PhpBB(server1) to Vb(server2)

[gldtn]

Hello,

I'm running phpBB board in one server and I just installed Vbulletin on a different server. My question is.. How can I just get the user information(username/passwords) and all the posted threads from phpbb and put it into vbulletin that is on a different server?

Thanks in advance

[Erwin]

gldtn,

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Thank you.

[gldtn]

Ok, I have finally got my registered copy.. I'm licensed now :)

[gldtn]

May any of you help me out now?

Thanks a lot.

[filburt1]

You can:
1. Install a testvb (see the license agreement) on the server with phpBB
2. Perform the conversion
3. Dump the vB database and move it to the vB server (http://www.vbulletin.com/manual/movingservers.html)
4. Delete the testvb

[gldtn]

Thanks for the help, let me go try it.

Thanks once again

[gldtn]

I've read my license agreement and I installed the "testvb" on the server that has phpbb on. When I went to convert it, I did not find the link as mentioned in http://www.vbulletin.com/manual/import.html (To begin an import, click the link in the left-panel labelled 'BB Import Systems' (situated under the "Import & Maintenance" section):). I'm using vb3 beta, could this be why I don't have that link yet?

This is what I see:
Import & Maintenance
Database Backup
Repair / Optimize Tables
Update Counters
Diagnostics
Execute SQL Query

thanks for your time.

[filburt1]

There probably aren't any importers yet for 3.0.0 beta 3. I suggest you install 2.3.0, transfer the dump to the new server, and then upgrade on there.

[gldtn]

will do.

Thanks for the help once again, by the way, great website you have filburt :).

[filburt1]

Thanks :)

edit: BTW, I wouldn't recommend installing vB3 at all. As it's a beta, it's generally not a good idea to use it on a production site.

[gldtn]

Thanks once again..

Another related question, sorry if this was all ready answered somewhere else. But, after I do the import, can I delete the tables that belonged to the phpBB? They all have a prefix infront of it, starting with phpbb_, except the vB tables.. which got me a little lost since I don't know which ones belong to the vB :/.

[filburt1]

Yes, you should be able to remove every trace of phpBB once everything has been successfully imported.