Downgrading 2.0 to 1.1 ?

ignaciolibre · May 16, 2011, 05:52:55 PM

Im currently running 2.0 on host (A), host (B) only runs 1.1, I need to move database from A to B is this possible to downgrade seamlessly? Thanks

SlammedDime · May 16, 2011, 06:05:25 PM

Host 'B' only runs 1.1? What? All a host needs is PHP and MySQL... what version of SMF you run will make no difference. (If you're referring to what they have available in their auto installer, ignore it)

KensonPlays · May 18, 2011, 11:40:32 AM

I don't really even think it's possible to downgrade from 2.x to 1.x, is it SD?

Illori · May 18, 2011, 11:45:54 AM

there is no official way other then a backup from when you were running 1.1.1* if you had been to down grade.

Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen · May 18, 2011, 11:48:23 AM

Quote from: Kcmartz on May 18, 2011, 11:40:32 AM
I don't really even think it's possible to downgrade from 2.x to 1.x, is it SD?

It's possible in theory. You would have to convert a 2.0 installation to something like Phpbb, and then from that 3rd party software back to SMF 1.1. So you would have to do 2 conversions of the database. Risky - and you may lose stuff and functionality since you are going backwards in versions...

Suki · May 18, 2011, 11:49:34 AM

Or migrate from 2.0 to and external forum software, then from the external forum software to SMF 1.1.x note that this not only is inefficient but extremely time consuming.

I recall a user making a tool for this, can't find the topic right now, but I'm sure if you do a deep search you will find that tool.

edit, Lex got here first

Illori · May 18, 2011, 11:51:47 AM

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=416981.0 although i dont know if the team as looked into this, or anything about it other then it exists.

KensonPlays · May 18, 2011, 11:58:45 AM

Quote from: Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen on May 18, 2011, 11:48:23 AM
Quote from: Kcmartz on May 18, 2011, 11:40:32 AM
I don't really even think it's possible to downgrade from 2.x to 1.x, is it SD?
It's possible in theory. You would have to convert a 2.0 installation to something like Phpbb, and then from that 3rd party software back to SMF 1.1. So you would have to do 2 conversions of the database. Risky - and you may lose stuff and functionality since you are going backwards in versions...

That's why you shouldn't do it..

Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen · June 13, 2011, 06:06:33 AM

As pretty much all the possible routes to do this have already been covered, and SM does not support downgrading, I'm marking this topic solved.

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Downgrading 2.0 to 1.1 ?