Unable to Import Attachments Only

[scifieric]

Hello! Some information first:

ImpEx build version : 1.66
vBulletin v3.6.0
SMF v1.0.8

I have happily imported all users, threads, avatars, everything except attachments. I get the following error while trying to import the attachments:

Importing 150 attachments

From : 0 :: To : 150

Source file not found :: ThisEpisode.jpg
Source file not found :: Update_1.jpg
Source file not found :: Update_2.jpg
Source file not found :: Tricycle1.jpg
Source file not found :: ondirt5.jpg
Source file not found :: ondirt4.jpg
Source file not found :: ondirt3.jpg
Source file not found :: Leonov_18.jpg
Source file not found :: Pods.jpg

Here is an example of a filename of one of the failed attachments.

http://pacsadminpro.sslpowered.com/3...32fd0febf93cbf

What other information can I give you to help solve this problem?

Thanks,

Eric

*edit* Whoops, forgot this:

• Type of import (clean or merge). A clean import is into an empty board, a merge is a board that has data, also if a merged import if there was any previous imports.

Clean import.

[Colin F]

Hi Eric,

Does SMF store attachments in the filesystem or database?
If it stores them in the filesystem you'll need to make sure you're inputting the correct path to the directory.

[Jerry]

The file system, the full path is needed.

[scifieric]

Yep, file system and I placed the full path in but I still did not get any attachments.

Any ideas?

Thanks for the replies!

Eric

[Jerry]

Can you SSH to the server and run a pwd command in the dir that the attachments are in to double check the path ? (assuming its a *nix server).

[scifieric]

Can you SSH to the server and run a pwd command in the dir that the attachments are in to double check the path ? (assuming its a *nix server).

Oh, good idea!

I'll give it a try.

[scifieric]

Maybe I'm Missing Something Obvious

Okay, I got this for the true location for my attachments:

/mnt/b027f9ab/www/3dforum/attachments

To FTP to the site, I just use: pacsadminpro.com

I've tried:

/mnt/b027f9ab/www/3dforum/attachments
http://pacsadminpro.com/mnt/b027f9ab...um/attachments
http://pacsadminpro.com/3dforum/attachments
/www/3dforum/attachments

I'm just at a loss. I fail every time.

[Jerry]

It will be this one :

/mnt/b027f9ab/www/3dforum/attachments

That's a path, the http:// are URL's and unless PHP allows fopen() on them, they won't work.

If your sure that's the correct path and its still not working I suggest contacting the support team and referencing this thread.

[scifieric]

It will be this one :

/mnt/b027f9ab/www/3dforum/attachments

That's a path, the http:// are URL's and unless PHP allows fopen() on them, they won't work.

If your sure that's the correct path and its still not working I suggest contacting the support team and referencing this thread.

I'm sure all right. Thanks for the try. I'll open a ticket.

[Njörd Eriksson]

I can confirm that this is not working.

Using ImpEx 1.67

Importing from vB 3.61 to vB 3.61 (merging into an existing board)

If I try to import the attachments from the file system I get 4000+ times "Source file not found," albeit my path is correct, and the 4000+ attachments are exactly where ImpEx is looking for them. (Yes, they are readable, permission "777.")

If I try to import the attachments from the database (after I moved them into the database on the source board) I get just a blank screen:

ImpEx build version : 1.67
Database cleanup & restart ||| Online manual

Using includes/config.php for target config.

Is there a workaround in the meantime? I would really need the attachments.

[scifieric]

I opened a ticket and most of my attachments were imported but I needed vBulletin support to do it.

I thought I was close when I moved all the attachments to a folder on my new board and vBulletin recognized most of them ... but then it didn't actually attach anything.

[Jerry]

Is there a workaround in the meantime? I would really need the attachments.

I didn't deal with the ticket and I can't recreate this error.

If you start a ticket, ask for me, then I can include any update or error checking back into ImpEx.

[Njörd Eriksson]

I didn't deal with the ticket and I can't recreate this error.

If you start a ticket, ask for me, then I can include any update or error checking back into ImpEx.

Thanks. I will try once more. If it fails I will take screenshots and submit a ticket.

Another thing I noticed is that when I was associating the usernames, it displayed "Array" next to the user id instead of the nicknames. The import itself worked, though.

[Njörd Eriksson]

Attachment import worked after I had moved the attachments from

/home/httpd/vhosts/exported-forum.net/subdomains/forum/httpdocs/attach

to

/home/httpd/vhosts/imported-forum.net/subdomains/forum/httpdocs/attach

i. e. I had to move them from the exported site (forum) to a directory within the site of the board into which I imported them.

Both are running on the same server. Safe mode is off. Maybe basedir restriction?

[Jerry]

99% of the time its PHP and permissions, if the path is correct that's where ImpEx is looking, if the permissions won't allow the file to be read, that's a server issue not ImpEx.