[DOWNLOAD] Converter (from v3arcade to ibProArcade)

Anybody who has v3arcade running on his site and wants to migrate to ibProArcade... Here is the solution


This will automatically convert your installed games and, if you want to, even all the scores from v3arcade to ibProArcade.
The converter is designed to be used on a fresh ibProArcade-installation as you will lose all installed games and scores in your ibProArcade.


The Converter is compatible to:

• vBulletin 3.5.x / 3.6.x
• ibProArcade v2.5.9+ and later
• v3arcade 1.0.6 (for vBulletin 3.5.x)
  usage with <1.0.6 are untested yet, please let me know if/how this works

Just follow those steps to migrate:

1) don't touch your v3arcade-installation yet, just close the arcade
2) download ibProArcade and install it
3) upload the attached converter to your forum's root-directory and run it

That's all, the converter is interactive and will tell you what to do ect.


Don't forget to remove the converter.php after everything is done !


The converter will let you choose if you want to remove v3arcade after conversion or not.

After you successfully converted, feel free to click UNINSTALL for v3arcade


Note to the sceptics
If you want to take a look on ibProArcade first while not losing your v3arcade, make sure you rename your /arcade.php to /v3arcade.php before you install ibProArcade. Then, after conversion is done, do not remove v3arcade at this time and test ibProArcade.
If you feel comfortable with it, remove v3arcade later via vBulletin's Product-Manager or (and that is what I point you to) run the converter again, it will provide a link for uninstallation on the first page and then guide you through the complete uninstallation (will even tell you which files and folders to remove, which the Product-uninstaller does not!). Remember to remove the renamed /v3arcade.php too
If you dislike ibProArcade, please let me know the reason and uninstall ibProArcade via the Product-Manager, then rename your /v3arcade.php to /arcade.php and you can use your v3arcade again.



If you find any bugs, if you have any improvements, ideas ect. please let me know

[MrZeropage]

run converter and click "uninstall v3arcade" there are instructions about which files to remove ect

[Queball_Beast]

hmmm, the converter aborts the uninstalling.

The only thing installed from v3arcade is the product which I cant remove

I remember having v3arcade installed on my site for about 1 or 2 weeks, then I found ibProArcade, I installed it and never looked back.

I think I might have removed the files for v3arcade without actually uninstalling but I cant remember since it has been so long ago.

[russbo]

Install and converter work perfectly.

But it did not convert over the categories. I realize that it's not part of the converter process yet, but does anyone have any code or something I can use to move the categories over? I hate to go through six hundred plus games all over again...

Mr Z, awesome job. good luck with the new addtion!

[alyster4k]

I am running 3.6 with V3A wanting to convert to IPB and VB3.7. I'm wondering if I should do the IPB conversion before doing a 3.7 upgrade. Any comments?

[MrZeropage]

do it the way you want, both are fine ...

I personally would first upgrade vBulletin, but just personal taste

[NAZIA]

Is there any converter by using which we can converter our flash games for Vb

[Strat]

Running 3.5.3, but thinking of switching to 3.72 soon. Would this tool work to convert v3 to ibProArcade on the 3.72 platform or this strictly for 3.5/3.6?

Or would the move from v3 to ibProArcade be recommended while I'm on the 3.5.3 version of vBulletin *after* which I could upgrade to 3.72 and not encounter an issue?

[MrZeropage]

The converter works for all versions of vBulletin, so no matter what you do first

[JoeWho]

Hi

(v3 Arcade 1.07)
(VB 3.7.2)

I also get time out error, so I added "echo ("$counter, ");" and I still get the error.

Has anyone found a fix for it?

Thanks

Originally Posted by o0 Ryan 0o

I was wondering what else I can do about the time out error I'm getting:

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded...

I've tried running the query to delete the scores with 0 (10553 rows were deleted), but I'm still having the same issue. I've also tried adding the code below to the file and this didn't work either.

echo ("$counter, ");

I'd love to be able to save our scores, so any help is greatly appreciated.

[wcheezer]

Originally Posted by MrZeropage

Please do me a favour and post something here in this thread if you used the converter, just information if everything worked well and how you like your new Arcade

Thx!

I used the converter, but when getting to the final removal of v3 arcade I get the message that I am unauthorized for that thread.