Old Database To New Forum Question

Post by **Redsun** » 10 Apr 2013, 06:24

Hi friends, i want to ask something about phpbb3 database transfer process, i'm sure many of you think it's a simple thing to handle...

I have an old database and forum backup (3.0.8 version) on my harddisk. I want to create a folder in my current - new forum (3.0.11 version) like: mynewforum.com/oldforum

and want to put old backup there. What i want to see is some of my old forum topics and posts... (Than i'll copy and paste them to my new forum)

So what are the steps for this process?

* Do i have to install a clean 3.0.11 to mynewforum.com/oldforum folder?
* Do i have to make a database update?
* Enough to use old config.php file, or have to change stg in it?

Thanks for your support and interest friends.

Alkan

Post by **Stoker** » 10 Apr 2013, 10:37

Install phpBB 3.0.8 in the new folder.
Restore your Database backup to the newly installed forum.
Go to phpMyadmin and check the config table to ensure you have the right script path and so on.

Post by **Redsun** » 10 Apr 2013, 13:55

Thank you very much for your feedback stoker. I'll try this night. Hope goes easy.

Post by **Redsun** » 16 Apr 2013, 10:53

It went very well stoker thank you again. What i did were, as you said before;

1) Installed 3.0.8 version to my destination folder. (Create a new database for it of course)

2) Upload my old forum files via ftp

3) Drop in, my old forum sql tables in it via phpmyadmin

That's all...