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Is there a working migration script that works with PHP 8.x and phpBB 3.3.x?

Started by UT99Shade, December 15, 2023, 09:42:38 AM

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UT99Shade

Hello :)

I just read about the SMF 3.0 announcement.

Is there working migration script that works with PHP 8.x and can convert a phpBB 3.3.x to SMF 2.1.x ?
Or will there be a working migration for SMF 3.0?

I am operating a phpBB forum with 134k posts,10k topics and 7,5k members and I feel like this might be a good opportunity to switch over, as the phpBB3 development seems to have slowed down over the years.


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Shade

vbgamer45

You have to convert to SMF 2.0.x then upgrade the forum currently.
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UT99Shade

Quote from: vbgamer45 on December 15, 2023, 09:47:23 AMYou have to convert to SMF 2.0.x then upgrade the forum currently.

I could only find a converter  from phpBB 3.2 to SMF 2.0.19.
phpBB 3.2 was from 2017 to 2020. Does the converter even support PHP 8 at this point?
If there is no updated converter, I fear I have to pass for now, as I am running phpBB 3.3.11 on PHP 8.2.
Lets hope SMF 3.0 gets some updated converters.


vbgamer45

I believe the convertors should support PHP8 if it throws an error let us know.
I think the phpbb3.2 convertor should support 3.3 I don't think there were major changes in terms of database structure from 3.2 to 3.3
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UT99Shade

Thank you for the information.
I have to think about it. If I try in a test environment or just wait for SMF 3.0 and an updated conveter.

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