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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...

#2 08-08-2001, 06:21 PM

Hi GameCrash,

great job!
Am downloading and on my way to check it out,
thanks,
-Tom

#3 08-08-2001, 06:27 PM

Worked like a charm on my board.

~8000 Members
~26000 Threads
~180,000 Posts

Only lost a few members on the Import and that was because of duplicate Nicks.

Everything has been working like a charm and my Users Love vBulletin.

Thank's so much for your hard work!!!!!

Skip......
www.overclockers.com
http://forums.overclockers.ws

Dolby · #4 08-09-2001, 09:32 PM

Works great!

Took some playing around with becuase all I had was the backup files.

Thank you for your hardwork Gamecrash!

GameCrash · #5 08-10-2001, 02:21 AM

It's great to see the betatesting was not useless

AJR · #6 08-10-2001, 04:33 AM

I have tried this importer...and succeeded effortlessly (other than having to move all the backup files from the old server to the one with MySQL!). Very nice job indeed on this hack! Only had 550 users and 2600 posts, but didn't want to lose them!!!

The only problem is the password issue...everyone has to request their password, which is sent to them in the crypt() form because that's how it is imported from UB2K. If there was a defined 'salt char' for crypt() in UB2K, someone could create a good hack to be able to use the encrypted passwords after importing. The one that just came out involves asking the user if they want ther pw encrypted. Why go through all that trouble...just force them all to be encrypted...it's more secure anyway! So a random password would have to be generated if they lost thiers...big deal, they just come back and change it after loggin in!

Oops...sorry about that...anyway, again - excellent hack...you should see sales rise from those not wanting to convert because they couldn't import UB2K messages!!

AJ

GameCrash · #7 08-10-2001, 04:55 AM

Well... it's not possible to decrypt the password and it's not my thing to say what the users / admins shall do...

#8 08-10-2001, 02:31 PM

Hi GameCrash,

have a problem with the importer, I did a backup of my old ub2k, it gave me a couple of files and directories, which I copied together with the whole ub2k directory to my vBulletin server.
Created a directory called ubimporter within the ub2k directory on the new server, placed the ubimporter.php

After entering all directory info to the ubimporter.php, the proceeded and got this:

Code:

Verifying data... All data correct :)

Preparing the system...

  Deleting old temporary tables... done.
  Creating temporary tables... done.
  Inserting temporary data... done.

done.

Then got this:

Code:

Select backup 
 Backup from 2001-08-08 16:59
Importer Backup Set

After pressing submit I get the same screen over and over again, i.e loops indefinetely...

Any hints what is going wrong here?
Thanks,
-Tom

GameCrash · #9 08-10-2001, 08:24 PM

Are you sure you have NOT compressed the backup (.tar.gz)?

#10 08-11-2001, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ThomasP
Hi GameCrash,

have a problem with the importer, I did a backup of my old ub2k, it gave me a couple of files and directories, which I copied together with the whole ub2k directory to my vBulletin server.
Created a directory called ubimporter within the ub2k directory on the new server, placed the ubimporter.php

After entering all directory info to the ubimporter.php, the proceeded and got this:

Code:

Verifying data... All data correct :) Preparing the system... Deleting old temporary tables... done. Creating temporary tables... done. Inserting temporary data... done. done.

Then got this:

Code:

Select backup Backup from 2001-08-08 16:59 Importer Backup Set

After pressing submit I get the same screen over and over again, i.e loops indefinetely...

Any hints what is going wrong here?
Thanks,
-Tom

First, you must backup database on control panel.
Then restore database.

To GameCrash
It's very useful hack, thank you.

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