Restoring board..need help!

[pr3dsi]

eh?

[Steve Machol]

Eh, what? Therer is no way you can get this error based on what you've said. Sorry I didn't make that clear. There is something you aren't telling me.

[pr3dsi]

Rite..i got that and then i posted with a newer version: 3.5.3 , that's what the config.php of the old board says...

[Steve Machol]

What have you done and what is the current situation?

[pr3dsi]

well so here's the recap:
old board got hacked...then i backed up the board. obtained the big .sql word file (board version was 3.5.3)

setup another board(versioe 3.6.1)..on another database and want to apply the old board backup to the newly installed board

so i installed the new board and using myphpadmin uploaded the .sql file-uploaded successfully--ran the upgrade.php but ran into this error:

Invalid SQL:
ALTER TABLE post_parsed RENAME postparsed;

MySQL Error : Table 'postparsed' already exists
Error Number : 1050

[pr3dsi]

so thats where i'm at rite now...

[Steve Machol]

As I said in post #4 you need to restore that backup to a new database, not an existing one.

[pr3dsi]

so i make yet another NEW database...then inject the .sql backup...and THEN install.php and then upgrade.php?

[Steve Machol]

No. You do not run install.php. Please see post #4 again.

[pr3dsi]

oh...so i'm guessing the .sql backup file has all of the forum files and such? just in one entire package?

[Steve Machol]

No. The backup has the database info only.

[pr3dsi]

ok i'm really confused now as to what needs to uploaded where:

1.) .sql file in a new database

what else needs to uploaded where? the "upload" folder? what? sorry.. even in the documentation it just says "uploade the .sql file" and thats it..

i'm just a little confused on what needs to uploaded where..thats all

[Steve Machol]

Look at post #4. And then if you don't understand those instructions, please state what it is that you don't understand and I'll try to clarify it for you.

[pr3dsi]

Ok this is what i've redone so far:

-Made another database
-injected the .sql file backed up from the old forum
-before uploading the new board...i changed the config.php..to point to new database...with the specific unw
-uploaded the "upload" folder off of the new forum files i just downloaded
-then run the upgrade.php from the install directory

am i doing it rite so far?

[Steve Machol]

Asa per post #4 you should restore the backup to a new database, edit your config.php to point to that db then run upgrade.php.