XF Importer

[meetdilip]

Hi, I am trying to use the importer. I have the files and database, both old and new. Even though I enter the values correctly, something is wrong. I am doing it locally



I guess it is the format I am using.

Say I have oldDB and newDB

for the first column, I tried both

$config['db'][dilip_oldDB]

and

$config['oldDB'][dilip_oldDB]

both gives error. Mostly

1. The directory cannot be found or writable.

Even though I chmod 777 -R both directories

2. Unable to connect to the database

Even though XAMPP is running and the DB name, Username and password are correct.

Any pointers will be great. Thanks.

 

[PGen98]

I'm fairly positive you just need the name, password and dbname, no need for the $config etc. Been a while since I last did an import, though, so I might be off there, but give just the plain details a try 🙂

 

[meetdilip]

Thanks @PGen98

Do you know how to set paths to data directory and internal directory? I have a fresh install in XAMPP - but it says unexpected content

And, even though I placed the source directory in the Home folder ( Ubuntu ), the importer says Not found or readable. I have 777 for both of them.

 

[PGen98]

Thanks @PGen98

Do you know how to set paths to data directory and internal directory? I have a fresh install in XAMPP - but it says unexpected content

And, even though I placed the source directory in the Home folder ( Ubuntu ), the importer says Not found or readable. I have 777 for both of them.

As long as it's the full path it should work, ie: /path/to/data (/users/name/public_html/data) or /path/to/internal_data (/users/name/public_html/internal_data). 🙂

 

[meetdilip]

Thanks. I tried placing everything inside htdocs. Now it says " does not contain the expected contents. "

Internal folder means, our fresh XF, right? It has nothing else. Not sure what they are expecting in it.

 

[meetdilip]

it says " ... does not contain the expected contents. "

 

[meetdilip]

Fixed it 🙂

 

[PGen98]

Glad you fixed it 🙂

 

[meetdilip]

Now everything was fine, I ran the importer and it says " This action is only available through POST "

 

[meetdilip]

Repeated the whole process. I am through now 🙂

Thanks 🙂

 

[PGen98]

Sorry I disappeared on you there, but glad you got it all working 🙂