Simple Machines conversion without loosing the ID's

[nando.dominios]

Impex can convert SMF to vbulletin, is correct, but the id´s of post and threads is diferent from SMF, in this link suggest about an addon in this forum, i search in the forum for this without any result.

Can any help me?

[Colin F]

The ID's will change, what we can do though is redirect the old ID's to the new threads. There is a file named 404.php in the ImpEx zip package which can help you set this up.

[nando.dominios]

I write a script for redirecting old urls to new vbulletin urls, the problem is the id, not equal, why?

[Colin F]

That's not possible the way the importer works. As I said, there is already a redirection script that works though.

[nando.dominios]

Ok, thanks for your time.

[Jerry]

I have explained this in the manual here :

"userid mapping"
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/impex_terminology

And the 404/301 here :

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=178161

[nando.dominios]

Thanks Jerry, the 404.php works nice for me with a small modification, very nice example.