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Title: Question about Converting from vBulletin to SMF
Post by: Mark Walter on March 27, 2008, 10:16:19 PM

I'm working with a group that currently has version 3.5.4 of vBulletin installed on another server. We originally were going to move the forum and software to my server until I realized I did not have the correct version of Mysql on my server (shared system).

Here's my question. When you convert a board, do you need just the data or do you have to have access to the board itself? The old webmaster is gong to download a data file and the software files for me to use in the move.

I've converted from phpBB before, but the boards I was converting from were on my server.

Thanks,
Mark

Title: Re: Question about Converting from vBulletin to SMF
Post by: Rumbaar on March 28, 2008, 11:24:47 PM

For a conversation, I'm quite sure you just need the db of the source forum to perform the conversion to SMF. But if it makes reference to specific avatars/attachments stored for the source forum you may need those as well in the correct file structure. But I'm not familiar if the conversion process takes such files.

Title: Re: Question about Converting from vBulletin to SMF
Post by: Mark Walter on March 29, 2008, 12:32:43 PM

Thanks... I guess all I can do is try it and see what happens.

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