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MrMike:
I recently got database dump of a VBulletin forum that I'm trying to convert to SMF.

I didn't get all the VB files, just the database dump. The VBulletin forum was version "3.8.7 Beta 1", and was a working forum.

When I run the VB-to-SMF converter, I get this message:

"The converter detected that your host has open_basedir enabled on this server.  Please ask your host to disable this setting or try moving the contents of your vBulletin 3 to the public html folder of your site."

I have disabled open_basedir on this server, but still receive the same message.

Since the converter only asks for the database password, I figured it must be looking for the VBulletin config file to get the user name and database name, so I got a sample config file from the VBulletin site and edited it so it had the correct database info. I placed it in a '/vb' directory and I enter that path when running the converter.

Unfortunately, running the converter still gives me the exact same message.

Any suggestions on what might be the problem, or how to convert this VB database to SMF?

Antes:
you can try on localhost then move your files to your host ?

MrMike:

--- Quote from: Antes on May 18, 2011, 04:43:31 PM ---you can try on localhost then move your files to your host ?
--- End quote ---

Sadly, that is not an option for me. :(

I'm wondering if I'll have to buy VBulletin and install it just so I can convert it. :( :(

Antes:
You don't have vBulletin files ? use config.php file on localhost i don't think that makes difference.

MrMike:

--- Quote from: Antes on May 18, 2011, 07:14:51 PM ---You don't have vBulletin files ? use config.php file on localhost i don't think that makes difference.

--- End quote ---

As I said, I don't have the option of doing it on localhost, and I've already tried using a sample VB config file.

No matter what I do, I get this error: "The converter detected that your host has open_basedir enabled on this server.  Please ask your host to disable this setting or try moving the contents of your vBulletin 3 to the public html folder of your site."

Is this actually some sort of open_basedir error, or something else?

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