Need 'How to' to uninstall TP...

[vdubbia]

I installed TP awhile back on my SMF forum and it was never right from the start... something to do with my FTP program, I think.  Parts were not uploaded properly and I basically had a few issues.  I got Hastingtech to help me out and get things running relatively smoothly, but I think there still is a glitch or two somewhere.  This is certainly not TP's fault, but rather the result of a botched install on my end.

So I am finally ambitious enough to undo what I did way back when, but I do not know where to start.  Is there an easy 'uninstall' available for TP so that I can start from scratch?  I guess I'm worried that due to the manual install I had to go through initially that an auto uninstall might not work properly.

I just want to get back to my SMF forum so I can update the template and then go back to TP.

Any suggestions are appreciated!!

Thanks,

John

[IchBin]

If you had to install TP manually then there's really no other way to uninstall it without replacing the files. So I would just upload a fresh set of SMF files and that will set your SMF install to fresh, without touching your database which is where all posts/users etc are stored.

[vdubbia]

Just so I'm clear, you're saying that uploading a fresh SMF install will wipe out my TP installation and get me back to square 1 so to speak, with all existing posts, etc. still intact?

Don't I have to remove the tables from my database that were created for TP?

[JPDeni]

Don't I have to remove the tables from my database that were created for TP?

Nope. You can, if you want, but you don't have to.

[vdubbia]

And again, just because I'm paranoid about ruining the existing community that I've built... do I just re-upload the original SMF files and run the installer again?  Or is just uploading the fresh files good enough?

Thanks for the replies!

John

[PhilH]

As Ichbin stated

So I would just upload a fresh set of SMF files and that will set your SMF install to fresh, without touching your database which is where all posts/users etc are stored.

It would be wise to make a backup of your database first.

[G6Cad]

Read this

http://www.tinyportal.net/smf/index.php?topic=10316.new#new

[vdubbia]

thanks guys... looks easy enough.