I'm one of the two admins of Politijab.
Most of us follow the Birthers, people who doubt Obama's eligibility to be president on various grounds. The "Obama's Eligibility" forums are hidden from guests, but available to registered members.
The owner has grown tired of following the Birthers. He tried to convince us; we're not convinced.
As a result, I'm going to start my own phpBB3 forum for following the Birthers. But we have 18 months of posts that I'd like to take with me (and he agrees I can have them).
Is it possible to sever the database and transfer it to a different phpBB3 forum?
If so, can someone help me with detailed instructions?
Is it possible to sever and transfer part of a forum?
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Is it possible to sever and transfer part of a forum?
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Re: Is it possible to sever and transfer part of a forum?
There is only one easy way to do this.
Import the entire databse from the old board.
Delete everything else than the one forum you want to use.
You can search phpbb.com for this, but the solutions there are VERY complicated.
Import the entire databse from the old board.
Delete everything else than the one forum you want to use.
You can search phpbb.com for this, but the solutions there are VERY complicated.
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Re: Is it possible to sever and transfer part of a forum?
Thanks, Stoker. I assume you mean BACKUP the entire database, go to the new forum and RESTORE it. Is that right? And then delete the forums I don't want?
I can practice this at home with my "sandbox" forum. But Politijab and my "sandbox" are slightly different versions of phpBB3.
Politijab = 3.0.5
Sandbox = 3.0.7-PL1
Will that affect the outcome?
I can practice this at home with my "sandbox" forum. But Politijab and my "sandbox" are slightly different versions of phpBB3.
Politijab = 3.0.5
Sandbox = 3.0.7-PL1
Will that affect the outcome?
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Re: Is it possible to sever and transfer part of a forum?
Yes, sandbox need to be same version = 3.0.5
You can upgrade after the DB import.
Note that you need to change server path and cookie in ACP.
You can upgrade after the DB import.
Note that you need to change server path and cookie in ACP.
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Re: Is it possible to sever and transfer part of a forum?
This is a problem. The last time I tried to upgrade Politijab, I made backups of the database and all the files. I followed instructions to the letter. I still think I did nothing wrong.Stoker » 07 Sep 2010, 22:23 wrote:Yes, sandbox need to be same version = 3.0.5
You can upgrade after the DB import.
But the database was corrupted and I had to pay $175 to the hosting company to restore from a backup, and we lost a whole day of posts. Maybe I can find an old phpBB3 version 3.0.5 and install that in my "sandbox". And then upgrade from there.
You lost me. Maybe I need to hire someone to help me with this. I'm good at implementing BBCodes, and beyond that I'm struggling.Note that you need to change server path and cookie in ACP.
But thank you anyway, you're giving me information that is keeping me from wasting my time on things that won't work.
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Re: Is it possible to sever and transfer part of a forum?
cookie settings =You lost me. Maybe I need to hire someone to help me with this. I'm good at implementing BBCodes, and beyond that I'm struggling.Note that you need to change server path and cookie in ACP.
But thank you anyway, you're giving me information that is keeping me from wasting my time on things that won't work.
acp > cookie settings > Cookie domain: [ your new cookie ]
server settings =
acp > server settings > Script path: [ /folder_name/ ]( note if you need or use one eg web.com/folder_name/ )
The path where phpBB is located relative to the domain name, e.g. /phpBB3.
You should try and get this too work on local host etc with out touching any settings from the forum you want to pull the topics and posts etc.
Grab a full copy of the forums public_html folder where all the root files are stored and a full database back up.
And post back when you have them.
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Re: Is it possible to sever and transfer part of a forum?
I'll do that. We're still working on a new domain name for the new forum, and we all have day jobs. Might take a couple days, but I'll keep up with this.
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Re: Is it possible to sever and transfer part of a forum?
I found the "older releases" and there's not only a 3.0.5, there's a patch.
Do I need the patch, and if so, how do I install it
Do I need the patch, and if so, how do I install it
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