UBB-Threads to vBulletin?

[giga-board]

Hi,

is there a hack to convert an UBB-Threads to vBulletin?

Thanks
giga-board

[klaus]

I am also in need of that import.

The import script in the members are does not work (for me).

The passwords don't get deciphered coming out of ubbthreads.

Did anyone ever make a successful transition form ubbthreads or wwwthreads to VB ?

anyone ? please ?

[filburt1]

We currently offer a set of scripts that will allow you to import posts, threads and users from the following programs: Infopop Ultimate Bulletin Board 5, Infopop Ultimate Bulletin Board 6.0, 6.1 and 6.2, Infopop UBBThreads 5.4 (formerly wwwthreads), vBulletin Lite, Infopop OpenTopic/UBB.x, Ikonboard 2, Ikonboard 3, phpBB2, DC Forum, XMB, and ezboard (posts only, not members for ezboard).

[AWS]

I converted from wwwthreads to vb. Your users will have to use email password to gain access. WWWThreads encryption sceme is different than vBulletins.

[giga-board]

Hi,

but UBB-Threads has now the version 6.2.3 with many changes, so I think the converter for 5.4 does not work....Can anybode make it new?

thanks

[klaus]

In my opinion the import script never worked in the first place as every user has to click on "forgot password". And then login with the new password vb sends by email. Users are not smart. Imagine the nightmare doing that with hundreds or thousands of active users.

False advertisement ?

[filburt1]

Today at 12:05 PM klaus said this in Post #6 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=385178#post385178)
In my opinion the import script never worked in the first place as every user has to click on "forgot password". And then login with the new password vb sends by email. Users are not smart. Imagine the nightmare doing that with hundreds or thousands of active users.

False advertisement ?

There are some things that just can't be avoided...

[pogo]

UBB.Threads 6.2.3 uses md5 password hashes, too.

Now that you can call importuser() with a second parameter set to 0 the passwords still function after the import.

[klaus]

Pogo,

What exactly does this mean ? Is there hope ?

[pogo]

Sure there is hope.

If the only problem for you is the password corruption then look for

$userid=importuser($iuser);

and change it to

$userid=importuser($iuser,0);

The 0 means that the password will not be encrypted.

But if wwwThreads uses some other kind of password encryption than md5 you have no way of bypassing this problem.

[klaus]

User typed password: solution

Wwwthreads 5.4 password: piRavJzoNhdOE
UBB 6.1 password: 550237b8fbcdf3741bb1127d0fc7f6bf
Vb password: 550237b8fbcdf3741bb1127d0fc7f6bf

I am trying the 0 in the import script from ubb > vb

If that works.. I can upgrade my wwwthreads to UBB and then further to VB hopefully.
I'll update this thread on my results.

Klaus

[klaus]

script works for the passwords !!!

I am a happy camper now. Thanks.

Now....there are more issues though.

1. Attachments in UBB6.1 get uploaded to a dedicated directory on the webserver. Example "...path/ubb/files/nnn.jpg" and then in the post they turn up as URL "domainname/ubb/files/nnn.jpg"

After the import VB changes the URL to: "http://nnn.jpg/"

This looks like an easy fix....for those that know what they are doing.

I am doing some more import test.

[klaus]

2.
URL is homepage in userprofile shows up as "http://domainOFsite/vb-path/domainOFhomePage/" instead of just "http://domainOFhomePage/"

3.
UBB has 4(?) custom fields in userprofile that user can fill out in CP. Those don't get imported. I created the same userfields PRIOR to import.