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Pug_WD
Tue 29th Jul '08, 7:43pm
Hi. I'm asking this on behalf of another forum that I frequent and I'm trying to persuade them to switch to vB.

Problem is, apparently they don't have direct access to the database and don't want to lose their posts.

Is this an issue or is there an easy solution?
Thanks in advance. :)
Steve Machol
Tue 29th Jul '08, 7:45pm
There is no official solution and if they do not have access to the database then I don't see much chance or developing a usable importer for them.
Pug_WD
Tue 29th Jul '08, 7:48pm
Oh bugger. That's a shame.
Okay. Thanks for the swift response. :)
CareyCrew
Wed 30th Jul '08, 3:26am
Get your forum admin to ask Zetaboards if they can have/buy their database as they want to move to their own server.
Pug_WD
Wed 30th Jul '08, 6:52am
That's a good thought, thanks.
Do you know if they've done that for anyone before? I did search but couldn't find anything.
Andy Huang
Wed 30th Jul '08, 1:26pm
They do offer such service; but its quite expensive:
http://docs.zetaboards.com/services/transfer
Pug_WD
Wed 30th Jul '08, 2:03pm
Yikes, yeah, they have ~200,000 posts, I think.

Thanks for the link though, I didn't come across that whilst searching.
feldon23
Thu 31st Jul '08, 2:52pm
A ridiculous price, but most of these hosted forums don't offer this at any price.
Comtech
Thu 31st Jul '08, 4:06pm
A ridiculous price, but most of these hosted forums don't offer this at any price.

I agree. The problem with free forum hosts is that they own your database and at anytime they can yank it, take it for their own property or just delete it all together and all of the posts are distant memories.

I would never and have never hosted a forum on a free service. It is too risky. I started out using PhpBB & then gradually made the move over to vBulletin.
Andy Huang
Thu 31st Jul '08, 8:15pm
Personally, I don't like these services as they hold your data hostage.
If I were ever on one of them, I'd move away from them as soon as I can, so the fees I have to surrender for them to release my data from hostage doesn't raise to a ridiculous unaffordable amount.
Chelf12
Sat 2nd Aug '08, 1:37am
I used to use a free forum site, but I learned better. No real customization, and getting people to sign up...is like Andy Huang without Anime. It's never going to happen.
pootsey
Sat 2nd Aug '08, 9:44am
That is a ridiculous price for something which would take 10 minutes of their time to send you the sql file.