IPB converter question

[maritimesbob]

Probably a dumb question and I apologise for it in advance!!

My invision 2.0 forum is installed in a directory called /board

I wish to install my SMF forum in a directory called /forums

They would be using the same database, however in a different directory it doesn`t matter?

[xenovanis]

No, you should use different directories, otherwise your files probably get mixed up.  Using the same database is no problem at all, just make sure you use different prefixes.

[maritimesbob]

Yeah, that make sense!!

Can the conversion be done with IPB in maintenance mode (offline)? Reason is I don`t want members using the forums while the transfer is in progress!

[Oldiesmann]

Yeah, you should be able to do that. Just remember to tell your users to visit the new board instead of the old one once you're done.