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Merge two phpbb3 forums

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In this Post I want to describe how to merge two PHPBB3 forums (or at least these parts: posts, forums, topics, users and PMs)

I couldn't find any functional tools or manuals, so I tried to find a way myself and hopefully found one which is quite independent of the phpbb3 version.

What I did till now is successfully merging 1 phpbb2, 1 phpbb2 orion and 2 phpbb3.06 forums, so I think it works :)

btw: my english is not the best (my german is much better ;)). I only tried this with XAMPP on Windows, don't ask me questions about linux ...

What do you need:
1) a phpbb3 environment at home
- latest phpbb3 board software
- phpmyadmin
- mysqldumper
- two databases (1 with the target forum and 1 with the content you want to merge into the target (I will call it 'source'))
- provider with forum and mysqldumper and ftp access and so on (should be normal stuff)

The whole merge process takes place at home. The resulting db is restored at your provider afterwards.

What to do:

1) backup target database (always a good idea) with mysqldumper, the 'source' database will not be changed
2) upgrade - if neccessary - the 'source' database to the same version as the target db (3.06). I won't describe how this works, because you will find the information elsewhere.
3) backup from 'source' db only the following tables uncompressed (either all 4 at once or separately):
phpbb_forums, phpbb_posts, phpbb_users, phpbb_topics, phpbb_privmsgs and phpbb_privmsgs_to (if the prefix is different adapt it to yours)
4) open the backup file and replace:
phpbb_users with phpbb_users_2
phpbb_topics with phpbb_topics_2
phpbb_forums with phpbb_forums_2
phpbb_posts with phpbb_posts_2
phpbb_privmsgs with phpbb_privmsgs_2
phpbb_privmsgs_to with phpbb_privmsgs_to_2


Why this ? I want to have in the target db the original tables and the tables with the additional content with the suffix _2. There may be many other ways to do this, I wrote down mine.

5) restore these tables (..._2) into the target db

Now the preparation is finished and the merging process can start.

Users:

Open phpmyadmin select the target db and run the following sql statement

alter table phpbb_users_2 add user_id_old mediumint(8)

This statement adds a column to the phpbb_users_2 table which serves as a marker for duplicate users.

If you want to see all users which are in both forums with the same name, type this:

SELECT phpbb_users.user_id, phpbb_users_2.user_id, phpbb_users_2 . * FROM phpbb_users_2 INNER JOIN phpbb_users ON phpbb_users_2.username_clean LIKE phpbb_users.username_clean;

My only criteria is username_clean, if you want things like password, email etc, you must change it yourself...

To avoid a duplicate key constraint error, you need to find out the max user_id an write it down !

SELECT max( user_id )
FROM phpbb_users;


in my example it will be 133.

Now you need to remove the auto increment attribute and the primary key index (2 statements):

ALTER TABLE phpbb_users_2 CHANGE `user_id` `user_id` MEDIUMINT( 8 ) UNSIGNED NOT NULL;

alter table phpbb_users_2 drop primary key;


Now increment the users in users_2 with the value written down:
update phpbb_users_2 set user_id = user_id + 133;

update phpbb_posts_2 set poster_id = poster_id + 133;

update phpbb_topics_2 set topic_poster = topic_poster + 133, topic_last_poster_id = topic_last_poster_id +133;

update phpbb_forums_2 set forum_last_poster_id = forum_last_poster_id + 133;

update phpbb_privmsgs_2 set author_id = author_id + 133;

update phpbb_privmsgs_to_2 set user_id = user_id + 126, author_id = author_id + 133;



Compare both user tables, find duplicate users and prepare them:

UPDATE phpbb_users_2, phpbb_users
SET phpbb_users_2.user_id_old = phpbb_users_2.user_id, phpbb_users_2.user_id = phpbb_users.user_id WHERE phpbb_users_2.username_clean LIKE phpbb_users.username_clean;


The LIKE operator doesn't work with some special charcters, so it might be possible that you will get an error later in the merge process. Simply find the matching user manually and fill the user_id_old cell for this user (s). From 600 users I had exactly one...


