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]

Strange... Your dump is empty, so the script does not know what forum it has to import...

could you please tell me what files are in your ubimporter directory?

There is *nothing* in my ubimporter directory. I'm guessing this isn't good...

[GameCrash]

Well... could you tell me where the vB, the UB2k and the ubimporter.php are located (URLs) to make me able to check that out? (PM)

[Pulsorock]

Ok... tonight is the night that I'll import my board to vB. I wanted to post my check list here before I do it, so if you have any recommendations about it.[list=1][*]Close UB2k board[*]Run "update database" on UB2k[*]Run "backup database"[*]Install vB

Questions.... since I'll be installing vB on my server for the first time. Is there a need to create a main board or category on the new installation of vB? Or should I leave it without any board/categories and run the importer? Should I create a admin account on vB? Because I want to maintain my user profile (# of posts) of my current UB2k admin profile (nickname WebMaster). I guess I'll need to use that nickname too. Would this cause any problems?[*]Modify ubimporter.php to match my system[*]Copy ubimporter.php to the folder where it can access the backup files (ie. /cgi-bin/UltraBoard/Private/Backups)[*]Create a "ubimporter" folder in that same place (chmod 777)[*]If running, close vB[*]Run ubimporter.php and follow the steps[*]After import delete ubimporter.php and ubimporter folder[*]Run all functions under "Update Counters" in vB control panel[/list=1]

Did I missed something? Any suggestions?
Thanks for the help

[GameCrash]

Should work

It doesn't really matter if you create any categories / forums. You have the option to delete them while importing, but you can also keep them... There will be one standard category and one standard forum created while installing the vB.

You must create the admin account when installing (it's part of the vB install script). But, if you choose the option to delete the old members that account will be killed. After the import, the old administrators will be administrators in the new forum, too. Of course you have the option to keep the new admin account, too.

Another thing, you should first install the vB and then close the UB2k. This is to reduce the downtime of your forum as the installation takes some time and it is not 100% that everything works fine the first try

[Pulsorock]

Thanks GameCrash,
I'll let you how everything worked.

[GameCrash]

@allusion I did the import for you. There was just one mistake => PM

[Pulsorock]

Right now I'm step 7 of 9 and I cliked the "Please click here to import the next posts..." link and it's been there for a log time. I think like for more than 15 minutes. I looged in to telnet and did a "top" command to see whats running in the server, but it seems that everything is normal, no big process is running.
What should I do?

[GameCrash]

How many posts did you choose to do per cycle? It should work to press refresh...

Thanks a bunch GameCrash. Just so no one duplicates my silliness it looks like I put the script in /ubimporter/ instead of creating a ubimporter/ directory where the script was