[Phill]

Figured it out. Used BBConverter and it worked. Not sure what was going on.

[Phill]

Hi,

I’ve converted my forums from SMF to phpBB3 and now I’m trying to finalize this process by converting them to BBpress. I the phpbb3 forum on its own database and have entered the information correctly into the BBpress 2.1 built-on converter. Unfortunately each time I try I get this message:

> Conversion Complete
No replies to convert,
No tags to convert,
No topics to convert,
No forum parents to convert,
No forums to convert,
No data to clean,
Starting Conversion

I’ve searched these forums for an answer but I can’t seem to figure it out. I have phpbb 3.0.11 and here are the forums: http://shadowedmare.com/phpbb/

[Stephen Edgar]

bbPress 2.1 includes a conversion tool to import forums/topics/replies/users from some of the popular forum packages eg. bbPress or phpBB

There is an ‘example’ file also included as a ‘reference template’ that if your forum software is using a SQL database then you could easily modify this to be a custom importer by matching the correct database tables/fields etc

The file is called ‘example.php’ and is located in /wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-admin/converters

[mazcar]

I am new to WordPress/BBPress and am coming from PHPBB.

I am creating a bulletin board using the BBPress plug-in for WordPress. I’m not planning on really using WordPress (yet) for my website. It’s just a few static pages, a css file, and, soon, a forum.

My board will be for just fifty people and I would like to create all the accounts myself so that I don’t have to worry about spam posts from bogus accounts.

• In PHPBB, there is a control panel option to disable the ability to create new accounts? I don’t see that option in WP/BBPress. How would I do that?
• I think I read on this forum that I can make my board invisible to non-members, but that is not a control panel option. What’s the prefered way for a newbie to do that?

Also, I read an article on WP security, Top 5 WP Vulnerabilities and How To Fix Them.
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/open-source-security/top-5-wordpress-vulnerabilities-and-how-to-fix-them.html

Vulnerability # 1: SQL Injection & URL Hacking.
Vulnerability # 2: Access to Sensitive Files.
Vulnerability # 3: Default Admin User Account.
Vulnerability # 4: Default Prefix for Database Tables
Vulnerability # 5: Brute-Force Login Attempts

3, 4, and 5 seem pretty obvious to me. However, for help with mitigating the threat of Brute-Force Login Attempts, the author refers to two plug-ins: Limit Login Attempts and Better WP Security. Are these the preferred plug-ins? Although, I really must ask you guys why these two plug-ins aren’t written into the core software in the first place? In fact, shouldn’t the control panel also allow me to limit the creation of new accounts, as well?

I know BBPress, as a plug-in, is new, but WordPress has been around for ten years. Are the features that I list above planned for future releases, or is security not really an issue for the WP community, but rather up to each user?

Before I forget, how do I implement the solutions to the first two vulnerabilities? Do I just copy the code that the author lists into my .htacess file?

I don’t want to sound critical of WP/BBPress, or be the guy who is constantly comparing it to PHPBB. I just want to know the mentality behind it and, really, what I am getting myself into. I had a pretty secure PHPBB board that was easy to set-up and manage, but it was boring and looked like every other PHPBB board out there. I was told that WP/BBPress is customizable (some guy on your board showcases a beautiful board about Stratoliner motorcycles) and more secure than PHPBB. I hope to explore these features without becoming a full-time board developer nor becoming a php guru.

Thanks. I really appreciate this forum. I have been reading all sorts of posts. So if these questions have been answered, please don’t flame me; it’s not for lack of searching.

[Shane Gowland]

As much as I hate shameless self-promotion, this is the “Pimp your press” forum so I’m going to let it all out.

I’ve just launched BeeForums, a free hosted bbPress service. It works just like those free forums services for other scripts (SMF, IPB, PHPBB) except it’s all bbPress & WordPress.

Features include one-click forum installation, a selection of (responsive) themes, spam protection, attachments, signatures, CSS editor and more. Plus we have an awesome site mascot 🙂

[Laurens Offereins]

Wanted to say thanks for the patch. Conversion from phpBB works great now 🙂

[Stephen Edgar]

If you grab the latest v2.1 branch of bbPress from Trac here that fix is included
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/2.1

[Scorpiux]

Any word on this fix going live or can we get the same fix Durelle did? Thanks for your help in advance.

[Tanya]

The import didn’t end up going through as the file size is too big (394mb). I’ve gotten in contact with my host as I’m unsure how to get it to import.

[Stephen Edgar]

Yep, once you are done and have checked that the import worked and are happy with it just delete the phpBB tables.

