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I was new to php last fall...I have 2 sites on 6.9 and really experimented on them...I don't really have a large understanding of php yet (was at school for the past 7 months).
so because of my lack of understanding php. and the fact that i had hacked like crazy [most being a failure] and have been unable toremove most of the junk coding...
would it be best to upgrade and use the added bandwidth, or t reinstall completely fresh?

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are there any errors coming up on any of the sites? if you have forums, are there members in any of these sites? if the answer is yes, then I would do an upgrade. if the answer is no, then a fresh install is always faster and easier to work with



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There are alot of errors that come up on both... if I did a upgrade, would all the mods and stuff there go away as well? I want to have mostly those from here...I installed several that were for earlier versions and have no clue how to remove them now...(been about 6 months since computer went down and I lost ALL my files icon_sad.gif )...I have only about 15 members on one site and about 12 on the other...I could easily have them rejoin.

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if you decide to upgrade, there is a manual upgrade for them. you can't overwrite the files as it will wipe them all out. you're better off doing a fresh install and yes having the members rejoin the new fresh site/sites



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Thanks. fresh install it shall be...

ummm...how do I get the old one out of there? I didn't see anything in the files that came with the nuke...

Seriously appreciate this help.

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depending on the system you have, your best bet is to go thru ftp, and manually deleting the whole nuke file.

as for the db, since I have no experience with any other db than what we use, I can't correctly tell you how to do it except to drop it in phpmyadmin, but I could be wrong, so don't quote me...lol

I'll ask the others to answer this post...sorry, I'm just not too comfortable with mysql to give you an answer



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will do.

And no need to be sorry! you've helped me alot many times...besides this is what makes this site so great is u guys can say ummm...that's not my thing and not give out answers that mess things up... in other words-You guys care....
thanks.

sab

Vampire huh? hmmmm...I'll have to think about that one...lol



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lol....it's daylight here...you better get your windows covered and closed..lol

seriously though, check back later when the others have come online.



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