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

[isaracing]

Man, my problem makes me sound stupid. I put the file in the importers folder, but it didnt even show up in the CP. - I got so fed up at one point I put all of vbulletins importer scripts and the file into EVERY folder and nothing. What could be wrong?

[Nebula]

hmm...I don't know what to say about that...

you are using vB2, right?

[Soriead]

I'm having the same problem. I'm using vB 2.3.2, and it's not showing up. I made an importers directory in the main vB directory, and the file isn't showing in the importers list in the CP. Any suggestions on what I should do?

[deathemperor]

that folder importers should be in your vb folders
edit: i run the phpbb import scripts, chose phpBB 2 and it say:

Warning: Unable to access ./config.php
in public_html/vbb/admin/global.php on line 96

what do i do ?

[maximus761]

Hellooooooooo

I am new at VBulltin and I will like that one explains me how transferer my base of data phpbb 2.5 worms vbulltin 3.7 beta I do not speak and does not include/understand Englais well escusez me

[lyle84]

Hi i am trying to import my database to vbulletin. My phpbb2 and photopost currently share the same database. and everytime i try to use the importer i get this error msg

mySQL Database Error!

Script That Crashed: phpBB2 Importer
Script Returned: Couldn't Select DB phpbb
mySQL Said: Access denied for user: 'vbulletin@localhost' to database 'phpbb' (Error Number 1044)
Date of Error: October 7th, 2003 at 11:52 PM
URL of Script: /forum/importers/bbimport_phpbb2.php
Referring Page:

Any help is greatly appriciated

[Zachery]

fyi an offical db importer from vbulletin.com is avliable

[Nebula]

mine does a lot more than the official importer

your problem is that the mySQL username/password need to be able to access each database. currently, your username for the vBulletin database does not have permission to access the phpBB database. Talk to your webhost if you don't know how to do this yourself.

[SnakeInc]

I've been getting this error:

"mySQL Database Error!

Script That Crashed: phpBB2 Importer
Script Returned: Couldn't Select DB snake_xmb1
mySQL Said: Access denied for user: 'snake_vb@localhost' to database 'snake_xmb1' (Error Number 1044)
Date of Error: January 23rd, 2004 at 2:47 PM
URL of Script: /forum2/importers/bbimport_phpbb2.php
Referring Page: "

Any idea why? Or how to fix this?(Sorry if its posted elsewhere, I just didn't want to spend the time looking around for it)

[SnakeInc]

Originally Posted by Nebula

mine does a lot more than the official importer

your problem is that the mySQL username/password need to be able to access each database. currently, your username for the vBulletin database does not have permission to access the phpBB database. Talk to your webhost if you don't know how to do this yourself.

Ok, I see you had a post on this...hmm i'll try something and be back..