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Noobie here and am trying to convert from YaBB 2.1 / 2.4 to smf.

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mrnuke:
Ok, I tried to read through the manuals and post about the conversion but it doesn't seem to work for me.

I have a few forums I want to transfer to a new host who offers SMF.

I installed SMF at the new host but can not figure out how to convert my existing forums to the SMF.
Do I have to have SMF installed and configured at the old host where the YaBB forum is active?

I tried to copy the full YaBB forum to the new host where SMF is installed and working and then run the conversion script,
but it does not transfer anything at all and errors out.

K@:
Hi, mrnuke and welcome to the forum!

I believe that the converter archive has a readme, with full instructions.


EDIT: I just checked and it hasn't, oddly enough.

I'll do some resarch and post back.

K@:
On the download page:


--- Quote ---The following files are converters from other forum software to SMF  To use these converters simply upload the contents of the archive to your SMF directory and execute convert.php.
--- End quote ---

From that, I'd assume that you DON'T install SMF, first.

mrnuke:
Thanks, but does that mean I have to install SMF on the old host where the YaBB forums currently are working? Then run the SMF converter?

K@:
I don't think so.

Just upload the files to where your YaBB install is, then run convert.php.

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