I get the following error:<br />"The converter detected that your host has open_basedir enabled on this server. Please ask your host to disable this setting or try moving the contents of your Simpleboard 1.0 and 1.1 to the public html folder of your site."<br /><br />I am pretty sure the open_basedir would not be changed to disable, but is there another workaround? I really hate to lose my forum data.<br /><br />The convertor is the Simpleboard convertor:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.simplemachines.org/download/?converters" target="_blank">http://www.simplemachines.org/download/?converters</a><br /><br />My site:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedragonblades.com" target="_blank">http://www.thedragonblades.com</a><!--content-->
Welcome to the forum, jlangner. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br /><br /><br />I checked out the official SMF forum and for a similar problem, the solution seems to be:<br /><br /><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->...the converter was not able to open the phpBB config file. Try checking permissions.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />So it seems to be worth checking the config files permission.<!--content-->
Welcome to the forum jlangner <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=201310:date=Feb 27 2007, 08:25 AM:name=TCH-Thomas)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TCH-Thomas @ Feb 27 2007, 08:25 AM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=201310"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Welcome to the forum, jlangner. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br />I checked out the official SMF forum and for a similar problem, the solution seems to be:<br />So it seems to be worth checking the config files permission.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br /><br />Kinda a noob at it. The files I checked all had read an write checked, so not sure what issue is then.<!--content-->
Welcome to the forum, jlangner <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> <br /><br />I assume you have both databases on your account ? <br /><br />If you open a ticket, with as much info as possible - and ask them to notify me - I'll take a quick look.<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=201315:date=Feb 27 2007, 09:36 AM:name=TCH-Andy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TCH-Andy @ Feb 27 2007, 09:36 AM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=201315"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Welcome to the forum, jlangner <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> <br /><br />I assume you have both databases on your account ? <br /><br />If you open a ticket, with as much info as possible - and ask them to notify me - I'll take a quick look.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Thank you Andy. I submitted the ticket and requested it be forwarded to you.<br /><br />Ticket ID= VPE-88090<!--content-->
It looks like the efficient help desk staff dealt with it in under 10 mins - and before I got to it - well done Tina <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/thumbup.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumbup:" border="0" alt="thumbup.gif" /><!--content-->
Welcome to the forums, jlangner <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><!--content-->
Welcome to the forum, jlangner. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br /><br /><br />I checked out the official SMF forum and for a similar problem, the solution seems to be:<br /><br /><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->...the converter was not able to open the phpBB config file. Try checking permissions.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />So it seems to be worth checking the config files permission.<!--content-->Welcome to the forum jlangner <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><!--content--><!--quoteo(post=201310:date=Feb 27 2007, 08:25 AM:name=TCH-Thomas)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TCH-Thomas @ Feb 27 2007, 08:25 AM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=201310"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Welcome to the forum, jlangner. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br />I checked out the official SMF forum and for a similar problem, the solution seems to be:<br />So it seems to be worth checking the config files permission.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br /><br />Kinda a noob at it. The files I checked all had read an write checked, so not sure what issue is then.<!--content-->Welcome to the forum, jlangner <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> <br /><br />I assume you have both databases on your account ? <br /><br />If you open a ticket, with as much info as possible - and ask them to notify me - I'll take a quick look.<!--content--><!--quoteo(post=201315:date=Feb 27 2007, 09:36 AM:name=TCH-Andy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TCH-Andy @ Feb 27 2007, 09:36 AM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=201315"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Welcome to the forum, jlangner <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> <br /><br />I assume you have both databases on your account ? <br /><br />If you open a ticket, with as much info as possible - and ask them to notify me - I'll take a quick look.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Thank you Andy. I submitted the ticket and requested it be forwarded to you.<br /><br />Ticket ID= VPE-88090<!--content-->It looks like the efficient help desk staff dealt with it in under 10 mins - and before I got to it - well done Tina <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/thumbup.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumbup:" border="0" alt="thumbup.gif" /><!--content-->
Welcome to the forums, jlangner <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><!--content-->