<![CDATA[PunBB Forums - Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> 2008-06-14T04:58:31Z PunBB http://punbb.informer.com/forums/topic/4927/unified-converter-invpb-minibb-phpbb-vbulletin-yabbse/ <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> Chacmool wrote:

I'm now done with my latest converter-tool: all converters under one roof!

I've now also added YabbSE v1.5.5 to the list of converters. If someone want's to convert a forum, please try out this beta instead of using the converters from the download page. I've also fixed a bug where some people couldn't use the converter as they had special characters in the database-name.

Screenshot: here.

If you use it, please tell me what you think.

Edit: Beta-url removed. Download from punbb.org instead.

picture does not come from the link right now...

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/11456/ 2008-06-14T04:58:31Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/115438/#p115438 <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> none of the download link is working for me... i am unable to download.. sad

http://www.etek.chalmers.se/~e0mool/pun … 1-beta.zip

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/1357/ 2008-06-01T11:21:11Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/115252/#p115252 <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> Xenomorph wrote:

I'd like to convert from SMF/Simple Machines 1.1.4 to PunBB.
The old converter only mentions SMF 1.0.5. During the conversion, what is lost, just the user passwords?
Is there a way to send a mass email to users with PunBB to tell them to log in and change their passwords?

As long as your forum have "valid email" rules from your old forum (SMF).
Its easy. Give the "big" announcement at your forum.

Just modified the "login.php", change some information or add more link explanation that will redirect
to Loss Password 

http://your-forum.com/login.php?action=forget

Your Member or User forum will follow the process.
And then, the important thing is "modifying" some parts like:
1. /lang/English/login.php
2. .................../mail_templates/activate_password.tpl
3. etc..

That what I did (a year ago) to convert thousands of my member forum from SMF into PunBB smile

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/9803/ 2008-05-09T13:47:28Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/114644/#p114644 <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> I have no idea what the differences are schema-wise between SMF 1.1. and SMF 1.0. Ideally, they're similar and everything will convert fine except for the passwords (because of differing auth schemes).

There's a mass email plugin as well.

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/1209/ 2008-05-08T21:28:07Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/114607/#p114607 <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> I'd like to convert from SMF/Simple Machines 1.1.4 to PunBB.

The old converter only mentions SMF 1.0.5. During the conversion, what is lost, just the user passwords?

Is there a way to send a mass email to users with PunBB to tell them to log in and change their passwords?

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/5045/ 2008-05-08T20:08:18Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/114596/#p114596 <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> In the meantime, if you really want to use PunBB, you can find a converter that converts from ikonboard to a forum software that the converter currently supports and then do it as a multi-step process.

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/1209/ 2008-04-05T21:37:32Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/112904/#p112904 <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> Smartys wrote:

For 1.3, the converter will be redone and (hopefully) will support converting from even more forums.

Excellent--THANKS!

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/12908/ 2008-04-05T21:36:10Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/112903/#p112903 <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> For 1.3, the converter will be redone and (hopefully) will support converting from even more forums.

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/1209/ 2008-04-05T21:33:42Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/112901/#p112901 <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> Are there any plans to convert ikonboard (3.12b) to PunBB?  I'm using flat-file database (it's a low-use but important forum for a church).  Thanks!

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/12908/ 2008-04-05T21:29:33Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/112900/#p112900 <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> You could do the same thing the other way, with PunBB. However, both ways I assume it's a lot of work and involves manual coding. With 1.3, we should have a set of extensions that come with the converter that allow for different password schemes to be converted.

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/1209/ 2008-03-30T12:38:48Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/112516/#p112516 <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> Just a quick note: you don't have to loose all of your SMF passwords. Simply, check which hash (it's not encryption) PunBB uses (probably MD5), then add an extra field in SMF user database and edit its login script - whenever a user successfully logs in, save a new hash of his password together with his account name (you can save to a flat file, too). Let this run for two weeks (don't forget to clean sessions in SMF) and you will be able to transfer most user accounts.

I use this system with phpBB to sync it against ftp users database (different hash).

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/12860/ 2008-03-30T12:21:17Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/112510/#p112510 <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> Hmm i am looking for one SMF to PunBB converter wink

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/12521/ 2008-02-09T13:43:04Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/109235/#p109235 <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> Passwords are not either.. But that's very common among most script converters.

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/1229/ 2008-01-02T00:37:35Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/106188/#p106188 <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> msibm: It's still worth trying. Depending upon how much the schema has changed, the converter might work or it might need a couple tweaks.
And no, attachments are not converted.

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/1209/ 2008-01-01T18:57:32Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/106167/#p106167 <![CDATA[Re: Unified converter! (InvPB, miniBB, PhpBB, vBulletin & YabbSE)]]> Can it convert the attachments of vBulletin?
Thanks!

]]> http://punbb.informer.com/forums/user/8863/ 2008-01-01T18:56:10Z http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/106166/#p106166