need to uninstall to upgrade my forum please help

[darakhshan]

I am new with smf and portal thing
I am trying to upgrade my forum so I want to uninstall my portal
upgrade and then install again
how ever when I go to uninstall it tells me those
Error messages in red and recommending that I should not continue bla bla bla
./index.php
./Sources/Load.php  test failed
now what can I do ?  I am stuck here
on the other hand I tried to search in your forum but no results
please help me

[G6Cad]

Just upgrade the SMF and then reinstall TP after you have upgraded. When you upgrade, all your mods will be lost anyway, so no need to uninstall them before you upgrade.

[darakhshan]

thanks so I will go ahead

[darakhshan]

well I am confused again and in simple machine every body is so busy
in download section of simple machines there are two files
one is full and one says do you have modifications do not worry
for upgrade download and install this one!

I do not know which one to download or upgrade confused ,

[G6Cad]

The big installer is for upgrade from 1.0.7/8/9 and the update is if you have 1.1rc3 installed.
All of them replace the SMF files in your forum, so all mods WILL be gone from the files.

[darakhshan]

Ok I have SMF 1.1 RC3 want to UPGRADE to latest
this is what I do I simply download the big new smf install.
I install every thing like installing a new smf
after installing I just again install the tinyportal.

Question: Do I have to remove smf DB? or install new one will overwrite it?
will a fresh install delete all my members and posts or the new installation will just overwrite the necessary files ?

[G6Cad]

No, you download the small update package, not the big or full install.

Extract the package, upload all the files to your forum and then point your browser to update.php and you are all done.
Make sure to BACKUP your forum and db first though.

[rebelrose]

You just need to install the upgrade, don't delete your Database.

[G6Cad]

Not the upgrade, the UPDATE

[darakhshan]

I want to UPGRADEEEE
now you reply was late because I made a mess.
instead I ran the webinstall.php and now it says I have an illegal copy of smf so please help me with this

I want to start from scractch. I have a back up phpmyadmin
so I am going to remove all related DB,
Install a new smf
then restore the old DB
my question:
I knew how to backup with phpmyadmin but do not know how to restore through phpmyadmin