need help with phpbb3 conversion to smf 1.xx

Started by dhnhatthe, April 08, 2015, 09:53:16 PM

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dhnhatthe

long story short.....

was running 2rc3 & site crashed due to bad mod & made mistake of doing backups thru smf acp instead of sql database with host. [lesson learned] so since backups had dropped tables & such couldn't get running right.

was offered help to restore site, phpbb3 was recommended, I knew no better said go ahead.

phpbb3 was installed, all posts & membership, etc was installed into phpbb

I HATE PHPBB3! I can't do simple mod installs, automod screws up every time......I have been a slave on my own site to someone I don't know, who has been refusing to talk to me or give any info, or finish.

site is up and running but not like I want......told him want smf back, said no and refuses to talk to me.

I installed another sql database, installed smf 1.1.13
installed phpbb3 to smf 1.1.13 convertor
I cannot get the correct "path to phpbb daatabase to do conversion?

he has one folder pointing to another where to phpbb is installed and I cannot find out what the "path" name is to put into the "convert.php step 1" to even get going & see if all our posts, membership, etc will transfer over and work.

can anyone help?

The Factor

Thanks,

Brent Dacus

Reading and learning still at 46..

margarett

Yes, you should by all means convert to 2.0.9, not 1.1.x (especially to a version as old as 1.1.13!)

Edit: use this converter
http://download.simplemachines.org/index.php?thanks;filename=smf_2-0_phpbb3_converter.zip

And of course, read the instructions on how to convert to SMF
http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Converting
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