Miscellaneous Hacks - ImpEx Module: Xenforo

This is a Xenforo module for ImpEx, the vBulletin Import System,
it does allow you to import a Xenforo Database into a vBulletin 4 installation.

Currently, the following data will be imported:

• Usergroups
• Users including Avatars
• Forums
• Threads including Polls
• Posts
• Smilies
• Attachments
• Conversations
  As vBulletin does not have an equivalent to the Conversations feature in Xenforo, conversations will be converted to Private Messages in vBulletin.
  Please note that any attachments used in conversations will get lost as vBulletin does not (yet) support attachments in PMs.

This module has been developed for Xenforo 1.0.4, but it should also work with Xenforo 1.1.X.
Please not that Xenforo 1.1.X features (Profile Fields, Thread Prefixes, etc.) are not yet supported.

If there is enough interest I might add those features in a later release.

Warning
This module is BETA and has not been tested extensively - use it at your own risk.
If you find bugs, please report them!

Important - See Post #87 about an important potential security issue and fix if you use this.

[eyedream]

Originally Posted by Andreas

Hmm ... at least my sample database does have one (xf_).


It is not possible to just import XenForo passwords into vBulletin as XenForo password hashes are incompatible with vBulletin, you would have to create an Addon to handle authentication differently than vBulletin does by default.

Although this would be possible, it requires quite a bit of work.

please guide me how to create addon please.
Regards

[TheInsaneManiac]

So I can import all my users but the can't login is that what I am hearing?

[Andreas]

Not without resetting their password, yes.

[Andreas]

Originally Posted by eyedream

please guide me how to create addon please.
Regards

Take a look at how login.php, functions_login.php do work, extend the database to store XenForo Login credentials and program the required Plug-ins.

[TheInsaneManiac]

You know if IPB converts to their passwords and Impex will convert IPB passwords?

[Andreas]

AFAIK current IPB versions don't use a hashing scheme that is compatible with vBulletin, eg. if you import IPB accounts you would most likely have ot reset passwords as well.

[TheInsaneManiac]

Anyway to make it accept current xf password and force them to change the password?

[SocialNetworkBuzz]

hehe it's like ping pong, everyone wants to convert now as things been quiet on the xF front and vB 4.2 just came out.. Next when xF 1.2 comes out, everyone will want convert again til vB 5.x.. etc

[TheInsaneManiac]

I actually converted to code in both worlds, but when my vBulletin database crashed (probably XenForo doing...) I was resorted to keeping the converted XenForo. I've never liked it, but have found myself making more of a profit on XF than vB, but loosing my SEO has dropped my members and guests by half, so the money I have earned making mods on XF, I have lost by advertising revenue decrease. So... Money wise it's about equal, but from day one about 6 months ago, I wanted to switch back. Note to self... Never install and convert a database table... On the same database.

Ohhh, and no, it won't be ping pong, I will be selling my XenForo license after this mess is cleared up. Coding on their platform is more complicated, auto template editing is not even possible yet, which really aggravates me and other customers.

[JammerOne]

Hello there ...

I am very new here ..

my old board is xenforo and I like to transfer in VB4.20 but my problem is how to get the data from my old one ..

anyone can help me ..

Regards,