Replace the user information in the tables:
update phpbb_posts_2, phpbb_users_2
set phpbb_posts_2.poster_id = phpbb_users_2.user_id
where phpbb_posts_2.poster_id = phpbb_users_2.user_id_old;

update phpbb_forums_2, phpbb_users_2
set phpbb_forums_2.forum_last_poster_id = phpbb_users_2.user_id where phpbb_forums_2.forum_last_poster_id = phpbb_users_2.user_id_old;

update phpbb_topics_2, phpbb_users_2
set phpbb_topics_2.topic_poster = phpbb_users_2.user_id where phpbb_topics_2.topic_poster = phpbb_users_2.user_id_old;

update phpbb_topics_2, phpbb_users_2
set phpbb_topics_2.topic_last_poster_id = phpbb_users_2.user_id where phpbb_topics_2.topic_last_poster_id = phpbb_users_2.user_id_old;

update phpbb_privmsgs_2, phpbb_users_2
set phpbb_privmsgs_2.author_id = phpbb_users_2.user_id
where phpbb_privmsgs_2.author_id = phpbb_users_2.user_id_old;

update phpbb_privmsgs_to_2, phpbb_users_2
set phpbb_privmsgs_to_2.author_id = phpbb_users_2.user_id
where phpbb_privmsgs_to_2.author_id = phpbb_users_2.user_id_old;

update phpbb_privmsgs_to_2, phpbb_users_2
set phpbb_privmsgs_to_2.user_id = phpbb_users_2.user_id
where phpbb_privmsgs_to_2.user_id = phpbb_users_2.user_id_old;


Now merge the users:
1. (optional): deactivate the added users:
update phpbb_users_2 set user_type = 1 where user_id_old is null;

2. merge:
INSERT INTO phpbb_users (user_id, user_type, group_id, user_permissions, user_perm_from, user_ip, user_regdate, username, username_clean, user_password, user_passchg, user_pass_convert, user_email, user_email_hash, user_birthday, user_lastvisit, user_lastmark, user_lastpost_time, user_lastpage,
user_last_confirm_key, user_last_search, user_warnings, user_last_warning, user_login_attempts, user_inactive_reason, user_inactive_time, user_posts, user_lang, user_timezone, user_dst, user_dateformat, user_style, user_rank, user_colour, user_new_privmsg, user_unread_privmsg, user_last_privmsg, user_message_rules, user_full_folder, user_emailtime, user_topic_show_days, user_topic_sortby_type, user_topic_sortby_dir, user_post_show_days, user_post_sortby_type, user_post_sortby_dir, user_notify, user_notify_pm, user_notify_type, user_allow_pm, user_allow_viewonline, user_allow_viewemail, user_allow_massemail, user_options, user_avatar, user_avatar_type, user_avatar_width, user_avatar_height, user_sig, user_sig_bbcode_uid,
user_sig_bbcode_bitfield, user_from, user_icq, user_aim, user_yim, user_msnm, user_jabber, user_website, user_occ, user_interests, user_actkey, user_newpasswd, user_form_salt)
select user_id, user_type, group_id, user_permissions, user_perm_from, user_ip, user_regdate, username, username_clean, user_password, user_passchg, user_pass_convert, user_email, user_email_hash, user_birthday, user_lastvisit, user_lastmark, user_lastpost_time, user_lastpage, user_last_confirm_key, user_last_search, user_warnings, user_last_warning, user_login_attempts, user_inactive_reason, user_inactive_time, user_posts, user_lang, user_timezone, user_dst, user_dateformat, user_style, user_rank, user_colour, user_new_privmsg, user_unread_privmsg, user_last_privmsg, user_message_rules, user_full_folder, user_emailtime, user_topic_show_days, user_topic_sortby_type, user_topic_sortby_dir, user_post_show_days, user_post_sortby_type, user_post_sortby_dir, user_notify, user_notify_pm, user_notify_type, user_allow_pm, user_allow_viewonline, user_allow_viewemail, user_allow_massemail, user_options, user_avatar, user_avatar_type, user_avatar_width, user_avatar_height, user_sig, user_sig_bbcode_uid, user_sig_bbcode_bitfield, user_from, user_icq, user_aim, user_yim, user_msnm, user_jabber, user_website, user_occ, user_interests, user_actkey, user_newpasswd, user_form_salt from phpbb_users_2 where user_id_old is null;


This statement looks a bit ... big, but it's simply copied from the backup file(s) generated before.

