Directory Issue

[PhoenixLament]

I'm interested in converting a forum i have from phpbb to smf. Though i am wondering, i only have one mysql database, and am unable to make a new directory for the smf board. How can i convert the forum using the original directory that phpbb relies on to smf?

[PhoenixLament]

well its been a day or three since my initial request for support, so i think it is legal to bump this now >.>

[fshagan]

I'm interested in converting a forum i have from phpbb to smf. Though i am wondering, i only have one mysql database, and am unable to make a new directory for the smf board. How can i convert the forum using the original directory that phpbb relies on to smf?

You can install SMF into the same database as your phpBB (I just did), but I'm not so sure about the directory issue.  The folders are different, but in the forum's "root" directory, you may have a conflict because both have an "index.php" file (and the converter evidently calls it during the conversion, so if you overwrite the phpBB version with the SMF version, you'll be out of luck.

A possibility is to install SMF in a folder of the phpBB forum root, do the conversion, and then rename the phpBB "index.php" file to "phpBB_index.php" and write a new "index.php" to go in the "root" with a redirect to the SMF folder.  Or move the SMF install up into the root, but I'm not sure how hard that is to do.

[PhoenixLament]

Ok if i were to install smf into a new directory and db, and convert the phpbb directory and database, is there a utility available to change the smf folder, links and database to reflect the phpbb directory?

like for example change yoururl.com/smf back to yoururl.com/phpbb but have smf files and db in the phpbb's place?

[PhoenixLament]

can anyone please reply? i need an answer so i can begin conversions to smf.

[PhoenixLament]

>.>

can't anyone help?

[margarett]

repair_settings.php

http://www.simplemachines.org/download/?tools

[SleePy]

Is this issue solved or do you still require assistance?

It is just recommended to have different directories and database while converting to prevent lose of forum usability.
You can still of course use the same database and directory as long as config.php or such still exists.

[PhoenixLament]

yeah i actually just converted everything 2 nights back. thanks for the help.