THANKS! That actually sounds like something I can figure out!Dog Cow wrote:Do you know the name of the MySQL 5 database? If so, then open the phpBB 2 config.php file and type it in there.
My config.php file is empty on my PC and on the server.Dog Cow wrote:Do you know the name of the MySQL 5 database? If so, then open the phpBB 2 config.php file and type it in there.
It can't be empty on your server. or your board wouldn't be running.bigheadx wrote:My config.php file is empty on my PC and on the server.Dog Cow wrote:Do you know the name of the MySQL 5 database? If so, then open the phpBB 2 config.php file and type it in there.
ric323 wrote:It can't be empty on your server. or your board wouldn't be running.bigheadx wrote:My config.php file is empty on my PC and on the server.Dog Cow wrote:Do you know the name of the MySQL 5 database? If so, then open the phpBB 2 config.php file and type it in there.
It's actually pointless to convert your phpBB2 board to mysql5 before the conversion, as you have to make a new database for phpBB3 anyway. Just make a mysql5 database for the phpBB3 board, and it will just happen when you import the phpBB2 data at the end of the installation.
No.bigheadx wrote: I was wondering, if I have already established a mySQL5 database containing the data from my old mySQL4 database, and I have successfully installed phpBB3, is it possible to just "point" phpBB3 at the mySQL5 database and not fuss with conversions and the like?"
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THANK YOU, that clears up quite a bit for me. Would you suggest I empty the SQL5 database or just delete it and create a new one? The conversion application populates the SQL5 database automatically?ric323 wrote:No.bigheadx wrote: I was wondering, if I have already established a mySQL5 database containing the data from my old mySQL4 database, and I have successfully installed phpBB3, is it possible to just "point" phpBB3 at the mySQL5 database and not fuss with conversions and the like?"
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phpBB3 stores the data quite differently to phpBB2. You can NOT skip the conversion step.
This reads from the phpBB2 database, and writes to the phpBB3 database, which is why I said it is pointless copying your phpBB2 data into a mySQL5 database first.