UBB migration problem

[basa]

Ok, I set up vbulletin, all is well - so I went to migrate ubb over, i downloaded the scripts, got a hot cup of coffee.... and I got a 404 error - page not found. What could this be due to? I put the scripts in a new folder called "imports" as per the directions and I see them when I go to the control panel. But no dice when I try to import. Any help would be apreciated. Thanks,

Seba

[Freddie Bingham]

"importers"

[basa]

I'm sorry, yes, I had named it "importers". I made a mistake here in the posting. So, to be clear, I have named it "importers" and I am still flatlined at 404.

Seba

[basa]

Here is the way it looks. The root for the forums is "forum", and under that folder is this structure. Is this where "importers" go?

Seba

[Freddie Bingham]

Do your importer files end with .php3 or .php? I see .php3 in your image so you would need the same extension on your importers.

[basa]

Ah, yes, good call. Ok, so now I do I just rename it, or do I need a new download?

Sorry it's so basic, I am a newby since I have been using ubb for two years.

Seba

[basa]

Ok, I renamed them and re-uploaded them, and now I get just a blank page. Better than before, but not quite there yet.

Seba

[Freddie Bingham]

You need to download the .php3 versions, renaming it won't work. You can also change every occurrence of .php IN the file to .php3

[basa]

Great, thanks for the quick reply. Where do I download them from? I can't seem to find them in the member's only section, there is only one download area for scripts and it does not contain any options.

Seba

[basa]

Ok Freddie, I modified the file by changing all the PHP to PHP3 and I got the following error,

Parse error: parse error in /usr48/home/basa/public_html/forum/importers/bbimport_ubb6.php3 on line 3


At least it talked back to me, slowly but surely making some progress.

Seba

[George L]

see which version of PHP you are using

create 2 files and name them

phpinfo.php3 and phpinfo.php

place in both of them this code

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

upload both to your web site and post the urls to both of them in this post

[basa]

Pretty cool, I checked it out, it's at,

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/phpinfo.php

and

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/phpinfo.php3

It's version 4.06

[George L]

Originally posted by basa
Pretty cool, I checked it out, it's at,

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/phpinfo.php

and

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/phpinfo.php3

It's version 4.06

ah that makes it very easy

just down and use th .php version of vB

[basa]

Thank you Eva, I was afraid of that. Already started it.

Seba

[George L]

Originally posted by basa
Thank you Eva, I was afraid of that. Already started it.

Seba

using .php is alot easier to maintain and upgrade in future so it's best