PhpBB3 db, would it be possible?

[Zaborg]

Hey!
I have this old mysql db. I have some users registred and around 600posts + forum structure.
Now I installed a new copy of phpBB3. Would it be possible to take those users and posts and put them to my new db?
In theory.
The thing is, after I changed config.php and pointed it to my old db and cleared the cache, it went crazy (something with auth.php and session.php, and no auth method error).

Was it clear enough? ;o

Thanks a lot.

(btw I remember that once I tried this, in phpmyadmin, but it looks impossible)

 

[Creaky]

It is possible in theory but would take a lot of work. Most of the tables in the database are interconnected.

There are people that have tried it but don't think they got very far, try searching phpbb.com

 

[Johnny]

What phpbb3 version is the database from? Easiet would be to run the old backup in mySQL admin.

 

[D]

im not sure about phpbb, but with ipb, vb and xenforo this is easily possible and ive done it before 🙂

 

[Zaborg]

Thanks.
Well, I will show you this- http://shareyourexp.com/forum and hit login and type random login an psw. See?
What do you think, is it fixable?
I remember last year I tried to fix it, like weeks! Then I gave up...

 

[Bapinder]

Hope this helps:

http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... &t=2104546

 

[Zaborg]

That is what I did. It worked, but after I cleared the cache this errorfestival started.

 

[Bapinder]

I would ask the support forum if I was you.

 

[Creaky]

The 1st error is because auth.php is looking for a file that no longer exists, jfusion.php. Either check the file is in the correct place or remove the reference to it in auth.php. JFusion is part of Joomla so I assume you had the 2 integrated at some point.

The 2nd error is probably caused by the 1st, once that's sorted it should go away.

 

[Zaborg]

I tried that last year.
Currently I can't do anything... No computer.

That is why I talk in theory.