Phpbb to Vbulletin Converter Download
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phpbb to vbulletin converter download phpbb or vBulletin? When I started up my site, I obviously installed a phpBB2 forum, which I then saw as a very powerful solution compared to the other free forums. I was happy with the installation for a good while, installing more MODifications and styles as I went: you wouldn't believe how much time I spent on it. Suddenly, at the beginning of this month, my site saw a pretty big jump in traffic. Forum user count went from 33 to 177 in just 3 weeks! Many of these users acually post frequently, and since I put up some google ads on one of my other sites, I decided to try out vBulletin, thinking it had some better moderation and profile features in excange for speed, style, and easy of use. Well, I finally decided to buy it one day: a perpetual license for $160, and I can say I am a bit more more than very pleased :lol:! The backend is huge, yes, but everything is nicely organized and virtually any aspect of the board can be modified. There are endless options compared to phpBB2, and I am very happy with my switch. vB is also pretty fast and easy to use regardless of the features. So basically, I find vBulletin to be the best forum solution, far better than IPB as well. Also, the conversion went very smoothly, and you can see my wonderful new forum at http://themotec.com/Forum. The phpBB team is currently working on phpBB3, which will be a much more easy-to-use version of, basically, vBulletin, with some of the very detailed features not available, and with a completely different style. At first, I was also very excited about phpBB3, but now the only thing that impresses me is the design. The features will at most only meet those of the paid forums, so there is no other advantage. I'm currently running a phpbb 2.1.2 CVS test forum for testing. so I haven't forgotten about phpBB completely, and I must say that they are doing a great job with this free forum! Phpbb to vbulletin converter download. Did you read the FAQ? Please read the FAQ, also located in the first post of the support topic at phpBB.com. If you still have problems after that, you could try to email me, but I will probably not be able to respond. A problem with your path defines ? Let me try and auto-detect them for you. Complete the form below and press 'submit'. Frequently Asked Questions and Additional Information on the converter. The current version of my converter is: 1.33 Current version of attachment converter is: 1.02. Latest versions known to work: vB 2.3.4, phpBB 2.0.6, mod_attach 2.3.7. Limited Email Support via converter (at) matthijs (dot) net. ----- CONVERTS ---- - Everything but the themes and features not included in phpBB - Attachments seperately supported. ----- KNOWN ISSUES ----- - version 1.31 : polls with id > 1000 not converted - version 1.32 : wordlist generation incompatible with phpBB 2.0.4 - version 1.33 : none - Unable to convert DCForums via vBulletin, due to makeup of DCForums to vBulletin converter. This is not a bug in my converter. ----- FAQ ----- I want to convert forumA.com/vb/ to forumB.com/phpBB/ , is that a problem? If the files for both domains are on the same server, no. Just make sure the path defines are okay. If you have two different servers, it will not work directly. You'll have to install a clean phpBB on the same server as the vB installation and use it to convert. Move this phpBB intallation to the new server afterwards (see numerous topics and Knowlegde Base for details on how to do this). Edit convert.php and change the following variable: define('PHPBB_PATH', '../phpBB2/'); There are two ways to define this variable: 1) put in the absolute path (e.g. '/var/www/forums/phpbb/') or 2) define it relative to the vBulletin dir, where convert.php will be uploaded (e.g. '../phpbb/'). The second option is the simplest, but for some reason people keep messing this up. Examples: vB: http://forum.yourhost.com/, phpBB: http://forum.yourhost.com/phpbb/ -> define('PHPBB_PATH', 'phpbb/'); vB: http://www.yourhost.com/forums/, phpBB: http://www.yourhost.com/newforum/ -> define('PHPBB_PATH', '../newforum/'); vB: http://www.yourhost.com/forums/, phpBB: http://www.yourhost.com/forums/phpbb/ -> define('PHPBB_PATH', 'phpbb/'); The second variable you have to edit is the URL of your phpBB board as it would be viewed through your browser: define('PHPBB_URI', 'http://www.yourdomain.com/phpBB2/'); Upload the edited convert.php into your vBulletin dir (in the forum root, where forumdisplay.php is) Does the converter overwrite my old vBulletin forum? No. The converter reads from the vBulletin database and writes to the new phpBB database. The vBulletin installation is left totally intact. So if there is a problem converting, no data will be lost and you can safely try again after solving the problem. My vB installation uses subforums, will these get converted? Yes, since phpBB doesn't support subforums, the vB subforums are converted to normal forums. After the conversion, there are no forums on the frontpage Your vB installation did not have categories or there where forums without a category. After adding a new category in the phpBB admin area, the forums will appear and everything will work. I get timeout errors or the script stops in the middle of the process Enable the FORCE_SAFE_MODE define (set it to '1'). Even though you are not running on safe_mode, this should stop the script timing out. If you still get timeouts, you should also lower the SAFE_MODE_BATCHES define (integer values only!). As a last resort, you can manually edit. to something lower, like 100. This piece of code is located at line 2843 of convert.php. At some step in the process, I ran into an error. It's now fixed, do I have to restart the entire process? No, you can simply resume the process after the last step that was successful. Point your browser to f.i. http://www.yourdomain.com/vb/convert.php?step=wordlist Also, you may resume the wordlist indexing when using FORCE_SAFE_MODE at the last batch, http://www.yourdomain.com/vb/convert.php? step=wordlist&startat=XXXX. I used an earlier version of the converter and I have problems with avatar permissions Run the following query on the database, using a tool like phpMyAdmin UPDATE phpbb_users SET user_allowavatar=1; What about supporting vBulletin 3.0 RC-X/Final? A new converter for vB 3.0 will be written in due time. See my (pre-)development topic here. Step by Step Tutorial on phpBB to vBulletin Migration [Video] If you are an owner or an administrator of a web project, you must know that there are many CMS platforms to choose from. But which one is the best fit for your web site? First of all, to get closer to the answer to this question, one has to know about the peculiarities of each platform. So now we are going to compare phpBB to vBulletin, as they are some of the most popular forum platforms. phpBB. phpBB is an open-source platform with a very long history on the market and a large community of users . Although sometimes it may require some programming skills, it is known for its effective security system and an extensive administration panel. phpBB also offers a number of free MODs, easy to install and effective in use . All in all, it is a great tool for experienced users, who are looking for reliable professional-grade software for their forums. vBulletin. vBulletin , on the other hand, pushes the limits and offers to you a possibility to create and manage not only a forum but also a blog, a website and some other web projects . It has a really user-friendly installer and great compatibility so that you can run your web project on different operating systems. One of the unique features of vBulletin is the possibility to publish message drafts as and when required even if you are not online by simply indicating the time of publishing . However, convenience comes at a price, as vBulletin is a commercial platform and you need to buy a license to use it. Sometimes though the only theoretical comparison may not be enough to decide which tool will be better for your web site and you have to try each of them. If this is the case and you are using phpBB but would like to try vBulletin, we have a solution for you. Now you don’t need to perform the transfer manually, nor do you have to create a new web project from scratch. Our automated migration service CMS2CMS will do everything for you. Simple Steps guide on How to Migrate from phpBB to vBulletin. Step 1. Create an Account. It will take you no more than a minute to register on https://cms2cms.com/ Step 2. Indicate Your Source Target Website. Type in the URLs and specify the platform types of your websites. You will need to gain access to your websites via Connection Bridge. Simply install it to your PC, unzip it and upload to your phpBB website. Read this article or watch the video to see the detailed information. Step 4. Connect to Your vBulletin website. Now it’s time to connect to your vBulletin website. Connect it the same way it was described in the previous step. Step 4.