...
You might be able though its not a route I would take, you should get Admin access from the Super Adminstrator to transfer over the style. If you edit the database you will likely just run into more and more problems, then when you come and ask for help again people will just tell you to go back and follow the correct procedure as Marco has describe above.

Do it correctly the first time and you will save yourself a lot of hassle.

Unfortunately, this is a tricky situation. The old board was setup with an outsourcing company we no longer have contacts with. I could regain admin access using the do_not_upload/tools.php - but the login box was disabled in the template so I don't have an easy way to log in.

[Opserty]

Restore your admin account using tools.php then browse directly to the AdminCP... they can't disable the login box there as it is not part of a template it is hardcoded into a PHP file.

AdminCP -> http://www.yourdomainname.com/forum/admincp/ (Its basically your Forum URL followed by the AdminCP directory.

[steve.k]

Unfortunately I didn't realize you need the Customer Number to use tools.php
I do not have this info Any other ideas?

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I figured it out. I was able to gain admin access on the old forum by going into the DB, and editing the old admin's password with one I generated using md5 encoding. Then i logged in to /admincp and it worked. Thanks for the help.