howto re-use 3.5 accounts/forums for 3.62 new install

[icekola]

Greetings,

I am in process of re-imaging my root server to upgrade linux/plesk/sql/phpmysql. I plan to install the latest version of vbulletin (3.62). What would be the best way to backup member accounts and forum threads? My current version of vbulletin is 3.5.

[Colin F]

Simply back up the database: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/m...nce_ssh_backup

[icekola]

Thanks Colin, I appreciate your time. Once I back vbulletin 3.5 via SSH per your above post, will there be any bugs/issues when I restore the backup under a fresh install of 3.62?

[Zachery]

No, you will just have to run the upgrade again since you restored a 3.5.2 database.

Really you should just upload the 3.6.2 files and run the upgrade script.

So backup, then restore, then upgrade.