Convert phpBB forum to Fresh vB

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Metalingus903

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After much complication, I came to remove my phpBB forum and installed a fresh vB.

Now, how can I make it that all my phpBB users/forums/posts/pms etc are on the new vB forum?

**The phpBB forum is no longer on the server - Files/DB - Deleted
** I do, however, have backups of the files & DB

Thanks!
RyaN
 
Ok I downloaded impex

on the config

its asking for target and source

not sure what i'm suppose to put in the source since I don't have the DB stuff on the server...i have it as a backup on my comp

target..well idk

can someone please explain
 
You really need to have the files and db on the same server as the one you are converting to VB. Then you enter in both the phpbb db info and vb db info into the impex config file and run the importer. Once that is done, if you have a ton of bbcode, you may have to use the impex tools to do any text replacement as need.....that part took me forever to get right.
 
Hey,thanks,

I uploaded the phpBB DB and tried to do the impex import but i get this error on the bottom:

ImpEx Database errormysql error: Invalid SQL: SHOW TABLES

mysql error: No database selected

mysql error number: 1046

Date: Sunday 31st 2009f May 2009 04:46:27 PM
Database: wrestlef_phpbb
MySQL error: No database selected

Please help

I doubled/Triple check my config info and it's all correct..ugh SOME PLEASE HELP
 
Make sure that all the info you entered into the ImpExConfig.php is correct. If I remember right, you have to have everything in the source section put in.....including the table "_phpbb" otherwise it won't access it right.
 
# The following settings allow ImpEx to connect to the vBulletin 3
# database into which you will be importing data.

####
#
# TARGET - The target is the vBulletin database (where the data is going to)
#
####

$impexconfig['target']['server'] = 'localhost';
$impexconfig['target']['user'] = 'wrestlef_admin';
$impexconfig['target']['password'] = 'MY PASS IS HERE';
$impexconfig['target']['database'] = 'wrestlef_main';
$impexconfig['target']['tableprefix'] = 'wf_';

# If the system that is being imported from uses a database,
# enter the details for it here and set 'sourceexists' to true.
# If the source data is NOT stored in a database, set 'sourceexists' to false

$impexconfig['sourceexists'] = true;

####
#
# SOURCE - The source is the old forum database (where the data is coming from)
#
####

# mysql / mssql
$impexconfig['source']['databasetype'] = 'mysql'; // mysql OR mssql
$impexconfig['source']['server'] = 'localhost';
$impexconfig['source']['user'] = 'wrestlef_admin';
$impexconfig['source']['password'] = 'MY PASS IS HERE';
$impexconfig['source']['database'] = 'wrestlef_phpbb';
$impexconfig['source']['tableprefix'] = 'phpbb_';
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nothing is wrong :(

do you think you can help me if I PM you cpanel and ftp info?
 
if u can send me info i can try it out let u know if i can do it or not

i only need ur vbforum admin id n pw and location to ur impex so i can merge dbs. looking at ur config info it seems right so only need above info i mention.
 
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