converting from IPB2 PF3

[Sarke]

SMF Version: SMF 1.1.1
Yeah, IPB2 PF3 is what I'm using. It was one of the last free ones, a trial as long as I was considering to buy it. I was undecided on it for 30 months now, and I've decided to go with SMF.

A few of questions for you fine folks:

1. I want to set SMF up and finetune it before I make the switch. Can I change the install dir after the installation? I.e. /www/smf/ to /www/forum/

2. I want to import the IPB database on a trial run first, so I want to make sure that it leaves the existing db alone so I can keep running the old forum. Also, how can I make sure that members won't get notifications from the SMF forum while they're still using the IPB forum?

3. I want to use the Topic Description mod, so how can I convert the topic descriptions from my IPB forum?


I appreciate any advice.

[codenaught]

1. I want to set SMF up and finetune it before I make the switch. Can I change the install dir after the installation? I.e. /www/smf/ to /www/forum/

Yes, you can move it or rename it. You just will have to run repair_settings.php (or manually update the path in Settings.php). What is repair_settings.php?

2. I want to import the IPB database on a trial run first, so I want to make sure that it leaves the existing db alone so I can keep running the old forum. Also, how can I make sure that members won't get notifications from the SMF forum while they're still using the IPB forum?

During the conversion the original database is left completely untouched.

3. I want to use the Topic Description mod, so how can I convert the topic descriptions from my IPB forum?

The script would need to be edited to support this.

[Sarke]

Thanks for the reply, but during the week before your reply I figured out the first two answers and wrote a conversion script for the third. 

Thank you for replying though, it's nice to see it wasn't just ignored.

[JayBachatero]

Sarke can you please send me your ipb_to_smf.sql file so that I can test a working converter with the local copy that I have here.