Converting from IPB

[daiver]

Hi,

I have a forum using the latest IPB and I'm thinking about purchasing a vBulletin license to switch to vB.

However, how can I be sure that everything will convert correctly? Is there a way to try before I buy in case it doesn't work?

[Steve Machol]

No sorry, there is no way to try before you buy. However hundreds of customers have swicthed from,IPB to vB with our importer, so this will work.

[daiver]

Ok. Also, I've read something on the forums about IPBs database being smaller that the vBulletin db. Is this true?

[Steve Machol]

Never heard of that. However there are options available to make the vB database much smaller, including using fulltext searching and moving attachments and avatars to the file system.

[daiver]

Alright. You've sold it to me. I'll buy it when I get home. Thanks.

[Quillz]

I converted IPB 2.0.4 -> vB 3.0.9, and the conversion went smoothly. It's really quite easy to do.

[daiver]

I converted IPB 2.0.4 -> vB 3.0.9, and the conversion went smoothly. It's really quite easy to do.

Can you confirm regarding the db size?

[feldon23]

db size only matters if you are on a really terrible web host like 1&1.

Otherwise, the db size is only limited by your total web space. How big is your database now?