phpBB2 to SMF for 1.1RC2?

[windyweather]

I'd like to move from phpBB2 2.0.18 to SMF 1.1RC2.
I tried the converter, and it looks like it brought across all the tables except the members table. There were a few errors, but mostly they were warnings about missing files - missing files from phpBB2 posts, I think.

The converter required a change to the matching version from 1.0.99 to 1.1.99 to get it to start.

I had a look at the code in the converter that converts member tables, and it looks like the fields line up. I don't see any field name changes that would blow it up.
There are about 20 members in the phpBB db and the resulting SMF members table is completely empty.

Anybody have a clue why this would be? Anybody also need this conversion to a new version of SMF?

Thanks much
ww

[windyweather]

I think I've fixed the converter. There are two issues:

• The version needs to be updated to match 1.1RC2 - not sure what the numeric equiv is, but 1.1.99 worked for me.
• 
  There are some field name changes. im_xxx changed to pm_xxx for a couple of private message related fields. This caused a silent failure in the insert operation to the database.

Might be nice if the IGNORE were removed and database write failures were signaled. This would indicate that there is a mismatch of the database field names or other issues. I'd make this change, only I'm not sure how to sense and report the error.

You can find the fix here: http://www.windyweather.net/wp/2006/01/10/fix-to-phpbb2-to-smf-converter/ [nofollow]

ww

[windyweather]

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=38966.0

Sorry.... This is the new scheme to convert... I missed this until now.
I'll go off and test it...

ww