Actually I viewed the latest full download and the other database that I imported from. Neither have anything past ubbt_posts.

If you only have 38 tables then you did not create them all.
It should be 65 tables with version 7.5.4.2 might be 64 tables with 7.5.3.
Starting with address_book and ending with watch_lists.

Thanks.....I will try and figure out what is going on.

I do have one other question.

If a full install was done, and then this incomplete DBase overwrote the files that were done with the full install, what would happen?

It really doesn't matter to me if the users have to reregister, so long as the previous information remains. All of which it seems I do currently have within the ubbt_post table.

Okay lets start over.
Not knowing what features you enabled or settings you had.
You really should have moved the site not run a new install.
Gizmo has a how to at http://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/ubbthre...html#Post178189
Basically move all the forum files to the new site.
Upload your database to the new site.
Edit your config file. The top 7 or so lines to point to the new paths,database and passwords.
The bad database really won't impact the files.
But you just can't install a current version and then upload a older version database.
You need to run the upgrade script not install.
So either upgrade at the old site first and then move.
Or move and after you confirm the new site works then run upgrade not install.

Without the users table the posts would never show up since the users that they are tied to wouldn't be there, so the posts just wouldn't display at all. Plus I don't think you have the topics table either which again isn't good.

So it's pretty important to get all of the tables in place. You could do a full install, drop all of the tables and then import the full backup when you have it, but it's probably best to just get the full backup, since it's somewhat wasted time to do a full install first.

Ruben, I haven't upgraded or installed any of the UBBthreads software yet. That was a hypothetical question. I have been trying to follow Gizmo's guide to transfer. Sorry, I thought I had made that clear in the very first post I made on this subject.

Thanks for the info Rick. I am trying to recover it from them.

Good just wanted to be sure. Because the upgrade will alter the tables if needed for a newer version. The install will not.
Once you get a good data file it should go fairly easy.
If it were me I would concentrate on the database file first.
Once you can see 64 or 65 tables and there looks like data or rows in most of the tables. then you can edit the config file to point to the new location.
Don't forget the file permissions on the forum files when you move.

Okay, I was able to get a different file.

Now, I am able to see the log in page, but I am getting the following.

UBB Message
Access Denied.


Any thoughts?

It might be time to open a support ticket.
But anyway the error probably says more than just "access Denied"??
Could be file permissions are not set correctly or you need to double check config.inc.php for typo errors for your connection to the database.

BTW what is the url to the new site?

The permissions should be fine. I rechecked them in hopes of taking care of the error. It remains.

I am unsure of the config.inc.php, I think it is right, however,it could be wrong.

Any other thoughts?