I have a 5.1.6 fairly large forum that I would like to convert to SMF 2.0.9, I was hoping to find someone here willing to help me complete the process.
I have paid subscriptions.
Hi and welcome to sm.org ;)
AFAIK there is no working converter for vB 5.x :( The latest ones available are for 4.2.x (IIRC)
I am willing to help you with the process but, for the most part, it requires an almost "from scratch" approach. There is nothing wrong with that, just that it requires a decent amount of work (translation: it's not going to be fast :P )
How we did this was to convert to IPB 3.x.x first then convert to SMF2 from there.
Quote from: margarett on April 04, 2015, 04:56:06 PM
Hi and welcome to sm.org ;)
AFAIK there is no working converter for vB 5.x :( The latest ones available are for 4.2.x (IIRC)
I am willing to help you with the process but, for the most part, it requires an almost "from scratch" approach. There is nothing wrong with that, just that it requires a decent amount of work (translation: it's not going to be fast :P )
My concern is the passwords of each user, do they need to re-register?
Quote from: toolbox on April 13, 2015, 12:26:31 PM
How we did this was to convert to IPB 3.x.x first then convert to SMF2 from there.
Was this version of IPB free?
About the passwords: not sure... We need to try to discover what encryption does this version of vB uses
About IPB, not really...
Quote from: margarett on June 30, 2015, 09:47:27 PM
About the passwords: not sure... We need to try to discover what encryption does this version of vB uses
About IPB, not really...
When can we start?