phpBB2 -> phpBB3 Upgrade Script Discussion

[poyntesm]

Till,

You are using a CVS release of code. The code is not yet ready for live/production use. When the code is ready you will be able to get it as part of the phpBB package.

Comments like please release a stable version are as useful as requesting an inflatable dart board.

[Till]

I just demonstrated that huge 2.x boards MAYBE need more than some php-web-interface-scripts.

[poyntesm]

I have converted a board with 7,000+ users and 257,000+ posts.

[Acyd Burn]

I converted one with 2M+ posts.

[dhn]

I've tested the convertation script on the web maschine, failed due to a 500 error.

Well, you could have checked the error log for what the error means. Usually that tells you what is wrong, and we can actually try to help you.

[wingnut144]

I'm trying to do the convert, and based on the instructions it says not to overwrite any existing files.

So, I have my current forum in a ../forum/ directory on my site
I put the new files in a ../forum2/ directory

And browsed to http://www.site.com/forum2/install/index.php

What I get is:
No installation found
To perform a conversion you need to have a default installation of phpBB3. Please note that for a conversion the new installation and the old installation need to reside within the same database. You may now want to perform an installation

Did I miss something??????

[_Kilian_]

you need to install a new (empty) phpbb3 board. After that you can run the conversion script to import the data from phpbb2 into the newly installed phpbb3 board

[wingnut144]

Ahhh, I see! Ok, thanks!

you need to install a new (empty) phpbb3 board. After that you can run the conversion script to import the data from phpbb2 into the newly installed phpbb3 board

[wingnut144]

I just noticed that during a conversion I ran through as a test, the new board now has all the bots set as registered users.

I am just wondering if that's going to cause a problem with permissions........

[dackofdoom]

Ges wats new? i have an afro and was like omg its soooo out of style. but i luv it anyways. so do like it?