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

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Forgive me if I double post, I sent an email to reply and I don't know that I did it right because I am not seeing it appear, so I am doing a direct post

Hey, and one other thing...

Some of the BBcode doesn't translate over to VBcode. Not sure if you can even fix that as it would, in essence, be a find/replace in the db. The trick code is, in bbcode:

 

	
	

			
				

					Originally Posted by Helen
					
				
				
yada yada yada
			
		

and in vbcode, it should just be [quote]yada yada yada[/ quote]... [/code] You know how that could be fixed?....a nicely written preg regx

Good luck.
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[Koneko]

Ok, i'm having some problems with this.

Here's my error:

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Attempting to log onto phpBB Server ... SUCCEEDED
Attempting to load phpBB Database ... SUCCEEDED
Attempting to load phpBB Data ... FAILED

Sorry, but I am unable to load some phpBB2 data, although I was able to connect and select the database. Please click back, and make sure you set the right table prefix.
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I think it's because of the phpBB2's mySQL Table Prefix? How do I find out this information?

[setroxhq]

Koneko i have same problems too..

how is correct it?

please help

Attempting to log onto phpBB Server ... SUCCEEDED
Attempting to load phpBB Database ... SUCCEEDED
Attempting to load phpBB Data ... FAILED

Sorry, but I am unable to load some phpBB2 data, although I was able to connect and select the database. Please click back, and make sure you set the right table prefix.

[Nebula]

I didn't think [quote] tags worked like that in phpBB2. ::makes sticky note and puts on compie::

I'm redoing the BBcode thingy, because it's really crapping up some DBs that don't use BBcode perfectly (forgetting to close tags, etc...

Anyways, blabla, expect a new release this weekend, or today, or whenever I have free time...school is getting hard this last month :dead:

EDIT: You find out your table prefix in the phpBB2 config.php file or whatever.

[bensonfactor]

It worked for me expect the passwords got screwed up. I had to put the databases in the same database name and then had to proceed with the import.

Although it was a lot easier than doing it myself like I did from Ikonboard to Phpbb2,

Thanks for this importer.

[maxchang]

Excellent!!

It also works on Chinese language!!

But my user lost their password. How can I do??

[Byron]

Hello,

I want import a phpBB into our latest vb.

1) Will this importer work on the latest version of phpBB?

2) Will there be any broken images for the avatars or smiles?

3) Any problem with the BBcode?

4) Are all your members able to log in after your import?

(I read that some of you are having problem with your users passwords.)

5) Are there any other problems?

Thank you.

[Nebula]

Sorry I haven't been around much (life is hectic as I'm closing up school). Byron, here are some answers:

1. Will this importer work on the latest version of phpBB? Yes
2. Will there be any broken images for the avatars or smiles? Avatars? No. Smilies? Only if you don't move them into your smilies directory.
3. Any problem with the BBcode? I've got a brand new BBCode convertor in the next release, works much better
4. (I read that some of you are having problem with your users passwords.) I have fixed that in the upcoming release. Sorry about that!!
5. Are all your members able to log in after your import? Yes, of course!
6. Are there any other problems? If there are, people haven't told me

Also, other problems that I have fixed are typos across the script, and the problem with vBulletin trying to read phpBB databases from the vBulletin database, or vice versa. New release soon if I can get enough time.

[jimmy mac]

ok i've encountered a problem. hopefully it has an easy fix.

i'm on i think the second step of the import. where it's trying to import my users. i get this erroron the first person it tries to import:

Importing User jimmy mac ... Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in /home/www/angryfinger/vbulletin/admin/bbimport.php on line 622

[jimmy mac]

i am using vB v2.2.6 that may have something to do with the problem.