transferin a database to a newer version

phpBB2.de User Anmeldungsdatum: 28.02.2006 Beiträge: 7

Hey i have the latest version of phpbb plus however a friend rented a server and was stupid enough to not get the details the guy who has rented the server to him set it all up for him and so forth however my friend can access mysql np and has full admin access to the forum however the forum is a different version its phpbb plus 1.52 2.0.18 i make a full backup of that database and be able to restore on the new phpbb plus is there a way of doing also the guy who he has rented it off has done a runner so the server might go down this is why we are asking for help. im hoping im on the right section please move if not

phpBB2.de User Anmeldungsdatum: 10.03.2003 Beiträge: 93 Wohnort: USA

not sure what you are meaning, you can do the plus 1.53 upgrade, which will upgrade your forum to the latest.
seeing as you have full access to mysql this should be no problem.
if the server might go down, seems to me the first thing to do is a full backup of the forum, database included, to a local system, then xfer to a new server.