Are you using bbPress 2.5.10 or 2.6 alpha from https://bbpress.org/download?
If you’re not using 2.6 alpha that “could” be the issue, it’s updated for the latest phpBB 3.1.x branches, the 2.5.x only supports phpBB 3.0.x branches
(Plus 2.6 alpha has lots of extra improvements)
Yes, I definitely selected phpBB, and am using the most recent release.
On the importer screen there is an option to select what forum you are importing from, I presume you selected phpBB from that dropdown?
I imported a sql backup of my database to my local system and phpMyAdmin shows this with 6 forums with prefix “phpbb_”
Database Server localhost
Database Name iabi1038_phpb1
Database User <myuser>
Table Prefix phpbb_
This chugs along, with no obvious errors, (but no real report of what it did) – although the “No forums to convert” error no longer appears.
Unfortunately I cannot seem to find the Forum in my WordPress installation.
It looks like you have not imported the phpBB database into the same MySQL instance WordPress is using.
You cannot use a “remote” database to import from.
I have setup WordPress on a computer (Raspberry Pi3 running Ubuntu MATE 16.04) and it is working.
I installed bbPress and am trying to import my phpBB Forum http://binnie.id.au/BulletinBoard/index.php
It is unclear exactly what I need to enter in the “Import Forums” dialog.
I have tried many different options. I am assuming that this is asking for MySQL details.
My CPanel reports
Server: Localhost via UNIX socket
Server type: MySQL
Server version: 5.5.48-cll – MySQL Community Server (GPL)
Protocol version: 10
User: iabi1038@localhost
Server charset: UTF-8 Unicode (utf8)
MySQL® Databases shows
Database Size Privileged Users
iabi1038_phpb1 2.32 MB iabi1038_phpb1
I have tried
Database Server binnie.id.au
Database Name iabi1038_phpb1
Database User iabi1038_phpb1
Table Prefix phpbb_
This chugs along, with no obvious errors, except it seems to find nothing.
No reply_to parents to convert
No replies to convert
No tags to convert
No super stickies to stick
No stickies to stick
No topics to convert
No forum parents to convert
No forums to convert
No passwords to clear
No users to convert
Starting Conversion
If you’re using any phpBB mods this might cause issues.
You also need to make sure you use bbPress 2.6 alpha, which includes all the changes required , you cannot simply copy the changed phpBB.php file to a different bbPress version.
To use the most up to date phpBB importer use bbPress 2.6-alpha as I pointed out, if you have to use the old phpBB version use bbPress 2.5.10.
But as I’ve said, there are huge improvements to the phpBB importer in 2.6-alpha so updating phpBB to the latest version is my recommendation.
I have it working now, and there is still a big problem a can’t solved.
When i convert a big phpbb forum to bbpress the relation between post and author get lost.
Pleas help me with this big problem
@Robin W Clear and loud.
Regarding you point #2 I respect your opinion even if as a user I have a completely different POV 🙂
I strongly believe in a tool like a forum and I’ve been migrating my contents (some of them 15 years old) through several products because “content is the value”.
In my experience (I’m not a php software developer but I’m a content creator) plugins has been a PITA since my first phpBB forum and the main culprit to CMS maintenance and upgrade.
While I’m sure that WordPress will not disappear in few years I cannot swear for sure on each plugin. What will happen when a plugin I used throughout all my site will not be upgraded because the developer went on Mars? I became very careful to choose my plugin since it happens several times in my life.
Of course I do not pretend that wp or bbpress should have everything in their core but imho it’s really strange that to have the most basic features for a modern forum I need to install several plugins. (my old thread: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/some-question-before-migration/#post-173383)
The most perused sentence about bbpress is “bbPress is forum software with a twist from the creators of WordPress”. It communicate me an assurance on the quality and stability of the product. In other words: we are here to stay. On the other hand, being so plugin dependent you communicate to me exactly the contrary and I’m scared.
End of the rant/Looking forward to see 2.6
Hi,
I’m trying to import my phpbb 3.1.6 forum to bbpress wp 4.6. Nothing is happening on my import. Please find below my setting and the message I got from Import option.
