Discus problem...

[badran]

I am trying to import from Discus 4.00.8 PRO to the latest VB.

I have download the latest version of the vb and impexp tool. Installed everything, but I still have one problem, every time I try to import I get the same output

moderator - importmoderatorid OK
usergroup - importusergroupid OK
ranks - importrankid OK
poll - importpollid OK
forum - importforumid OK
forum - importcategoryid OK
user - importuserid OK
style - importstyleid OK
thread - importthreadid OK
post - importthreadid OK
thread - importforumid OK
smilie - importsmilieid OK
pmtext - importpmid OK
avatar - importavatarid OK
customavatar - importcustomavatarid OK
customprofilepic - importcustomprofilepicid OK
post - importpostid OK
attachment - importattachmentid OK
pm - importpmid OK
usernote - importusernoteid OK
phrase - importphraseid OK
subscription - importsubscriptionid OK
subscriptionlog - importsubscriptionlogid OK
/var/www/vhosts/[removed]/httpdocs/discus/messages/board-topics.html - NOT OK
/var/www/vhosts/[removed]/httpdocs/discus_admin_628510743 - NOT OK Failed Check database permissions and connection, or table prefix to ensure its correct

I tried both importers same results... all info correct (db,user, pass, pref) , The importer that uses files, i don't know were to add the link...

[Jerry]

Then its not the correct path, ssh to the server and use pwd to find the correct path, or use a relative path from the impex folder to the discus folder, i.e.


../../discus/messages/


The first is just a path not a path and file.

[badran]

The dialoge does say
Full path and file name of the discus tab messages file

I tried it your way.... and I get....

phrase - importphraseid OK
subscription - importsubscriptionid OK
subscriptionlog - importsubscriptionlogid OK
/var/www/vhosts/[removed]/httpdocs/discus/messages/ - NOT OK
/var/www/vhosts/[removed]/httpdocs/discus_admin_628510743/ - NOT OK Failed Check database permissions and connection, or table prefix to ensure its correct

Did you take a look at my quote?? I do belive this is the full path.... or am I missing something

Thank you.

[Jerry]

Then that isn't the valid path, or PHP doesn't have permissions to read it.

I'm guessing the actual path is diffrent and is masked, try the ssh approach to get the path or a relative one.

[badran]

Problem solved... I moved the impex folder to the same subdomain as the old forum...

[badran]

Now it works but on the "004 Import thread" step it kinda halts I guess... and give off this error


Importing 19 Forumsobject(impexdata)(14) { ["source_table_cache"]=> array(0) { } ["_version"]=> string(5) "0.0.1" ["_customernumber"]=> string(20) "[#]customernumber[#]" ["_values"]=> array(1) { ["thread"]=> array(3) { ["mandatory"]=> array(4) { ["title"]=> string(12) "Thread title" ["forumid"]=> string(10) "!##NULL##!" ["importthreadid"]=> string(2) "-1" ["importforumid"]=> string(2) "-1" } ["dictionary"]=> array(25) { ["title"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["forumid"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["importthreadid"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["importforumid"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["firstpostid"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["lastpost"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["pollid"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["open"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["replycount"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["postusername"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["postuserid"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["lastposter"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["dateline"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["views"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["iconid"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["notes"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["visible"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["sticky"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["votenum"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["votetotal"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["attach"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["similar"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["hiddencount"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["deletedcount"]=> string(12) "return true;" ["threadid"]=> string(12) "return true;" } ["nonmandatory"]=> array(21) { ["firstpostid"]=> string(10) "!##NULL##!" ["lastpost"]=> string(10) "!##NULL##!" ["pollid"]=> string(1) "0" ["open"]=> string(1) "1" ["replycount"]=> string(1) "0" ["postusername"]=> string(10) "!##NULL##!" ["postuserid"]=> string(1) "0" ["lastposter"]=> string(1) "0" ["dateline"]=> string(1) "0" ["views"]=> string(1) "0" ["iconid"]=> string(1) "0" ["notes"]=> string(15) "Imported thread" ["visible"]=> string(1) "1" ["sticky"]=> string(1) "0" ["votenum"]=> string(1) "0" ["votetotal"]=> string(1) "0" ["attach"]=> string(10) "!##NULL##!" ["similar"]=> string(10) "!##NULL##!" ["hiddencount"]=> string(10) "!##NULL##!" ["deletedcount"]=> string(10) "!##NULL##!" ["threadid"]=> string(10) "!##NULL##!" } } } ["_elementtypes"]=> array(2) { [0]=> string(9) "mandatory" [1]=> string(12) "nonmandatory" } ["_datatype"]=> string(6) "thread" ["_failedon"]=> string(0) "" ["_has_default_values"]=> bool(false) ["_default_values"]=> array(0) { } ["_has_custom_types"]=> bool(false) ["_custom_types"]=> array(0) { } ["_password_md5_already"]=> bool(false) ["_auto_email_associate"]=> bool(false) ["_setforgottenpassword"]=> bool(false) }

[Steve Machol]

That is usually an indication that a files was not uploaded correctly. Reupload all the Impex files, making sure you upload in ASCII format and overwrite the ones on the server.

[badran]

Reuploaded... same issue

[Jerry]

Download ImpEx again, and upload and overwrite all the files in :

impex/systems/DiscusWare4Pro_tabfile

[badran]

It works now... thanks you Jerry

[badran]

Btw it is telling me

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted


How mush memory would be enough... to get this running ... thank you..

[Steve Machol]

You can disable the memory limit by editing your includes/config.php file and add this line right under <?php:

ini_set('memory_limit', -1);

[Jerry]

Really depends on the site of the tab file that your importing from and how many threads/posts you are doing per page.

You can lower the per page number to user less memory as well, or just up the PHP as much as you can for the sake of the import then lower it again afterwards.

[badran]

I have given it 1G mem and 30min ... worked :) thanks guys... looking good till now :) Thanks again...

[Jerry]

Make sure you cover this when you are done :

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/impex_cleanup

[badran]

I know... was following the docs while doing this... didn't want to mess things up... anyways this was only a test run... The Actual forum moves are going to be done in a while :)

Thanks guys for the Great tool...

[antiekeradio]

hey, great to see another discus user coming this way. welcome! :)

don't forget to check out the difference in disk usage afterwards; its stunning.

[badran]

I know... well discus is just discusting .... VB was choose because it had one of the only 1/2 descent importing systems around...

[antiekeradio]

for me that was the decisive argument in favour of vBulletin, too.

i can totally recommend the ticket support Jelsoft provides on the impex program. It is true that some issues are to be expected with such a fuzzy source format as a discus board, but just ask and they will be resolved very quickly!
asking a few questions saved me a lot of cleaning up and manual setting afterwards...

[badran]

I know... They have great support.

[Jerry]

Thanks :) Makes starting at tab delimited files worth it !!