Big mistake

[Ronald_1938]

I opened a new domain name, got it. So I used softaculous to install a smf 2.0.15 forum for this new domain..

As I was installing this a error page appeared with a list, not thinking I click over ride, and it did right over my active forum. But the funny part was I had my new domain as the one for the forum to be installed.

Now my active forum is down and when I click the link to open the forum the new forum appears..

Any help in getting this back to normal would be greatly appreciated..

Ron..

[drewactual]

perhaps you pointed your 'old' forum to the 'new' location inadvertently?   ..... download and run 'repair_settings.php' in your 'old' forum location and recover it... 

[Illori]

does your host have a backup they can restore?

[Ronald_1938]

does your host have a backup they can restore?

Host doesn't save backups..

I have backups myself. But have never installed a backup, have no clue.

Thanks
Ron.

[Kindred]

yet another reason why you should never user those autoinstallers....

if your new domain is on the same host/server as your old domain -- it's no surprise that it overwrote.
Your ONLY option is to restore a backup and configure your new forum to use a different database in the future.
Talk to your host about how to do that...

[Ronald_1938]

Thanks for the help.. Have now asked the Host to help.

Ron.

[Deaks]

Your ONLY option is to restore a backup and configure your new forum to use a different database in the future.

not quite i fixed it with 10 minutes or so, just doing a tidy up of the files now as their are multiple duplicates over 2 folders, all I did was fix the Settings.php and fix the links using repair_settings