phpBB 2.0.21 --> RNuke phpBB 2.0.20 import questions

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 6:53 pm

...been perusing the forums quite a bit and haven't run across this one yet, so I thought I'd ask:

Objective:
- PhpBB 2.0.21 forums, downgrade to 2.0.20 version included in Raven.
- Preserve posts, user accounts

Environment:
- Hosted SQL
- phpMyAdmin 2.7.0-pl2

I spent some time on the phone with my hosting provider who let me know the only imports available with their tools were csv format. I was also advised to use their 'default' values during the export. However, I get a #1064 at line 1.

Fortunately I guess my DB is intact, but I'm trying to figure this out with little success because I'm a complete mySQL/phpMyAdmin n00b. Shocked

Anyone have thoughts as to where I went wrong?

Thanks very much,
MrE.

registered · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:31 pm

Are you trying to go from a standalone instance of phpBB to RavenNuke? If so, unfortunately, I don't think that will be an easy task given how phpBB is integrated into PHP-Nuke 7.6 (which is the "core" behind RavenNuke).

Has anyone out there already done this type of conversion? (I have not.)

registered · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:47 am

Essentially you'll need to get phpBB to phpNuke first - my database converter can do that. And then see the other posts about moving from phpNuke to RavenNuke

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:32 pm

montego wrote:

Are you trying to go from a standalone instance of phpBB to RavenNuke? If so, unfortunately, I don't think that will be an easy task given how phpBB is integrated into PHP-Nuke 7.6 (which is the "core" behind RavenNuke).

Has anyone out there already done this type of conversion? (I have not.)

Thanks for the replies, guys - I went out of town a couple days after I made the original post.

This is precisely what I intend to do, Montego.

I'm concerned about a couple things: 1) I'm not good with phpMyAdmin, and 2) the scripts I have seen require me to merge the two sql databases...a process which has failed so far.

The ideal situation would be to have a script which could use credentials between databases, merge the like pieces and create a third DB...basically a nondestructive process. ( Does it exist? ::crossingfingers:: )

I will try your scripts, Evaders.

Thanks,
MrE.

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:00 am

Quote:

Does it exist? ::crossingfingers::

Sorry. Have no idea.

Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 2:17 am

Assuming you don't have the same table names, nothing should conflict. phpMyAdmin has the option to copy tables, if you are concerned about it destroying your original data.