If you get an error saying that something is wrong with any column then it is because you have an upgraded forum. From version to version columns changed, so

simply ensure that the target columns are filled. This happened to me I guess with the forums tables later --> no problem.

Now users are finished, let's go on with PMs.

Private Messages:
This part is much m ore complicated than the rest because in two columns data ist not saved as it should be: to_address and bcc_address. There are not only IDs but text values starting bith 'u_' and (what is even worse), several entries in one field.

My 'script' ensures (I hope so) that all messages after the merge are assigned to the correct user (pms are a bit more sensitive than posts I guess). All user created pm subfolders will go to Inbox (Posteingang). All received pms are in the inobox of the correct user.

Not perfectly solved is sent items:
If a pm was sent to 1 person, all will be fine. If a pm was sent to several users or has a bcc, this pm certainly will be in the inbox of the receipient but in the senders sent items there will be the message with a wrong info where the message was sent to. In my opinion this is absolutely uninteresting, but you are absolutely invited to improve the code.

First: ensure that there is enough space for the added messages in your postbox (ACP setting) . Otherwise it begaves like this: Inbox: doesn't matter, sent items: first open: all there, second open: cut.

Make all user folders to inbox:
update phpbb_privmsgs_to_2 set folder_id = 0 where folder_id > 0;

Find max. msg_id:
SELECT MAX( msg_id ) FROM phpbb_privmsgs; --> remember 406

Delete auto increment and primary key:
ALTER TABLE phpbb_privmsgs_2 CHANGE `msg_id` `msg_id` MEDIUMINT( 8 ) UNSIGNED NOT NULL;
alter table phpbb_privmsgs_2 drop primary key;


update phpbb_privmsgs_2 set msg_id = msg_id + 406;

Delete auto increment:
ALTER TABLE phpbb_privmsgs_to_2 CHANGE `msg_id` `msg_id` MEDIUMINT( 8 ) UNSIGNED NOT NULL

Increase IDs
update phpbb_privmsgs_to_2 set msg_id = msg_id + 406;

Create translation table:
CREATE TABLE phpbb_privmsgs_3 (
msg_id MEDIUMINT( 8 ),
to_address TEXT,
bcc_address TEXT)


Now we have to work with a cursor (which doesn't make me happy..)
Enter the following code in phpmyadmin (but edit the line: set touser=touser + 133; . The 133 is the remembered value from before.

Code: Select all

delimiter ;;
CREATE PROCEDURE msgto()
BEGIN
  DECLARE userid MEDIUMINT(8);
  DECLARE useridold MEDIUMINT(8);
  DECLARE done INT DEFAULT 0;
  DECLARE myid MEDIUMINT(8);
  DECLARE touser int;
  DECLARE toadr text;
  DECLARE bccadr text;
  declare cur1 cursor for select msg_id, to_address, bcc_address from phpbb_privmsgs_2;
  open cur1;
  repeat
    fetch cur1 into myid, toadr, bccadr;
    if instr(toadr,':') = 0 and instr(toadr,'u_') = 1 THEN
      set touser=convert(right(toadr,length(toadr)-2), UNSIGNED);
      set touser=touser + 133;
      set useridold=0;
      select user_id, user_id_old into userid, useridold from phpbb_users_2 
        where user_id_old=touser; 
      if useridold >=1 then
       set touser=userid;
      end if;
    end if;
    insert into phpbb_privmsgs_3 values (myid, concat('u_', convert(touser, char)), bccadr);
  UNTIL done END REPEAT;
  close cur1;
end;;
This code is awfull and I'm ashamed that it's from me. But with no time and a crying baby more was'nt possible.
After the procedure is created, execute it:

call msgto

update phpbb_privmsgs_2, phpbb_privmsgs_3
set phpbb_privmsgs_2.to_address = phpbb_privmsgs_3.to_address
where phpbb_privmsgs_2.msg_id = phpbb_privmsgs_3.msg_id;


Merge:

