version numbers?
it dont help much without knowing what versions of
Dolphin
and
Ray
you have.

also if you have "inherited a poorly implemented deployment of Dolphin" it, then it might have script changes that are also messed up. it might be worth while starting all over with a fresh install of dolphin.

a word of caution on this, you need to be 100% sure what version you have and install that same version, or you'll not be able to import the Database, as with each upgrade, the see more Database is also upgraded, so most times it would fail to import without a lot of work.

the other problem with this is that there are a lot of media files to save and import too, as well as profile pics, profile background pics, the list is endless