Hello everyone. I have an SMF forum at inferno-gamers.tk and I'm starting to like Mybb more(Great software guys! Keep it up!) and I know you can do much more to make mybb secure. So, what I want to do is download my SMF forum database and upload it to my mybb forum. So would that work and if so how can this be done? I have downloaded the database but I don't see an option in the AdminCP to upload a database. Thanks in advance.
MyBB 1.4 is no longer supported as a destination for the Merge System.
(2010-12-17, 01:45 AM)Spazmatic Wrote: [ -> ] (2010-12-17, 01:41 AM)Dylan M. Wrote: [ -> ]Please read & follow the instructions I linked to you. You have to upload this to your MyBB 1.6 forum.
(2010-12-17, 01:25 AM)Dylan M. Wrote: [ -> ]Moved to Merge System Support
http://www.mybb.com/downloads/merge-system
http://wiki.mybb.com/index.php/Running_the_Merge_System
Oh ok I thought I had to upload it to my other site. And what do I do if I am running 1.4? I can upgrade if its easy enough.
Ok thanks for the info. I'm upgrading right now. From what I got from the guide all I have to upload is the install but I think I'm wrong.
(2010-12-17, 01:48 AM)Dylan M. Wrote: [ -> ]MyBB 1.4 is no longer supported as a destination for the Merge System.
Ok so I upgraded to 1.6 and I'm at the convert thing. I'm at the part where I put in my mysql info and it won't take it. I've been trying for about an hour now, and I know I'm putting it in correct. What should I do?
Error
There seems to be one or more errors with the database configuration information that you supplied:
•Could not connect to the database server at 'localhost' with the supplied username and password. Are you sure the hostname and user details are correct?
Once the above are corrected, continue with the conversion.
And I have also uploaded a repair_settings.php to my SMF forum to make sure everything was fine, and it all checked out so I have no clue what to do as I'm new to Mybb.
You're not putting in the correct database details, or it would be working. Either your database for SMF is on a non-standard port on localhost, or it isn't on the localhost at all. You can PM me with your SMF Settings.php database section. It will look like this:
########## Database Info ##########
$db_server = 'localhost';
$db_name = 'smf';
$db_user = 'smf';
$db_passwd = 'pwd';
$db_prefix = 'smf_';
$db_persist = 0;
$db_error_send = 1;
But remember, if your smf forum is on a totally different server from your MyBB forums, then you'll need to change the host to point to your smf forum's website. Or you can create a backup of the smf forum db and then upload it to the same db server as the MyBB forums are on. Then you can use your same host as you used for the MyBB forum.
(2010-12-17, 11:48 AM)Dylan M. Wrote: [ -> ]You're not putting in the correct database details, or it would be working. Either your database for SMF is on a non-standard port on localhost, or it isn't on the localhost at all. You can PM me with your SMF Settings.php database section. It will look like this:
########## Database Info ##########
$db_server = 'localhost';
$db_name = 'smf';
$db_user = 'smf';
$db_passwd = 'pwd';
$db_prefix = 'smf_';
$db_persist = 0;
$db_error_send = 1;
But remember, if your smf forum is on a totally different server from your MyBB forums, then you'll need to change the host to point to your smf forum's website. Or you can create a backup of the smf forum db and then upload it to the same db server as the MyBB forums are on. Then you can use your same host as you used for the MyBB forum.
Ok so I downloaded my SMF database and my SMF forum. I just would rather upload my database. I'm so sorry for being dumb at this but would you please guide me through getting it on the same server? I know how to upload it but I don't know where to upload the backup so that it would read it. And sorry for the late reply, thanks.