INSERT INTO phpbb_privmsgs (msg_id, root_level, author_id, icon_id, author_ip, message_time, enable_bbcode, enable_smilies, enable_magic_url, enable_sig, message_subject, message_text, message_edit_reason, message_edit_user, message_attachment, bbcode_bitfield, bbcode_uid, message_edit_time, message_edit_count, to_address, bcc_address)
select msg_id, root_level, author_id, icon_id, author_ip, message_time, enable_bbcode, enable_smilies, enable_magic_url, enable_sig, message_subject, message_text, message_edit_reason, message_edit_user, message_attachment, bbcode_bitfield, bbcode_uid, message_edit_time, message_edit_count, to_address, bcc_address
from phpbb_privmsgs_2


INSERT INTO phpbb_privmsgs_to (msg_id, user_id, author_id, pm_deleted, pm_new, pm_unread, pm_replied, pm_marked, pm_forwarded, folder_id)
select msg_id, user_id, author_id, pm_deleted, pm_new, pm_unread, pm_replied, pm_marked, pm_forwarded, folder_id
from phpbb_privmsgs_to_2
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Let's go on with forums:

Forums:

SELECT MAX( forum_id ) FROM phpbb_forums; --> remember (example: 34)
SELECT MAX( right_id ) FROM phpbb_forums; --> remember (example: 68)

The values left_id and right_id are normally used for a tree structure, but in phpbb3 till now it is ok if these values only are not identical.

These two statements are described in the users part:
ALTER TABLE phpbb_forums_2 CHANGE `forum_id` `forum_id` MEDIUMINT( 8 ) UNSIGNED NOT NULL;

alter table phpbb_forums_2 drop primary key;


Now increase the id's
update phpbb_forums_2 set forum_id = forum_id + 34, right_id = right_id + 68, left_id = left_id + 68;

Only increase parent id's if they are not 0 (which means root):
update phpbb_forums_2 set parent_id = parent_id + 34 where parent_id <> 0;

Alter the relating tables:
update phpbb_topics_2 set forum_id = forum_id + 34;

update phpbb_posts_2 set forum_id = forum_id + 34;


This was all for forums, the final merge must wait a bit.

Topics:
SELECT MAX( topic_id ) FROM phpbb_topics; --> remember 424 (example)

ALTER TABLE phpbb_topics_2 CHANGE `topic_id` `topic_id` MEDIUMINT( 8 ) UNSIGNED NOT NULL;

alter table phpbb_topics_2 drop primary key;


update phpbb_topics_2 set topic_id = topic_id + 424;

update phpbb_posts_2 set topic_id = topic_id + 424;


Posts:
SELECT MAX( post_id ) FROM phpbb_posts; --> remember 9959

ALTER TABLE phpbb_posts_2 CHANGE `post_id` `post_id` MEDIUMINT( 8 ) UNSIGNED NOT NULL;
alter table phpbb_posts_2 drop primary key;


update phpbb_posts_2 set post_id = post_id + 9959;

update phpbb_forums_2 set forum_last_post_id = forum_last_post_id + 9959;

update phpbb_topics_2 set topic_first_post_id = topic_first_post_id +9959, topic_last_post_id = topic_last_post_id + 9959;


Now the final merge:

INSERT INTO phpbb_forums (forum_id, parent_id, left_id, right_id, forum_parents, forum_name, forum_desc, forum_desc_bitfield, forum_desc_options, forum_desc_uid, forum_link, forum_password, forum_style, forum_image, forum_rules, forum_rules_link, forum_rules_bitfield, forum_rules_options,
forum_rules_uid, forum_topics_per_page, forum_type, forum_status, forum_posts, forum_topics, forum_topics_real, forum_last_post_id, forum_last_poster_id, forum_last_post_subject, forum_last_post_time, forum_last_poster_name, forum_last_poster_colour, forum_flags, forum_options, display_subforum_list, display_on_index, enable_indexing, enable_icons, enable_prune, prune_next, prune_days, prune_viewed, prune_freq)
select forum_id, parent_id, left_id, right_id, forum_parents, forum_name, forum_desc, forum_desc_bitfield, forum_desc_options, forum_desc_uid, forum_link, forum_password, forum_style, forum_image, forum_rules, forum_rules_link, forum_rules_bitfield, forum_rules_options, forum_rules_uid, forum_topics_per_page, forum_type, forum_status, forum_posts, forum_topics, forum_topics_real, forum_last_post_id, forum_last_poster_id, forum_last_post_subject, forum_last_post_time, forum_last_poster_name, forum_last_poster_colour, forum_flags, forum_options, display_subforum_list, display_on_index, enable_indexing, enable_icons, enable_prune, prune_next, prune_days, prune_viewed, prune_freq from phpbb_forums_2;


