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SMF Support => Converting to SMF => vBulletin => Topic started by: Rippy on September 18, 2014, 07:07:54 PM

Title: vbulletin 4.2.2 to smf 2.0.X
Post by: Rippy on September 18, 2014, 07:07:54 PM
Hello ,
I would like to transfer my vbulletin database to a new SMF forum.
I did a little search and i found out it need these - http://download.simplemachines.org/?converters (http://download.simplemachines.org/?converters)
                                                                              -http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Converting (http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Converting)

Can someone explain to me the steps i need to do and can you tell me if the newest verstion of SMF ( 2.0.8 ) would work good with the converting ?

Thank you in advance
Title: Re: vbulletin 4.2.2 to smf 2.0.X
Post by: margarett on September 18, 2014, 07:15:19 PM
The converters from the downloads page will probably not work :( as I think none of them is for vB 4.x

Try the one attached, I used it not so long ago ;)

About the "how":
* install SMF in the same server as vB (different folder, same or different database)
* Upload the converter to SMF's folder
* Run it via browser
Title: Re: vbulletin 4.2.2 to smf 2.0.X
Post by: BWilliams on September 22, 2014, 02:20:09 PM
Quote from: Rippy on September 18, 2014, 07:07:54 PM
Hello ,
I would like to transfer my vbulletin database to a new SMF forum.
I did a little search and i found out it need these - http://download.simplemachines.org/?converters (http://download.simplemachines.org/?converters)
                                                                              -http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Converting (http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Converting)

Can someone explain to me the steps i need to do and can you tell me if the newest verstion of SMF ( 2.0.8 ) would work good with the converting ?

Thank you in advance
Just curious to see how your conversion went?  I'm looking to do the same and trying to get some feedback.
Title: Re: vbulletin 4.2.2 to smf 2.0.X
Post by: coldy316 on February 13, 2015, 06:49:05 PM
I just mention about this in another topic, there seems to be a password problem not converting

members passwords don't seem to convert over I think...  At the moment its all confussing me as I
have no experience in this field i normally get someone that knows what there doing to handle this..
Title: Re: vbulletin 4.2.2 to smf 2.0.X
Post by: JenniferK on February 26, 2015, 05:22:35 PM
I would like to do the same as well!
Title: Re: vbulletin 4.2.2 to smf 2.0.X
Post by: The Factor on March 05, 2015, 11:01:08 PM
I had no trouble with the passwords.  they worked as long as you added the code snippet from the post Bruno is referring.
Title: Re: vbulletin 4.2.2 to smf 2.0.X
Post by: The Factor on March 06, 2015, 03:30:24 PM
here is the password fix I found

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=404729.msg2897852#msg2897852