• Registered: 2004-06-05
  • Posts: 27

Topic: Punbb++ to Punbb 1.2

Well, I really enjoy enjoy your Punbb forum it works great! But see when I installed a version of PunBB (PunBB++) I did not know it was not an official version of PunBB. So I was wondering if it would be possible to delete me Punn++ forums and in their place install PunBB and use the same database. Would this be possible? I really apppreciate your help -- Thanks!

And a link to my PunBB(++) forums:
http://www.hmetern.ho8.com/RPG/Forums/

  • From: Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Registered: 2002-07-03
  • Posts: 946

Re: Punbb++ to Punbb 1.2

I'm not sure which mods are included in PunBB++, but I don't think it should be any problems. Though, If you've used for example Polls in the forum, they will not be visible in the new forum.

You can try this maybe:
1. Unpack a clean install of PunBB to a new directory (do not install it!)
2. Copy the config.php from the punbb++-installation
3. Check the new forum if it's okay.

This way the two forums use the same database (it'll not work perfectly as the basedir is different in the two forums). I don't know what happens if you try to run install.php in the "new" forum, so be careful there. A good solution is to backup the forum before playing around to much.

  • Registered: 2004-06-05
  • Posts: 27

Re: Punbb++ to Punbb 1.2

Thanks! smile