Database Server – localhost
Database Port- 3306
Database Name – tamilpot_DB (My phpbb DB name)
Database User – tamilpot_DB (My phpbb DB Username)
Database Password – xxxxx (My phpbb DB User Password)
Table Prefix – phpbb_ (This how my prefix in phpbb database).
Rows Limit – 100
Delay Time – 1
Convert Users – Checked
Start Over – Checked
Purge Previous Import – Checked
In response, I got as,
Repair any missing information: Continue
Conversion Complete
No reply_to parents to convert
No replies to convert
No tags to convert
No super stickies to stick
No stickies to stick
No topics to convert
No forum parents to convert
No forums to convert
No passwords to clear
No users to convert
No data to cleanStarting Conversion
Can you please help me to import my forum to bbpress?
Is there somebody with the same versions (phpbb to 3.1.9 and use BBpress 2.6 alpha) with a working import from a pbpbb database?
If yes, can you send me your the phpbb.php file please
i’ve update phpbb to 3.1.9 and use BBpress 2.6 alpha
I’ve downloaded te latest version of the phpbb.php importfilefrom:
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/includes/admin/converters/phpBB.php?rev=5795
When i run the converting i get this error:
Repair any missing information: Continue
WordPress databasefout: [Unknown column ‘forums.forum_topics_real’ in ‘field list’]
SELECT convert(forums.forum_id USING “utf8mb4”) AS forum_id,convert(forums.parent_id USING “utf8mb4”) AS parent_id,convert(forums.forum_topics_approved USING “utf8mb4”) AS forum_topics_approved,convert(forums.forum_posts_approved USING “utf8mb4”) AS forum_posts_approved,convert(forums.forum_topics_real USING “utf8mb4”) AS forum_topics_real,convert(forums.forum_posts USING “utf8mb4”) AS forum_posts,convert(forums.forum_name USING “utf8mb4”) AS forum_name,convert(forums.forum_desc USING “utf8mb4”) AS forum_desc,convert(forums.left_id USING “utf8mb4”) AS left_id,convert(forums.forum_type USING “utf8mb4”) AS forum_type,convert(forums.forum_status USING “utf8mb4”) AS forum_status FROM phpbb_forums AS forums LIMIT 0, 100
Geen forums te converteren
Verwijder standaard wachtwoorden van WordPress gebruikers (500 – 599)
Verwijder standaard wachtwoorden van WordPress gebruikers (400 – 499)
Verwijder standaard wachtwoorden van WordPress gebruikers (300 – 399)
Verwijder standaard wachtwoorden van WordPress gebruikers (200 – 299)
Verwijder standaard wachtwoorden van WordPress gebruikers (100 – 199)
Verwijder standaard wachtwoorden van WordPress gebruikers (0 – 99)
Gebruikers aan het converteren (500 – 599)
Gebruikers aan het converteren (400 – 499)
Gebruikers aan het converteren (300 – 399)
Gebruikers aan het converteren (200 – 299)
Gebruikers aan het converteren (100 – 199)
Gebruikers aan het converteren (0 – 99)
Geen gegevens om op te schonen
Conversie starten
i have do the pbpbb update to the newest version 3.1.9.
And there is still a problem.
When i run the import, the import is not starting.
Only the loadingcircle is visable
What do i wrong or is there a bug in the phpbb convertingfile?
I think your looking for an unread posts plugin. There are quite a few you can use for bbPress.
bbPress Pencil Unread
bbPress Mark as Read
bbPress New Topics
bbPress unread Posts v2
bbPress go to first unread post
I personally like bbPress Pencil Unread, because with a few lines of custom css I can either have the new label or a custom image before the forum/topic title like in the other plugins. And because it has a template tag to include a mark all as read button somewhere. Other users like mark as read as it is close to vBull functionality and the go to first unread post plugin as its close to phpbb functionality. You probably would just need to use Unread Posts v2.
i’ve do the import completly but also this version lost relation between post and user.
So i think there is no other option and i must upgrade my phpbb to 3.1
The last version of the import has problems and lost the relation between post and owner.
