• Registered: 2006-08-30
  • Posts: 4

Topic: EZBoard migration

Hi,

I have done alot of searching on the web and found almost nothing so I know it seems very difficult, but here goes:

Anyone got a clue as to how to export all the posts from EZboard and Import them in punBB?

We are a small private board using EZboard with about 12000 posts and I was looking at a way to move to punBB without losing the posts. 

Thanks,
Kin

  • From: U.S.A.
  • Registered: 2005-08-26
  • Posts: 1,607

Re: EZBoard migration

The convertor doesn't seem to support EZBoards, but I suppose you could kinda "double convert", i.e. covert from EZBoard to PhpBB, then from PhpBB to PunBB. Just be sure to keep a backup copy of the original EZBoards forum in case the conversion doesn't go as planned.

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  • Registered: 2006-08-30
  • Posts: 4

Re: EZBoard migration

That's what I'm trying right now.  Ez to phpBB to punBB.  So far EZ to phpBB seems to be working fine(about 20% done)  Will come back to post the final result. 

Thanks.
Kin

  • Registered: 2006-08-30
  • Posts: 4

Re: EZBoard migration

Hmm, the convertion from EZBoard to phpBB went fine, all the posts where correct, but phpBB to Punbb produced a strange result.

The problem is that while phpBB seem to know what to do with < br > codes and <!--EZCODE type of code, but punBB has no idea what to do with them so the formating of the posts are all screwed up.

Any ideas how to fix that?

  • Smartys
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Re: EZBoard migration

There's <br>s in the actual posts? o.O

  • Registered: 2006-08-30
  • Posts: 4

Re: EZBoard migration

No, it was in the html code of the posts.  Guess I'll do a striping of html and ezcode and see what it does.