vBulletin Database Tools

The vBulletin Database Tools are a series of command line scripts that allow you to quickly make modifications to your database in order to provide performance fixes and update them to UTF8 standards. IMPORTANT- These files must be run via the command line, either if you have local access to the server or ssh access. If you are on shared hosting your access may be limited. You may ask your host for ssh access. If they say it is not available ask if they will run the commands for you. These scri...

Note: vBulletin Support cannot provide support for setting up and maintaining an LDAP server. This product is for advanced users already running LDAP servers. Once you have LDAP installed and configured, users can just log into your vBulletin installation. You do not need to sync users before you go live. Users will be automatically synced on their first login. Requirements Purchase and download the LDAP package. Unzip the download package. Upload the package to your core/packages...

Note: Installing and using Memcached requires access to the command line and the ability to install software on your server. If you are using a Shared Hosting Package, then you may not have access to this capability. If you are in doubt, please contact your hosting provider. If you are running vBulletin in a Virtual Machine or on a Dedicated Server, you can improve performance with Memcached. This allows you to move some of the caching systems from vBulletin's database and into memory. On the s...

The database is the heart and soul of your vBulletin site. All content and user information is stored in the database. Protect the database and you protect your site. This document will go over the creation and usage of a MySQL database for the use of vBulletin 5 Connect. If you have shared hosting and are provided a web-based control panel like cPanel, you will need to access your hosting provider's documentation on how to carry out these operations. This document assumes a general familiarity with the command line operations of your Operating System. All commands listed assume that you are accessing your server via SSH. ...

Within your vBulletin Download Package, we provide a file called tools.php, this file isn't uploaded to the server by default as it is considered to be a significant security risk. However, there are times when you need to change specific settings and aren't able to access your AdminCP directly. Uploading to the Server It is recommended that tools.php is installed in the /core/install directory. To do this, follow the steps below: Connect to your server with your favorite SFTP or SCP client. In y...

CONVERTING YOUR FORUM TO HTTPS
Applies to self-hosted versions of:
vBulletin 3; vBulletin 4; vBulletin 5;
Cloud sites have https enabled by default and you do not need to do anything.

This FAQ explains how to convert your vBulletin forum to use secure https (SSL) rather than http, and why you might need to.
Note: This guide contains links to external sites. vBulletin Solutions is not responsible for the content of external links and cannot be held responsible...