Moving forum

whozyodaddy · Post by **whozyodaddy** » Sun May 20, 2007 10:09 pm

Hi,

My phpBB2 installation is on forum.mydomain.com, and I had installed phpBB3 to forum.mydomain.com/phpBB3. The installation went fine, and so did the conversion. Now the only problem is I want my phpBB3 forum to be located on forum.mydomain.com instead of forum.mydomain.com/phpBB3.

What would be the best way to go about doing this? Is this a simple matter of moving files and editing something in the ACP? Or would I have to edit the database/start a new installation/delete the phpBB2 database/etc.?

Thanks!

pentapenguin · Post by **pentapenguin** » Sun May 20, 2007 10:10 pm

Just move the files. phpBB3 should recognise that it was moved and everything should still work.

karlsemple · Post by **karlsemple** » Sun May 20, 2007 10:12 pm

Unless you force the server settings in the ACP phpBB3 should use relative paths, and as such you should be able to just move the forum to its new location and it should work. If not there maybe some editing which will need doing in the ACP. I would backup everything up fully and then try moving it to its new location.

whozyodaddy · Post by **whozyodaddy** » Sun May 20, 2007 10:28 pm

Thanks. I moved it and it is working fine. I went to the ACP-->Server Configuration-->Server Settings and the Script Path was "/phpBB3" and it still worked. I changed it to "/" though just in case.

Cheers.

karlsemple · Post by **karlsemple** » Sun May 20, 2007 10:31 pm

whozyodaddy wrote:Thanks. I moved it and it is working fine. I went to the ACP-->Server Configuration-->Server Settings and the Script Path was "/phpBB3" and it still worked. I changed it to "/" though just in case.

Cheers.

Yeah, the forum does not use the settings on that page of the ACP unless you specifically tell it to by checking the checkbox

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