PG Offline to vBulletin 3.5.4 Step by Step instructions

[vuser12]

Hi all.

Thank you for this nice forum and your efforts. It is highly appreciated.

I use PG Offline version 2.5.044 and I am on my way to download all the messages from my Yahoo group. http://pgoffline.com/forum/YaBBImages/smiley.gif

Now my question:

Could someone please post here the step by step procedure of converting the PGO database into vBulletin 3.5.4? TIA

[Jerry]

If you start a support ticket and ask for me I can convert that access database to MySQL, then you can restore that and follow the normal import steps :

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116398

[vuser12]

Ok, here is the current situation:

I have done the following:

~ Downloaded the group messages from Yahoo using the Plus version of PGO
~ Converted the mdb file into a mySQL txt file (thanks to Jerry)
~ Created a mySQL database and user on the webserver.

Now, I need to upload the mySQL txt file into the newly created mySQL database on the webserver. How do I do that?

[Steve Machol]

First upload the file in ASCII mode.

Then note that the only reliable method of restoring a database is with shell access via telnet or ssh. Please see the instructions here:

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

[vuser12]

Thanks. I have requested from the host to provide telnet access to the server. Waiting to hear back.

[vuser12]

I have done the following:

~ Downloaded the group messages from Yahoo using the Plus version of PGO
~ Converted the mdb file into a mySQL file (thanks to Jerry)
~ Created a mySQL database and user on the webserver.
~ Restored mysql database file to webserver

Tried to import it into the vbulletin forum with impex, but no success. IMPEX could not retrieve the tables. Any suggestions?

[Jerry]

Most likely your table prefix in your impexconfig, check the table names.