Switching VPS server

[PeopleCore]

I'm changing servers. I've taken a complete .gz backup of my site. I also did a full backup of my public_html file which has everything. My site is completely designed around vbulletin.

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[PeopleCore]

I have several backups to my vbulletin server. One has all of the posts for my forum and the other displays the header correctly but is missing over 100 posts. How can I backup the database of the 100...

[PeopleCore]

Can I use notepad to copy the html text for my custom banner? I have been told wordpad will corrupt the html data causing the header to display incorrectly.

[PeopleCore]

I know I will lose a few posts but my VPS has been able to roll back to Sunday the 21st which is perfectly fine with me. When they do that I get the corrupted header that I screwed up. I have not been...

[PeopleCore]

I screwed up my banner header. My managed VPS rolled back my vbulletin board. Now I have missing posts and they can't seem to get it right. They've restored my server with the corrupted banner header...

[PeopleCore]

How do I get a
vBulletin Anti-Spam Key Powered by Akismet

In the Admin control panel> Vbulletin Options >panel >spam management

Where are these keys?
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[PeopleCore]

I have been receiving an error message when uploading custom avatars stating "upload failed" when in fact the upload was perfectly successful. I have contacted customer support thinking I couldn't...

[PeopleCore]

Thank you Steve, I forwarded the information to my managed VPS tech support.

[PeopleCore]

Steve,
vbulletin support setup my page to load with www and http://

Both http://everythingeastside.com
www.everythingeastside.com

load the webpage...

[PeopleCore]

The only message I get is "upload failed"...

[PeopleCore]

Steve, I have enabled phpinfo. my url is http://everythingeatside.com...

[PeopleCore]

I chmod 0777
./customavatars
./customprofilepics
./signaturepics
I have been able to upload some avatars but not the larger picture avatars. Am I missing something here?

[PeopleCore]

I chmod 0777 the below files. I have been able to upload a jpg. avatar but not .gif files or picture avatars. Am I missing something? The avatars and pictures are being saved in the file system.
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[PeopleCore]

You get what you pay for. If you want cheap you will be wasting time and money trying to get your server to work correctly if at all. Shared servers are most always oversold. VPS server are the way to...

[PeopleCore]

Go with a managed VPS. You get what you pay for. I have a managed VPS and they do everything I ask. You have to be nice and patient. Managed VPS is the best for noobs or experienced vb users.

[PeopleCore]

Disregard my post. Thanks to the staff and Vbulletin members for your help with the simple update. In my admin control panel it indicates I have 3.7.3 patch level 1

[PeopleCore]

My board is showing 3.7.2 not 3.7.2 patch level 1. I overwrote the 3 files for patch level 1. How can I be sure my upgrade was successful?

I thought my board would show 3.7.2 patch level...

[PeopleCore]

Thanks for the tip and advice. It took me 50 seconds to update the files. Should my vbulletin board show 3.7.2 patch level 1? Right now my board is still showing 3.7.2

I updated the 3 files...

[PeopleCore]

Is this upgrade critical or elective? I've been to many vbulletin forums still running 3.6.x versions. If patch level 1 is critical, I will download.

[PeopleCore]

What I mean to say is tips on settings on how to save files in the control panel. Tips on making vbulletin fun fast and secure. There are hundreds of control panel settings and I'm looking for a link...