[Forum] Considering a Switch

[LucasxX]

When I first Bought vBulletin I was Un-aware of the versions, I didn't know that it made a difference from which ones I used, So I Created the New Version cause I thought that's what I HAD to use.

I see almost every vBulletin Site with 3.8. And I was wondering is there anyway to save what I have on the 4.1.3 Forum I have now, and Create the 3.8 version to see if I actually like?

Please let me know, I actually am considering buying another whole Webhost to do it.

[ENF]

And I was wondering is there anyway to save what I have on the 4.1.3 Forum I have now, and Create the 3.8 version to see if I actually like?

Database structures from vb3.8 and vb4.1.3 are very different. You can roll-forward versions, but you cannot roll-backwards.

Just remember per your license, you can only have one active vBulletin installation that is publicly accessible.

If you really want to test vb3.8, then create a test install location that is password protected from public internet users and go about it that way.

[petertdavis]

You might be able to do it by going over to another forum software, then coming back. For example, you could convert the vBulletin 4 to myBB, then convert the myBB to vBulletin 3.8. It might make a big mess for you too, but you can give it a try on a testbed.