Here I had the problem with the column .. can't remember

INSERT INTO phpbb_topics (topic_id, forum_id, icon_id, topic_attachment, topic_approved, topic_reported, topic_title, topic_poster, topic_time, topic_time_limit, topic_views, topic_replies, topic_replies_real, topic_status, topic_type, topic_first_post_id, topic_first_poster_name, topic_first_poster_colour, topic_last_post_id, topic_last_poster_id, topic_last_poster_name, topic_last_poster_colour, topic_last_post_subject, topic_last_post_time, topic_last_view_time, topic_moved_id, topic_bumped, topic_bumper, poll_title, poll_start, poll_length, poll_max_options, poll_last_vote, poll_vote_change)
select topic_id, forum_id, icon_id, topic_attachment, topic_approved, topic_reported, topic_title, topic_poster, topic_time, topic_time_limit, topic_views, topic_replies, topic_replies_real, topic_status, topic_type, topic_first_post_id, topic_first_poster_name, topic_first_poster_colour, topic_last_post_id,
topic_last_poster_id, topic_last_poster_name, topic_last_poster_colour, topic_last_post_subject, topic_last_post_time, topic_last_view_time, topic_moved_id, topic_bumped, topic_bumper, poll_title, poll_start, poll_length, poll_max_options, poll_last_vote, poll_vote_change from phpbb_topics_2;


INSERT INTO phpbb_posts (post_id, topic_id, forum_id, poster_id, icon_id, poster_ip, post_time, post_approved, post_reported, enable_bbcode, enable_smilies, enable_magic_url, enable_sig, post_username, post_subject, post_text, post_checksum, post_attachment, bbcode_bitfield, bbcode_uid, post_postcount, post_edit_time, post_edit_reason, post_edit_user, post_edit_count, post_edit_locked)
select post_id, topic_id, forum_id, poster_id, icon_id, poster_ip, post_time, post_approved, post_reported, enable_bbcode, enable_smilies, enable_magic_url, enable_sig, post_username, post_subject, post_text, post_checksum, post_attachment, bbcode_bitfield, bbcode_uid, post_postcount, post_edit_time,
post_edit_reason, post_edit_user, post_edit_count, post_edit_locked from phpbb_posts_2;


If you have an Umlaut (german) Problem : http://www.phpbb.de/community/viewtopic ... 3&t=168750

Now you can enter your forum and:
a) resync statistics
b) resync user counter
c) drop and recreate full text index
d) reset the permissions of the migrated forums (source) in acp (otherwise they will not be visible even for admins in the forum view)
e) test it

Delete the tables with the _2 suffix then upload it to your provider via mysqldumper.

The SQL statements are very fast. Rebuilding the fulltext index can be very slow depending on the size of your forum. With 180000 posts the merge ithself took 20 minutes (this is very fast I guess), the rebuilding took 45 minutes.
Last edited by brudertorgen on Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:23 pm, edited 5 times in total.
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Re: Merge two phpbb3 forums

Post by Lucas1510 »

I did it as you described, got no errors but when I look at my board, I do not see the 'importet' boards and topics. The members are all visible.

I purged the cache, resynced boards, statistics and user-counter, then I dropped and recreated fulltext-index, but still no posts and boards. In acp I can see all of them but my original-boards.

Do you have any idea, what I can do?

Im have two 3.0.6-databases, no modifications, tried this local on a xampp.

Thx,

Lucas

Btw: Hast Du das auch auf phpbb.de veröffentlicht? Wenn ja, wo, dann würde ich da nachfragen ^^
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Re: Merge two phpbb3 forums

Post by brudertorgen »

Hallo Lucas,

ich habe das nicht im deutschen Forum veröffentlicht, weil ich wenig Zeit hatte (daher auch diese etwas kurz gehaltene Anleitung).

