Latest convertor

[Ventic]

Does the final convertor for the 3.3 IPB to SMF latest version has announed or something?

[emanuele]

Hello Ventic,

phantomm reported that the one for IPB 3.2 should work with 3.3 too.
Feel free to try and report any problem.

[Adrek]

There may be error when converter tries to convert attachments (Fatal error: Call to undefined function getAttachmentFilename() in C:\Program Files (x86)\Ampps\www\smfipb\convert.php(1251) : eval()'d code on line 18), but this fix it => http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=477019.msg3339519#msg3339519

Didn't noticed any other errors

[Ventic]

Hello Ventic,

phantomm reported that the one for IPB 3.2 should work with 3.3 too.
Feel free to try and report any problem.

hello and thanks for making this convertor
though it will convert my database to the latest smf version?

[Adrek]

it will convert IPB 3.2 or 3.3 to SMF 2.0 or 2.0.1 or 2.0.2 - depends what version you have installed

[Ventic]

i want to install the latest version of smf

do we got any guide or something how to do the convertion?

[Adrek]

Haven't seen any, but it's simple:
1. Install SMF 2.0.2
2. Download converter (convet.php and *.sql file)
3. Upload converter to root directory of your SMF forum (same catalog where you have SSI.php and Settings.php)
4. Run convert.php in your web browser, enter patchs to IPB and SMF, enter your database password (password mus be the same in IPB and SMF database)
5. Click 'Continue'

If there won't be any errors after a while your forum will be converted

[Ventic]

sounds easy,will do the test at night

thanks

[Adrek]

Of course I have to add - remember to make backups!

[Ventic]

i should upload and my db's sql file?

[Adrek]

You have to upload only 2 files from this post => http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=477019.msg3341342#msg3341342
convert.php and ipb3_to_smf.sql

[Ventic]

and should exist 2 databases right?

the original databse of smf and the database of my ipb forum

[Ventic]

and should exist 2 databases right?

the original databse of smf and the database of my ipb forum

eh?

[emanuele]

That would be ideal (you can also use the same database with different prefixes for the tables, however I'd recommend two different databases).

[Ventic]

i am using two different databases though what is this:

Sorry, the database connection information used in the specified installation of SMF cannot access the installation of Invision Power Board 3.2. This may either mean that the installation doesn't exist, or that the Database account used does not have permissions to access it.

The error that was received from the Database was: SELECT command denied to user 'gamingpa'@'localhost' for table 'members'

[emanuele]

Are you putting the upgrade.php and ipb3_to_smf.sql files into the SMF directory and are you providing the correct path to IPB?
Are you using two different usernames for the two databases?

[Ventic]

yes i uploaded the files in smf directory
also yesi use two different databases with different names

[emanuele]

The user "gamingpa" is the user for SMF or IPB?

[Ventic]

smf

[emanuele]

I see.
You have two options:
1) grant to the "gamingpa" user (at least) the SELECT privilege for the SMF database (your host should allow you to handle this kind of things from the control panel),
2) install SMF in the same database as IPB.
If possible 1 should be ideal because in case of problems with the conversion you can simply wipe out the database and start from scratch, but 2 is good either, just pay attention to use a prefix for the tables (default is smf and should be fine) so that you don't have table names clashes.

[Ventic]

you mean to install ipb database to the same as smf one but in smf's db use prefix ?

[emanuele]

I mean: you now have an IPB database somewhere, install SMF in the same database as IPB (while installing define a prefix for the tables name (this is default during install, so it should not be necessary to change anything) and then do the conversion.

[Ventic]

hmm ok wait for my reply then if worked or not

[Ventic]

something else for my new db i should export the smf_ tables right?

[emanuele]

I'm not sure what do you mean, I have two interpretation, but will bet on the second one.

If you want to move the just converted SMF forum to a different database, yes you can export the SMF tables and re-import them to the other database.

If I misunderstood you let me know!

[Ventic]

no you didnt..

thanks,i will do the convertion tomorrow so stay tunned

[BRAM2002]

Haven't seen any, but it's simple:
1. Install SMF 2.0.2
2. Download converter (convet.php and *.sql file)
3. Upload converter to root directory of your SMF forum (same catalog where you have SSI.php and Settings.php)
4. Run convert.php in your web browser, enter patchs to IPB and SMF, enter your database password (password mus be the same in IPB and SMF database)
5. Click 'Continue'

If there won't be any errors after a while your forum will be converted

Unfortunatley i stuck on point 3.....

[emanuele]

You mean you are not able to upload the file?