How do I restore My forum? *IMPORTANT

[lugial23803]

I have backups of my SMF forum, but how do I install/restore the backups!

[Karen Mac]

You will need to read the documentation for the SMF forum to do this correctly.

Karen

[lugial23803]

I ahve another question: Based on this IP address and Host information, do you think these two users could be one in the same?

RE4XPERT---
IP: 99.163.235.171 Hostname: adsl-99-163-235-171.dsl.lsan03.sbcglobal.netserver:whois.arin.net
AT&T Internet Services SBCIS-SBIS-6BLK (NET-99-128-0-0-1)
99.128.0.0 - 99.191.255.255
PPPoX Pool - bras21.lsan03-1191390961 SBC-99-163-232-0-22-0710035611 (NET-99-163-232-0-1)
99.163.232.0 - 99.163.235.255
# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2009-06-17 19:10
# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.

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MAKAVELI - -
IP: 99.24.237.71 Hostname: adsl-99-24-237-71.dsl.emhril.sbcglobal.netserver:whois.arin.net
AT&T Internet Services SBCIS-SBIS (NET-99-0-0-0-1)
99.0.0.0 - 99.95.255.255
PPPoX Pool - rback20.emhril-1228782961 SBC-99-24-236-0-22-0812083610 (NET-99-24-236-0-1)
99.24.236.0 - 99.24.239.255
# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2009-06-17 19:10
# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.

[navaldesign]

They can be the same user or two different users that have the same ISP provider and happened to be connected through the similar IP addresses. It is impossible to say.

[lugial23803]

Thanks a lot. Is there any more digging I could do? The first user is the one who hacked and destroyed my forum. I'm trying to gt down to the bottom of this.

[navaldesign]

How can you say that this user has hacked your forum ? And what do you mean by "hacked and destroyed " ?

[lugial23803]

Well, I have SMF. This user deleted ALL accounts except his and then deleted all topics and posts. I had someone I trust log into my phpadmin and thy told me it was that user. Also the user some how became an admin while I was gone.

I had member approval..so I don't knwo who even approve that account without my permission.