Der Grund wird wohl relativ simpel sein. Die Berechtigungen für die Foren des einen Boards (welches von den beiden hängt von Deiner Migrationsrichtung ab) werden wohl 'verhuntzt' sein. Du wirst selbst als Admin diese nicht sehen können. Lösung ist easy: einfach die Berechtigungen für diese Foren neu setzen (es werden ja auch keine Gruppen gemerged, somit sind die ID's in den Berechtigungstabellen natürlich auch falsch).

Als ich diesen 'Migrationsauftrag' hatte, musste ich ein großes Board mit extrem veralteten Benutzern und Gruppen übernehmen, da war es sehr erwünscht, dass alles alte ersteinmal gar keine Berechtigungen hatte (bis auf die wenigen doppelten Benutzer, die in beiden Boards aktiv waren). Mir ging's wie gesagt auch nur darum, die Posts 'rüber zu retten'. Alles, was ich via ACP machen konnte, habe ich nicht migriert, darum konnten sich dann die 'Klickadmins' (nicht negativ gemeint) des Boads kümmern (hab' halt im Leben auch noch etwas anderes zu tun ;) )

Was mir im Nachhinnein negativ auffiel, war, dass die 'registriert seit' Einträge evtl. nicht richtig sind (je nach Richtung). Lässt sich aber natürlich bereinigen, solange man die Original Users Tabellen noch hat.

So, da das nun aber ein engl. Forum ist, nochmal ne Kurzantwort:

Check and reset the permissions of the invisible forums!
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Re: Merge two phpbb3 forums

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Danke, das werde ich nachher mal probieren :)

Thx, I'll try this later :)
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Re: Merge two phpbb3 forums

Post by mariyam »

Hello friends,

I have a query, is it possible to merge phpbb2 with phpbb3 in such a way that the new content present in the database of phpbb3 doesn't get lost ?
I want to upgrade my phpbb2 to phpbb3 but I fear of losing data..
kindly reply.

Thanx..
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Re: Merge two phpbb3 forums

Post by brudertorgen »

Hello mariyam,

this is what I dit, so it should be possible ;)

First rule: back up your original db(s)

Then set up a phpbb3 board and use the convert function to upgrade your phpbb2 to phpbb3. This is described in http://www.phpbb.com/community/docs/INS ... ml#convert

You will not lose or destroy your original phpbb2 database but always think of the First rule :D

If now both boards (forums) are 3.0x then do what I described in my first post.
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Re: Merge two phpbb3 forums

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brudertorgen wrote:Check and reset the permissions of the invisible forums!
Worked great!!! Thank you!! Now I can import my older phpBB-boards.

Ein RIESENDANKESCHÖN!! :D
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Re: Merge two phpbb3 forums

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Hi, using this technique would it be possible to merge all accounts including pm's etc? Thanks.
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Re: Merge two phpbb3 forums

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PM's should be possible

look at phpbb_privmsgs and phpbb_privmsgs_<xyz> tables

It's always the same: a renumbering of ID's, here msg_id, user_id, author_id (the last 2 have a relation to phpbb_users.user_id)

If you code it, please feel free to post it here :)

If not, maybe I'll do in next vactaion (my wife will love me for this :? )
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Re: Merge two phpbb3 forums

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heheh chances of me coding it are slim atm :). I know my way around adminning the site and making/restoring backups.. ane one or two mods. but having an sql environment at home is beyond me at the moment. Are there guides on this kind of thing here for setting up a test environment? I will have a search but any pointers appreciated , thanks
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Re: Merge two phpbb3 forums

Post by brudertorgen »

Guides ? Hm, I simply downloaded XAMPP Lite, installed it and that was it. I guess, setting up a phpbb3 board is more difficult..

My problem is .. time .. The transfer / Merge of pms is not different from posts. A pm belongs to an user (user_id exactly like in posts, topics etc). a pm has an author (author_id like last_poster_id or user_id). You see --> allways the same things.
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Re: Merge two phpbb3 forums

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I will try this weekend, can't promise anything
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Re: Merge two phpbb3 forums

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Much appreciated. I have a couple of forums that need this done to keep both communities happy. I will download XAMPP and start to look at this myself.
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Re: Merge two phpbb3 forums

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PM's are now merged, too. Additional code is in the first post written in red.
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Re: Merge two phpbb3 forums

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This is great, Thx!

So is there anything that this will not merge now? Nothing I can notice but maybe I'm missing something.

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