Fresh Install Not Finding Server

[The_Gismo_Man]

It's set to No and is currently set to 644 for read write etc

I changed that setting to yes and then uploaded the old database again, same problem, thanks for the suggestion...

[The_Gismo_Man]

I've made the decision to go with a fresh forum and forget the old database, i don't have the knowledge to resurrect the site which appears to be a formatting problem rather than a database problem, i'm...

[The_Gismo_Man]

I’ve no idea, I moved servers so it’s possible it could be either.
last time that database was used was last June

The site was hacked and i lost all files on that domain...

[The_Gismo_Man]

Hmm, so, while waiting for assistance, i started to create the bare bones of a forum and installed Tapatalk.
I then uploaded my old database as requested by Mark B.

So, i added the...

[The_Gismo_Man]

Yep, thats the forum loaded with the last database that worked prior to the hack, but, note, it doesn't run, you can't open anything with the forum in this state

Hopefully you can see the...

[The_Gismo_Man]

I once again installed the 5.6 version and made a few channels and posts, i then downloaded the database, then deleted the posts etc. I checked the site was still working and then uploaded the database...

[The_Gismo_Man]

This forum has always been a version 5 site, it's never been upgraded from 4 and i used the .htaccess file from the latest download of 5.6.

I really don't want to have to start from scratch...

[The_Gismo_Man]

So, i've upgraded the MySQL to 10.0.38-MariaDB and have successfully installed the base 5.6 version.
I can post, create channels etc, however, when i upload my newest database i pretty much get...

[The_Gismo_Man]

My host is updating it as soon as they can...

[The_Gismo_Man]

Hmm, i just noticed that and i was assured that my new host would install the latest MySQL, damn, thanks for pointing that out...

[The_Gismo_Man]

I used that link to get as far as i got, i have an SSL Cert installed, the same as the one i had when my forum was suspended due to incorrect PHP and MySQL.
So, sadly, to just say have you done...

[The_Gismo_Man]

VB = 5.6
PHP = 7.4.4
MySQL = 5.5.64-MariaDB
https://www.scottishminis.com/forums/

I recently moved servers due to the old host not supporting me with the latest PHP and...

[The_Gismo_Man]

Doh, i ran the query from my phpmyadmin, all working, great help, many thanks...

[The_Gismo_Man]

Thanks for the help, sadly, i cannot access the admin panel, i get the following error:-

The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of...

[The_Gismo_Man]

http://www.thebookjoint.com/forums/forum.php

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.5:

Invalid SQL:

INSERT IGNORE INTO session
(sessionhash, userid, host, idhash,...

[The_Gismo_Man]

I’m not keen to pay a monthly subscription for a cloud service.
i already paid for the vb5 license and am determined to make it work through trial and error.

i appreciate the...

[The_Gismo_Man]

And thanks again, my host will not help me because purchasing a VPS from them comes with no panel support as such. I have to figure all this out which is disappointing cause it was working before the...

[The_Gismo_Man]

Thanks again Wayne, i realise i won't be running VB on my PC, i was just saying i had a copy of the database stored on it :-) for use when upgrading.
I am doing a fresh install of VB5, the VB4 was...

[The_Gismo_Man]

Thanks for the info, hmm, nooby question here, i have a copy of the VB4 database on my PC, i'm not sure where you mean to copy it to and how to connect it, i've trawled the site for a FAQ or upgrade instructions...

[The_Gismo_Man]

So, would that be install VB5 and then upgrade the site with the VB4 database?...