Rich H
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Right, I don't know a massive amount about these sort of things so am learning as I go to help a mate out on a forum I'm admin on.
He tried to update the forum software but failed somewhere along the line - he doesn't know how but it all seems to have gone horribly wrong as the forum isn't working at all.
We have a backup of EVERYTHING, so what I need to know please is:
1) Which folder are all the data files stored (ie. members list, all the data from the forum; topics, rooms etc)
2) Will these be lost if I were to wipe the entire forum folder clean and reinstall a new forum.
3) And if the answer to above is yes, is it then possible to reinstate the old data by reuploading it.
I'm sure Google does have the answers somewhere, but a quick google has failed, and answers on here tend to be more helpful tbh!
Cheers
Rich
[Edited on 28-10-2009 by Rich H]
[Edited on 28-10-2009 by Rich H]
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Laney
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I'm going to hazard a guess and say that all the data will be in the database so as long as you have a backup of that, you're safe to do what you like with the forum software.
Thats about as much as I can help 
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Rich H
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Yes that at least helps confim that I am thinking semi logically then cheers!
Now just need to know which bits are the files / folders that contain settings, members etc and how I go about reinstalling them to the new forum.
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Laney
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The forum software will draw pretty much all the content from the database, so all your members/posts/topics etc will be stored in there 
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Dom
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Things like user lists are all stored in the DB (google phpBB DB Data Structure). Files/directories will just be the forums php files, any user uploaded (from what i remember they aren't stored as BLOBs on phpBB) files and themes/layout (something you'd probably want to port across).
You should be able to completely wipe the current install of phpBB, reinstall and then just copy the DB across (plus layout/themes and user files etc). Although i would create a dev/test system (use something like WAMP etc), install the forum software and then copy the DB across and see if it all works before doing it to the live server.
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Rich H
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Cheers, will give it a go and report back once I think I'm there (unless I hit any stumbling blocks!) 
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Sam
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I would have thought this was easy?
Just restore the backed up files to the location you backed them up from.
All phpBB data is stored in your database, usually in tables prefixed "phpbb_". If you don't have a backup of that, then back it up first before you restore any files.
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Rich H
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I found out what the issue was: the guy who was trying to do the upgrade didn't take a copy of the original config.php file before overwriting it with the new upgraded file. As a result he cocked everything up lol.
Had to get the server company to provide us with a backup they'd taken automatically and it's all sorted now.
I've never done anything forum related before in regards to installation / upgrading so had to learn as I went.
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