Moving forum from phpBB to vBulletin

[Capt C Ray]

I have taken ownership of s site currently running on the phpBB platform. I am converting the site to vBulletin. The two sites are hosted by different companies. Probably doesn't make a difference.

Alot of this is still very new to me and I do not feel I am qualified to do the actual move. How do I go about finding a qualified person to assist me.

Thanks for any help or direction you can point me in.

Capt C Ray

[Project-Buckfast]

Moving forum from phpBB to vBulletin

Give it a go and see what you think.

Backup the phpbb and vb databases. Backups are super important!

Create a test vB site (not live)

Download impex from the members area.

Set the details of both test databases in the impex config.

In the vb admincp, run the modules in the correct order.

Check everything looks correct.

More info at https://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/

[Capt C Ray]

Thanks for the quick reply. OK, I'll give it a try . And since my vb is not live yet, I can just use it.

One thing I did read was that impex does not transfer passwords. If that is the case, all current members would have to register. Seems a little unfriendly to have to require all the members to re-register.

[K a M a L]

Thanks for the quick reply. OK, I'll give it a try . And since my vb is not live yet, I can just use it.

One thing I did read was that impex does not transfer passwords. If that is the case, all current members would have to register. Seems a little unfriendly to have to require all the members to re-register.

They can request a new password !

[Trevor Hannant]

Please note that the databases MUST be on the SAME SERVER for Impex to work.

[Capt C Ray]

Please note that the databases MUST be on the SAME SERVER for Impex to work.

Very important point. Will have to see what I can do about moving the site from current host to the new host.

[Trevor Hannant]

You don't need to move the site, just the database and the attachment folder(s)