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phpBB2 Importer · **Released**: 04-06-2002

Heya everyone. This is a beta release of my importer that converts phpBB2 (RC4 or greater) into vBulletin. It should convert into vBulletin 2.2.0 or greater.

To install the script:[list=1][*]Download bbimport_phpbb2.php from this post (You can only download it if you have entered your username in the vBulletin Members Area, DO NOT PRIVATE MESSAGE ME ASKING ME TO SEND IT TO YOU!!)[*]Open your FTP program of choice, and upload it to the /importers directory in your vBulletin folder (You may need to create this folder if you have never run an importer before)[*]Log into your vBulletin Control Panel[*]On the left navigation pane, find the 'Import & Maintenance' section, and click on 'BB Import Systems'[*]In the page that loads, select 'phpBB2 RC4+', and click 'Begin Import'[*]Follow the instructions from there[/list=1]
Post your results here! Let me know anything that goes wrong, or your success story

Current Version: 0.9.5.2

Wells · #**142** 01-23-2003, 10:19 AM

Hello! This message to all vBulletin great hackers and simply hackers at all

vBulletin board has a really great problem - it can not restore db itself!
Ok, my hoster always do backup for me and he can restore it, but it much more easily to do it myself.
!! Do you know some script as in phpBB to restore db?
in phpBB admin has link "RESTORE DATABASE"
! May be someone could? Heh. It 'll be realy GREAT!

Sketch · #**143** 01-23-2003, 11:01 AM

um, er....

This is a vB group, not a phpbb one. I think it would be inappropriate to try to support phpbb. I recommend you check at www.phpbb.com and www.phpbbhacks.com for phpbb support.

Danka.
Aaron

Molok · #**144** 02-20-2003, 08:16 AM

i have a vb2.2.9 with over 200 000 posts.
another board that use phpbb2 will join my board and take alle the posts, threads and users into my vbb2.2.9

can i do this with this script ? i dont want lose my datas in the vb229

Nebula · #**145** 02-22-2003, 11:36 AM

Cyc: hmm...my copy of phpBB never did that...on the other hand, I don't exactly keep it updated

Maybe they do that in the newer versions.

Wells: try phpMyAdmin.

Molok: yes you can. My importer can merge databases. But, as always, back up your database(s) first.

Joe Page · #**146** 02-22-2003, 05:57 PM

mySQL Database Error!

Script That Crashed: phpBB2 Importer
Script Returned: Couldn't Select DB (I didn't leave it here for security reasons)
mySQL Said: Access denied for user: '@localhost' to database '(removed for security reasons)(Error Number 1044)
Date of Error: February 22nd, 2003 at 2:50 PM
URL of Script: /board/importers/bbimport_phpbb2.php
Referring Page:

That's the error I get.

Nebula · #**147** 02-22-2003, 06:47 PM

in your vBulletin config.php file, you need to specify a mySQL username

Joe Page · #**148** 02-22-2003, 07:18 PM

I have.... What should I do now?

Nebula · #**149** 02-22-2003, 10:13 PM

run the importer again

Joe Page · #**150** 02-22-2003, 11:18 PM

I have used the importer a few times and I still get the same error

Nebula · #**151** 02-22-2003, 11:42 PM

oh...sorry, I think I know the problem. Use the file in the first thread, not the one towards the end. The one (v0954) is experimental.

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