associating users using impex?

[RecklezzWarez]

Im trying to import my phpbb3 forums using impex, but I cannot get past the Associate Users module. What do I do here?

 

[RecklezzWarez]

I got the user association to work, but i cannot get:

Import user
Import forum
Import thread
Import post
Import moderator

to work. I get errors when I try to import them.

 

[sweety_vbulletin3_import9520]

I got the user association to work, but i cannot get:

Import user
Import forum
Import thread
Import post
Import moderator

to work. I get errors when I try to import them.

Are you importing from a phpBB database in MySql?

In the ImpexConfig file, add the source (phpBB) database prefix. It will be something like:

pb_

 

[RecklezzWarez]

the prefix my phpbb was in the config file of phpbb3 was phpbb_ so that is what i put. I got some to work. But some of my threads and forums dont show...
I get and error,.

For the forums that dont show up, I get: Invalid, skipping. Failed on : parentid
For the threads that dont show, I get: Invalid, skipping. Failed on : forumid
And for the posts, I get: Invalid, skipping. Failed on : threadid

How would I fix these?

 

[sweety_vbulletin3_import9520]

the prefix my phpbb was in the config file of phpbb3 was phpbb_ so that is what i put. I got some to work. But some of my threads and forums dont show...
I get and error,.

For the forums that dont show up, I get: Invalid, skipping. Failed on : parentid
For the threads that dont show, I get: Invalid, skipping. Failed on : forumid
And for the posts, I get: Invalid, skipping. Failed on : threadid

How would I fix these?

How many of these come up? It's possible that the threads and posts that this is happening on were deleted. Because the database index is incremental, for example first thread id would be 0001 so when the importer hits that number if the thread was deleted it would come up invalid, skipping.

If you got some to work, it doesn't sound like your Impex configuration is wrong.

Edit: Also if you are using vB 3.7 that could also be why, Impex isn't updated for it yet. You have to import in to 3.6 then when everything is working, upgrade vB from 3.6 to 3.7 as normal.

 

[RecklezzWarez]

here are the numbers that come up:

Forums: 33 Success
2 Failed

Threads: 79 Success
16 Failed

Posts: 83 Success
16 Failed

to import the database, i just have to put the configuration correct?

Uh oh...now the posts & threads that went through, come out like this:

Example:
Hi, I am....
posted by
<the username doesnt appear..>

 

[sweety_vbulletin3_import9520]

Well you haven't got many posts or threads anyway. Hopefully you are doing this on backup databases, so i would just update your counters and browse the forum and see if everything "looks" ok.

I also updated my previous post.

 

[RecklezzWarez]

ohh...so, i should download a nulled version of 3.6 and then upgrade to 3.7?

 

[sweety_vbulletin3_import9520]

ohh...so, i should download a nulled version of 3.6 and then upgrade to 3.7?

Yep, Impex isn't going to be updated for 3.7 until after it goes gold.

It's a pain, i had to do it with an invision board the other week.. Install 3.6, convert database then upgrade to 3.7

That's possibly why it's spitting errors.

 

[RecklezzWarez]

okay, hmm...once i install a nulled/keygen version of vbb 3.6 how would I update to 3.7?

 

[RecklezzWarez]

i tried it with 3.6.9 and it didnt work either....im just going to copy and paste all the threads....

 

[sweety_vbulletin3_import9520]

i tried it with 3.6.9 and it didnt work either....im just going to copy and paste all the threads....

Are you updating your counters after the import?

You need to do this to rebuild the indexes.

 

[RecklezzWarez]

i still got the errors.
i did do the maintenance.
im going to import everything, im just going to copy and paste the threads that didnt go through.