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[betterthanyours]

I have no idea what the above staff member is on. While it might "work" it is not fully compatible.

See here:
https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/show.../397407-PHP-5-...

[betterthanyours]

godaddy you say?

They have a limit on the db size you can upload...in the lower two digits of megabytes rather than gigas....

You can try and call them but they won't import...

[betterthanyours]

They should prorate your refund. You should read over their TOS. Most of the time you can use it against a disgruntled company....

[betterthanyours]

Upgrading the vB5 won't necessarily resolve your issue. You might want to check access and error logs

[betterthanyours]

If the above does not work (which in most cases when mod related resolves the issue) you might want to seek paid help over at vb.org

[betterthanyours]

You should post the logs and disable anonymous login.

[betterthanyours]

You should also add keycaptcha!

[betterthanyours]

@OP

You don't need to purchase a vB5 Connect license to access it either. You can easily source a valid license from third party for much much cheaper. Just be wary of who you deal with....

[betterthanyours]

For the specs OP will require he'd be paying out his arse with Tim.

If OP needs managed services, Tim is a go I suppose. If OP can manage his own VPS server, he should get an unmanaged plan...

[betterthanyours]

You really should take out your username/password from a post and only disclose to someone who will actually take up the offer.

I would undertake this for you however, I don't need hosting...

[betterthanyours]

Agreed, there are some very good hosts in the EU....

[betterthanyours]

You might want to check your hosts IP address is not banned on some email hosts for spamming (ran into this issue recently for a client)

[betterthanyours]

You can do various things like install keycaptcha and Q&A. Search the forum i've posted many times about this.

[betterthanyours]

Do you know who is compromised here? Your forum or the host?

The easiest way to disable your forum complete is to delete the user that has access to the db.

[betterthanyours]

You should look at prometeus.net

[betterthanyours]

Glad you found a host. I still think you are paying way over the odds (I'm not a hosting company so I'm not trying to pry away sales). But hey, as long as you are happy

[betterthanyours]

Could you advise how many visitors, members and concurrency on your site please?

[betterthanyours]

If you are hosting a new website or a site that does not have many visitors, then paying the entry level £17.50 is quite a lot.

I'd suggest you find a shared hosting provider that isn't fleecing...

[betterthanyours]

I think there's one thing you are all overlooking, what if he is the main admin? He didn't stipulate otherwise.



Can you confirm if you are the main admin?...

[betterthanyours]

This might not work if you have the vBAdvanced CMS enabled. I had to implement my own script to detect and forward.