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Started by aegersz, September 18, 2015, 10:32:38 AM

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aegersz

it is possible that i may have to merge a huge vBulletin database in with my existing system.

is it relatively easy or is a potential nightmare ?

i was wondering about the forums, the child boards and the members.

it would be nicer to keep it all as an archive - is that possible ?

The configuration of my Linux VPS (SMF 2.0 with 160+ mods & some assorted manual tweaks) can be found here and notes on my mods can be found here (warning: those links will take you to a drug related forum). My (House) music DJ dedication page is here

margarett

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Quote from: aegersz on September 18, 2015, 10:32:38 AM
it is possible that i may have to merge a huge vBulletin database in with my existing system.
Great idea! :)

Quote from: aegersz on September 18, 2015, 10:32:38 AM
is it relatively easy or is a potential nightmare ?
You can't really tell until you try. I'm sorry but it's just how it is. I converted vB forums with click-click-click (and wait :P ) while others took HOURS of work: try, fix the converter, try, fix the converter, ......
Converters are really tricky pieces of software and all it takes is a slight variation of the origin database (comparing to what the converter is expecting) to make it fail.
What is your vB version?

Quote from: aegersz on September 18, 2015, 10:32:38 AM
i was wondering about the forums, the child boards and the members.
The converter usually converts: members, categories, boards, topics/posts, avatars and attachments. But it depends on the converter, really. Permissions are never migrated, there are just too many variations to make it possible.

Quote from: aegersz on September 18, 2015, 10:32:38 AM
it would be nicer to keep it all as an archive - is that possible ?
The converter always cleans any existing content. So you need to do the conversion to an empty database and then maybe you can try to merge both forums together --> http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=513684.0
Se forem conduzir, não bebam. Se forem beber... CHAMEM-ME!!!! :D

QuoteOver 90% of all computer problems can be traced back to the interface between the keyboard and the chair

aegersz

thank you for that reply.

if we manage to acquire a fairly large (7000+ members alone), I would prefer it's own database and keep my current system isolated.

are there any issues running two lots of SMF and even if one is a different version ?

is it just a matter if installing into another subdir ?
The configuration of my Linux VPS (SMF 2.0 with 160+ mods & some assorted manual tweaks) can be found here and notes on my mods can be found here (warning: those links will take you to a drug related forum). My (House) music DJ dedication page is here

margarett

Yup. Different folder and database, done ;)
Se forem conduzir, não bebam. Se forem beber... CHAMEM-ME!!!! :D

QuoteOver 90% of all computer problems can be traced back to the interface between the keyboard and the chair

aegersz

lovely. I think that's it's vB 4 or 5 system.

all this is very tentative but it's comforting that I have the support of you guys, if you're not sick of me yet.

I reckon that SMF is the best software - I did my research and chose it over vB and phpbb !

thanks guys - my membership base is not your regular bunch of guys - they are a difficult crowd but I have built a little ark for them since their original forum has shutdown, with the administrator/owner running off and spending the donations leaving a very fractured community that I'm trying to rebuild.
The configuration of my Linux VPS (SMF 2.0 with 160+ mods & some assorted manual tweaks) can be found here and notes on my mods can be found here (warning: those links will take you to a drug related forum). My (House) music DJ dedication page is here

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