Ipb Question

something is odd with my IP Board, and I want to reinstall it.

Is there a way that you can transfer your current members (mysql stuff) over to the newly made forum?

I always just overwrote the MySQL database...

btw, I am using IPB version 2.0.4

 

Wait for a second or third opinion be4 u actually do this. Go to ure admin cp, mysql toolbox then 1 of them is a back up, i forget.

 

I always do, John.

 

do you just wanna convert the members over?

 

Go to your CP...host CP is better and make a db backup...save that file.
Then after reinstalling your board you can import that backup and you'll have everything there...members, posts, forum structure.
If you have any custom skins or emotes you'll have to export them first if you dont what to lose them.

Cheers.

 

If he only wants to transfer the members though that wouldnt work as it would bring everything over.

 

if he has the whole db he can easly import only some certain table

 

lol, I can ask my friend to do that in a snap. he owns trhe hosting, I just got a sub-domain from him, he only gave me FTP control. I don't really mind losing my 2 members... :lol:

Just for in the future if I ever really needed to do it.

thanks all

 

but you just said to import the backup he got, you didn tmention anything about getting certain tables

lol

 

well, yeah...my bad ^_^

now, make the backup and import only the tables you want from that sql file....for members, you take ony the members table (<prefix>_members)

 

Good luck with the forums Master.

If you need any help let me know, I recently set up some new forums of my own..
But you might allready know all your stuff

 

yeah, i know all the crap.