[Tanya]

I’m guessing I will wait for the import to go through, then go through all the tables and delete all the phpbb ones. Please correct me if I’m wrong!

[Tanya]

@netweb Ah crap, I just started importing it into my database. I will see what I can do…

[Stephen Edgar]

Export the database but don’t import it into your WordPress database you are going to use, import the phpBB database is its own separate database as once the data is imported you will be able to remove/delete that database as it will no longer be needed (just make sure you do keep a backup).

Other than that it looks like you are good to go.

[Tanya]

Thanks @netweb. From what you’ve said, I gather this is what I’m going to do:

1. Export the current forum’s database, then import it into my own.
2. Use the Tools>Forums>Import Forums.
3. Repair the forums Tools>Forums>Repair Forums.

Wish me luck! I will report back to say how I went if this does ever help anyone else in the future.

[Stephen Edgar]

You should export the entire phpBB database using from the current hosting provider and import it into your new hosting provider, remote migrations are not supported. Each of your hosting providers should have some documentation on how to import and export the MySQL database. You will not need to instal phpBB on your site to import the data, you only need the actual database.

This should also help https://codex.bbpress.org/import-forums/

The ‘default’ phpBB MySQL table prefix is “phpbb_”

[Tanya]

I am going to start importing the forum from the current phpbb3 site, which is on a different hosting account, to my site and I have a few questions.

• Do I have to export the database from the current forum and then import it?
• I am on the Tools>Forums>Import Forums page. When it says Database Server, what do I type in here?
• Table prefix – what do I write here?

[q5sys]

Current site:
Wordpress V 3.4.2
bbpress V 2.1.2
Buddypress V 1.6.1

Old site:
Wordpress 1 user
phpbb v 3.10 40 users

I converted my forums over to bbpress. Everything went fine.
All the threads and users where there.
I installed buddypress as well and that works fine.
buddypress automatically synced up with all of the existing users.

I’m building the site up though so the activity on the site is low. However I’ve noticed something. All of the buddypress features work perfectly. However with bbpress no one can post or reply. In fact the only way admin can do anything is to do so through the dashboard. If admin is broswing the forum he cant reply or create a new topic.
The edit box is there, but when you click ‘submit’ it just reloads the page and nothing happens. I’ve tried this with users at all levels.

I wanted to integrate bbpress into buddypress, but the only way I can do that and retain my existing data is to choose group forums with existing install, but that wont work because i dont have a bb-config.php

I have completely disabled buddypress and the problem still exists. Somewhere something in my bbpress configuration must be messed up. any help?

[Stephen Edgar]

bbPress 2.1 includes a conversion tool to import forums/topics/replies/users from some of the popular forum packages eg. bbPress or phpBB

There is an ‘example’ file also included as a ‘reference template’ that if your forum software is using a SQL database then you could easily modify this to be a custom importer by matching the correct database tables/fields etc

The file is called ‘example.php’ and is located in /wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-admin/converters

[jeeni]

I’d love this feature too. Our forum is coming from phpBB and the unread posts is dearly missed. Where can I donate to support this plugin/update? Where is the download of the plugin in progress? I’d be happy to donate and test if it’s of any help.

[Buovjaga]

Watch out for the lack of this: Strip phpBB bbcode, bbcode_uid and magic urls during import

[tiberiusCA]

yes, in last version have a tool fot that

• This reply was modified 12 years ago by tiberiusCA.

[Dark Aqua]

Is there a way to import users, posts and PM’s from phpBB 3 into bbpress?

[pablolobo]

I am looking to migrate our phpbb installation to bbpress. However after looking at the activity this will be beyond our current staff’s capabilities. Are there any recommended groups that provide a migrating service?

Website is http://thefwoosh.com, forum is here http://thefwoosh.com/forum

• This topic was modified 12 years ago by pablolobo.

[Stephen Edgar]

bbPress 2.1x includes the import tool now to import from bbPress Standalone, phpBB, vBulletin & Invision.

To get started importing forums have a look at this

https://codex.bbpress.org/import-forums/

[digitalXCESS]

Can I just ask is bbPress compatible with WordPress 3.4.1 and Buddypress Version 1.6.1?

I’m having a nightmare installing bbpress, i’ve setup many forums before using software such as phpbb and even with all the file editing, database changes etc – it was never this difficult 🙁

I’ve followed the guides with various levels of success, sometimes I get ‘unauthorised to view this page’ sometimes I get no link to the forum page – sometimes I get a page with no forum topics.

So, just wondered if I’m wasting my time? lol