UltraBoard 2.2.x importer released!

Please do not contact me via ICQ, Email, PM or anything other way than this thread any more!

Okay... this is my UB2k 2.2.x to vBulletin 2.0.x importer. It can import styles (= skins), users, forums, moderators, posts and private messages.

This Importer has been created for vBulletin 2.0.3! The most things work correctly with 2.2.x (it will import the styles, users, forums, moderators, posts and private messages) but some features like setting new passwords for admins doesn't work. I don't want to create a new version as I don't think there are many UB2k users left who could import...

This script does not work with the vB import system as I wanted to have it independent of the vB directory (some servers are not able to read files in directories like ../../ub2k/). You can upload the script to any directory where you can access the UB2k directory and the vBulletin database.

A manual is in the zip file. Please do not email or pm me if you have questions or found bugs. Please simply answer the thread.

Known bugs:
- On some servers you need to chmod the directory "ubimporter" to 777...

[GameCrash]

maybe the following would work (if you want to import again):

Add the line

PHP Code:

set_magic_quotes_runtime(0); 


to the top of the page... over the database settings...

[flyguy]

It worked... THANK YOU!

So now all that remains for me is:

1) conversion of UBCodes to VBCodes for images and links

2) Passwords - forget it, everyone can fetch under the circumstances, never mind

3) conversion of smillies - not important

That might be it(?)

Q: Did the UBCodes get converted to VBCodes for versions prior to 2.2.0 ? (If so maybe I could figure out how to do it based on what you did last time)

[GameCrash]

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No, the Smilies and UB Codes habe never been converted. The problem is that they are very different and many administrators I know changed their vBCodes to the UB Codes as this is easier for existing users Maybe this will be added in a new version...

[flyguy]

Thanks GC -

I have too many UB codes to ignore the issue so need some more info to move ahead...

Do you read the *.export file in the UB backup directory?

If so can I just make the edits to the .export file using a search/substitute script and then import it?

Thanks in advance.

BTW - I couldn't figure this out by looking at it because the codes are stored as HTML in the *.export files (?)

[interfx]

I am trying to tansfer an old UB2K forum on another server...

Here's what I'm entering, but I must be missing something...



Board: http://63.249.139.112/cgi-bin/UltraBoard

Private: http://63.249.139.112/cgi-bin/UltraBoard/Private

Public: http://63.249.139.112/UltraBoard/Public

Where import is located: http://www.christianmom.com/



Any ideas? Must be somethign really simple... I also have the *.tar.Z... Is there away to transfer just from the direectory, and all of the files?

[interfx]

OK, figured somehting out after moving the database...

I'm running UB2K 2.15.... How to find the upgrade to 2.2 so I then convert to VB???

I'm looking on the web, but can't find anyhting...

Todd

[GameCrash]

You need to use an absulute path, not an url... and no, I don't know any place where to download the upgrade as ub2k.com no longer exists and I don't have any old copy - sorry.

[interfx]

What is the consensus out there, to have the users get their new passwords??? My users post information came through, but it says they are not registered????

What's the simplest way to do for 1000's of users...

BTW, This is a simple, great hack!!! once I located a UB2K 2.21 version it worked great!

Thanks again -

Todd

[matde]

Hi,

I don't know what's going wrong, but somehow I don't get the "ubimporter" to work.

I have an ub2k 2.23 and a brandnew vB2.2.1 on the same server.

This what I've done:

1) configured ubimporter and copied it to the root directory (cause I can't call PHP-Scripts from my cgi-bin)

2)created a directory called "ubimporter" in my root-directory and checkmoded it 777

3)created a backup of my ub2k

4)called ubimporter.php from browser

Everything is going well until I come to the "select backup" page.
There is nothing I could select and when I click the "submit" button I get nothing but a reload of the same page.

Where's my mistake? I read articles of several Boards but I can't find an answer. Pleeeeassse help me!

matde

[GameCrash]

If you can't select any backup there are three reasons:

1) you don't have a backup (can't be as you just created one

2) you selected to compress the backup

3) your path to the private folder is not correct - please don't forget to use the ABSOLUTE path, not an url or something like that...