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SMF Support => Converting to SMF => IPB => Topic started by: gsveagle on September 13, 2014, 05:11:58 AM

Title: IPB 2.1.7 to SMF 2.0
Post by: gsveagle on September 13, 2014, 05:11:58 AM
Hi guys

I'm trying to convert my IPB board to SMF.

I curremtly have it running on a free webhost so that I can play with it before tackling the real database.

When I start the conversion it straight away gives me an error when trying to convert members

Wrong value type sent to the database. Date expected. (birthdate)

I looked through the sticky and tried using the invision21_to_smf.sql that is in that thread and it gave me several lines of this

Notice: Undefined index: member_name in /home/u390592818/public_html/smf/convert.php on line 1260

Notice: Undefined index: real_name in /home/u390592818/public_html/smf/convert.php on line 1261
Wrong value type sent to the database. Date expected. (birthdate)

Can any one help?



Title: Re: IPB 2.1.7 to SMF 2.0
Post by: gsveagle on September 13, 2014, 06:29:05 AM
UPDATE

I went through the sticky again and realised I wasnt using the convert.php from the thread so I upload that.

Now it gives me this error

Converting members... Unsuccessful!

Caused the error:

    Unknown column 'memberName' in 'field list'
Title: Re: IPB 2.1.7 to SMF 2.0
Post by: margarett on September 13, 2014, 09:10:45 AM
You should try with the converter from our downloads page. That's the proper one for SMF 2.0
http://download.simplemachines.org/?converters;software=invision
Title: Re: IPB 2.1.7 to SMF 2.0
Post by: gsveagle on September 13, 2014, 09:20:51 AM
I tried that first which gave me the first error in my first post

I then tried the sql from the sticky which gave me the second error in my  first post

I then tried the convert.php from the sticky which gave me the  error in my 2nd post
Title: Re: IPB 2.1.7 to SMF 2.0
Post by: margarett on September 13, 2014, 03:56:39 PM
You shouldn't use the converter from the sticky (neither convert.php or the .sql file) as they are meant for SMF 1.1.x.
/me should really go ahead with the the reorganization of this board...

Anyway, I have 0 experience with IPB so I need to take a look at the converter and this board for similar issues...
Title: Re: IPB 2.1.7 to SMF 2.0
Post by: gsveagle on September 14, 2014, 04:44:44 AM
So should I install SMF 1.1.x and convert to that and then upgrade from 1.1 to the latest

Will that be a better route to take?
Title: Re: IPB 2.1.7 to SMF 2.0
Post by: margarett on September 14, 2014, 05:31:00 AM
That can be a possibility, but not one that we want to recommend you to take. 1.1.x is near EOL and in some setups (PHP5.5+) it doesn't even run anymore...

I would like to debug and fix whatever is wrong with the converter...