ubb import fails

[Robertus]

Hi,

the import uf the ubb-posts fails. It gives me a

Doing threads threads 0 to 200

Cannot find forum's thread information file. Cannot continue.

I imported the forums and users flawlessly, but I can't get the posts.

Any Ideas?

thanks

[Martin]

are you on the same server as the UBB?

if so, this is really strange.

If not, you didn't copy the "forum##.cgi files along with the rest of the forum files when you put them on your new server.

[doron]

are you importing forum by forum?

[Robertus]

they are on the same server.

I tried both - massimport and forum by forum. both failed.

[Robertus]

new situation:

I found out I misspelled the paths (me == idiot).

OK, now it starts importing the post, but then it stops and gives me:

There seems to have been a slight problem with the database. Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.


and it sends me an email to my tech-adress saying:

mysql error: MySQL server has gone away
mysql error number: 2006
or:
mysql error: Lost connection to MySQL server during query
mysql error number: 2013

OK, so I already tried lowering the Cycle rate. but still it does not work (even as low as cycle rate 30 - after about 100 posts it dies with the same email).

I tried importing single forums - just the same...

please help! Thanks

[Martin]

a little server info would help, such as OS, Webserver, PHP and mySQL versions, CPU, RAM, etc.

also, is this a dedicated box or a virtual host?

[Robertus]

OK, this is all I know:

Solaris FreeBDS (spelling?), Apache, Perl5.6
how do I found out which mysql-version it runs?
php4 but I use the .php3 Version, because my ISP told me that .php would call php2-Routines...

it's a virtual (shared) webserver.

I have no clue about CPU, Ram etc.

[Martin]

it sounds like your host is limiting your connection time to the mySQL server, which I assume is a remote server.

talk to them and find out if this is the case...

[Robertus]

But isn't the Cycle rate a workaround for that?

OK, I'll ask them...