Unable to find settings

[themidge]

Hello,

When using the converter for Invision 2.1.x, I receive the following error message:

Unable to find the settings for Invision Power Board 2.1. Please double check the path and try again.

This is because I no longer have the files for Invision due to a joint admin project that went wrong. I still have the database completely intact, is there still hope for recovering my forum?

Thanks

[themidge]

Solved using this solution:

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DB only conversion is possible, but you must emulate the conf_global.php file from IPB.
Create a file named conf_global:

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<?php
$INFO[sql_database] = 'name_of_your_database';
$INFO[sql_tbl_prefix] = 'ibp_table_prefix';
?>replace name_of_your_database with the database name and ipb_table_prefix with the prefix from all tables ( I think it's ipb_ or similar).
the upload this file to a directory and specify this directory in convert.php

Thanks

[88pathoffroad]

I tried this and got:

Notice: Use of undefined constant sql_database - assumed 'sql_database' in /home/damaged/public_html/nporabeta/conf_global.php on line 2

Notice: Use of undefined constant sql_tbl_prefix - assumed 'sql_tbl_prefix' in /home/damaged/public_html/nporabeta/conf_global.php on line 3

Sorry, the database connection information used in the specified installation of SMF cannot access the installation of Invision Power Board 2.2. This may either mean that the installation doesn't exist, or that the MySQL account used does not have permissions to access it.

The error MySQL gave was: SELECT command denied to user 'damaged'@'localhost' for table 'ibf_members'

Any ideas? I've basically taken the IPB 2.2 DB from one domain and uploaded it to another domain/host for conversion. I have a working copy of SMF running on the destination server. I can't simply import the DB because the DB is 280 MB and the phpMyAdmin panel won't go over 50 MB. AUGH!!