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SMF Support => Converting to SMF => phpBB => Topic started by: claudebacon on April 19, 2013, 03:25:24 PM

Title: phpbb to smf question
Post by: claudebacon on April 19, 2013, 03:25:24 PM
I had previously downloaded phpbb and created a large number of forums. I have know decided to use SMF and want to import those forums before our site goes live. I have downloaded both phpbb and smf through FATCOW in simplescripts.  Since they are housed at fatcow, I dont understand how to run the convertor? Any help is appreciated.  Thanks!
Title: Re: phpbb to smf question
Post by: kat on April 19, 2013, 03:38:08 PM
(https://www.simplemachines.org/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.katzy.dsl.pipex.com%2FSMF%2Fwelcome.gif&hash=64d0bdab41bf056c5af638442124afd2cc58a5fb)

You don't say which version of phpbb...

Two converters, here:

http://download.simplemachines.org/?converters;software=phpbb

Here's the "How to":

BACKUP EVERYTHING!!!!

http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Converting
Title: Re: phpbb to smf question
Post by: claudebacon on April 22, 2013, 09:50:02 AM
Thanks K@ !   On the download portion, do you download zip AND tar.gz AND tar.bz2
OR are they the same in each folder, just different format?  Thanks!
Title: Re: phpbb to smf question
Post by: kat on April 22, 2013, 09:54:05 AM
They're all the same. :)