phpBB2 Importer

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

[Nebula]

hmm...I don't know how the conversion went smoothly if it can't connect to mySQL

It looks like you need to specify a database username and password. Are you?

[xs1]

yes ofcource !!!
it showed some me like
...sucessesfull
....succsesfull
....done

then when the page is forwarded

then it showes the ^ above thread error

[Nebula]

how many pages did you go through to get that far?

I think you're thinking about the page that says that it has connected to the database and everything. It has not actually begun the import.

I do have an experimental version out...did you get the version from the first post, or from another post within this thread?

[xs1]

i downloaded the first one but

it asked for databse name and table prefix

but i showed coluld not connect to the database by showing vbulletin username and pasword

one the second file downloaded from this thread
it asked for usename , pass, dataname and table prefix and when i cliecked import

it showed one page like this
...sucessesfull
....succsesfull
....done

and then it showed the above error ^^^error on the next page

my host said that php is in safemode ... do u think that has caused a problem ? :disappointed:

[Nebula]

hmm...I guess I'm just having trouble understanding what your problem is. Send me an email through the vBulletin forms with a temporary admin username and password (if you don't mind me looking at it).

Also, I don't believe safe mode would cause any problems with that in the sense that you can't connect to mySQL. It will cause problems if the server is slow, and does not import very fast (PHP limits the amount of time a script can run). But if that happens, start over, and set the interval to a lower number.

[xs1]

Found this error after clicking the BEGIN IMPORT

Warning: Missing argument 1 for selectdb() in /usr/local/***/home/vhosts/****/httpdocs/****/importers/bbimport_phpbb2.php on line 1167
vBulletin 2.2.0+ « phpBB2 RC4+ Importer Importer Version 0.9.5.4 [Restart Import] - [Quit Import]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attempting to load phpBB Database ... SUCCEEDED
Attempting to load phpBB Data ... SUCCEEDED

Initializing vBulletin database ... DONE

Step 1 Complete...Redirecting...

Greetings.

I need to convert my 2.0.4 phpBB2 database to vBulletin 2.3.0. Since I'm new to the importer scene, I have a few questions.

1. Will the latest phpBB2 converter work from phpBB 2.0.4 to vBulletin 2.3.0?

2. Does it convert both user accounts and threads?

3. What happens if existing forum IDs in vBulletin conflict with forum IDs being imported from phpBB? Will the vBulletin forum(s) be overwritten?

4. Can I run the import once to test and then again to go live without encountering problems?

Thanks so much for your advice. I've heard GREAT things about the converter, but since I'm so new to it all I wanted to make sure I had all my facts going in.

- jj -

[Nebula]

Will the latest phpBB2 converter work from phpBB 2.0.4 to vBulletin 2.3.0?

Yes.

Does it convert both user accounts and threads?

Yes. Otherwise, what would be the point? It also converts Private Messages, Forums, and other essential stuff too.

What happens if existing forum IDs in vBulletin conflict with forum IDs being imported from phpBB? Will the vBulletin forum(s) be overwritten?

of course not. All new IDs are assigned to the things, and data is adjusted accordingly to work with the new IDs. It will only be overwritten if you choose to have it be overwritten.

Can I run the import once to test and then again to go live without encountering problems?

Not exactly or directly. What you can do is create a separate installation of vBulletin, and then run the importer on the temporary installation. If you like the results, just proceed with the import on the production board.

Good luck. I hope it works out for you If you encounter any problems, post them here.

Thanks Nebula. You rock... I appreciate the info. I'm going to get Photopost integrated and after a few days of beta-testing, I'll be ready to convert.

I really appreciate the advice. I will create a separate install of vBulletin (as you suggested) to test everything out on. I'll make sure and back the site up as well when I convert the production site.

Now that I know forums won't be overwritten due to ID conflicts, I feel much safer giving it a shot.

Thanks again bro.

- jj -

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[Zenith]

Nebula... did you ever address the following problem?

Thanks for the script.

07-23-02 at 09:27 AM ZenithRS said this in Post #82
I've worked out the problem with the Private Messages import. At some stage in the history of my phpBB2 I've deleted a user which left a gap in the sequence of userid's. In this case it was userid 18. The import script doesn't allow for this so phpbb userid 19 gets entered into the vbulletin as userid 18 as 18 is the next available spot...the field must be set to auto increment and the script doesn't "notice" the jump in phpbb's userid's.

I created a dummy user on the phpbb2, and then changed it's userid to 18 to fill in the gap in the sequence. Then ran the import script again. All the private messages are now associated with the correct user ids.

This explains why some had problems with the PM import while others didn't. I haven't delved into Nebula's code to find out why it does this, but I'm sure it will be a simple fix.

Hope this helps.

:banana:

Z