That’s because the current version only supports phpBB 3.1.x as I stated above.
As you don’t need to worry about any custom modules as bbPress doesn’t support these anyway I still think you are best of upgrading your phpBB database schema to 3.1.x, but here is a 3.0.x alternative for you to try, though no guarantees and I won’t be making any 3.0.x changes etc.
This here is the 3.1.x version: https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/includes/admin/converters/phpBB.php?rev=5795
This here is the 3.0.x version:
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/includes/admin/converters/phpBB.php?rev=5770
You’ll still need to use bbPress 2.6 alpha with that 3.0.x version.
@aeneas1 I’ve split this into it’s own topic, things can be hard to track otherwise.
Did you do the import with bbPress 2.5.x or 2.6 alpha?
The 2.6 alpha now supports importing from phpBB 3.1.x which fixes quite a few issues with phpBB users, you can get it from https://bbpress.org/download
I understand that there is no support for older versions phpbb 3.0.x and that this feature only have to work with the latest versions. But iám not happy with that.
I have a huge (+1000K posts) phpbb 3.0.x forum with a lot of extra custom contributions and will stop with phpbb becausse phpbb is not populair anymore. support is bad and there is no evolution.
To update a huge forum to phpbb3.1 it is a lot of strugling and not easy to do.
Now i’ve to do it, and hope there are not data lost.
Is there a old plugin available to import pbp3.0.x with is working fine with huge database?
The last version of the import has problems and lost the relation between post and owner.
bbPress 2.6 has dropped support for importing from phpBB 3.0.x, you need to upgrade your phpBB database to 3.1.x before importing into bbPress 2.6
Same problem here with exact same error
Unknown column ‘profile_fields_data.pf_phpbb_website’ in ‘field list’
Hello,
Bbpress is a very nice forumscript, but it can’t handle big forums.
We have imported an big phpbb forum in bbpress with this statics (+1000K posts, +70k topics, +50k users)
BBpress need almost 30 second to place a new topic or post.
This problem is NOT a serverproblem.
It is sure that BBPRESS can’t handle a big database.
When i reset my forum (remove all posts and topic) Then creating a post/topic it take 1 second.
I’ve search the internet and BBpress has this problem al several years.
There as topics from 2004 with this problem.
Developers Please think about this problem.
thanks for the plugin info, installed it and it looks interesting… however the breadcrumb section doesn’t do what i want…. i want the main forum page, the page you land on when you click the forum link in the navbar, to read “index” not “forums”, the plugin will change the breadcrumb to “index” but not main forum page title…this seems like such an easy task, for example in phpbb it’s a snap… i googled it and came up with folks asking about the same thing here over 4 years ago, and they solved it having to manually edit php files… 4 years later and no easy dashboard option for this?
btw is bbpress still an active/popular plugin? it seems that you’re the only one around trying to field questions… and i appreciate it…
thanks robin… yes i would really like to sort this thing out, to have my phpbb usernames associated with their posts, the posts that were imported using bbpress, instead of “anonymous” showing as the poster for every single post… in fact i can’t find any evidence that usernames were transferred at all, pretty disappointing…
I am trying to import a massive phpBB3 forum to bbPress.
When I say massive I mean 89k+ users, 72k+ topics and 1M+ posts.
I’ve followed the instructions in the troubleshooting section, but nothing really seems to work.
I fill out the form in the Tools section, and start it, and the “Starting Conversion” spinner begins, but nothing ever happens.
Can someone help?
thank you all for the helpful responses… when i fist tried to import data i didn’t notice the manual section, just the pre-installed import icons/tools that didn’t include phpbb… anyway i went through the process after installing 2.6 and all went pretty well except that user names didn’t seem to make it, all of the posts show “anonymous” as the poster, would really like to figure out how to restore the actual username… also, avatars didn’t make it over either but that limitation was noted in the tutorial, so i expected it… so how do folks go about restoring user avatars? and. more importantly, how do you get user names to appear instead of anonymous”? the repair feature didn’t solve this…
