Vb4 to XF migration : first steps

[Sylv1]

Hello all

I am steering as well as possible a vb4 and a vb5 forums for 2 car clubs… since 2006 in France. Ouch!

The VB4 is quite big and I didn’t manage to have proper performances what obstructed me for migrating to vb5 some years ago.

And now, what should happen happened… Prerequisites have been disgarded by hoster and vb4 system is down.

So I am investigating…and reading all I can here. Thanks to all who shared experience

Vb5 is out of life, vb6 is very young… i was early adopter of vb5 and it took time to stabilise.
I don’t have time currently so I prioritise a stable software… that is why I am there.

I am analysing IP licensing model and will start a sandbox in the very next days.

My main worry is about migration…
I am considering subcontracting it.
It is quite a big database ; attachments are referenced on the drive and not encapsulated in db.


Regards
Sylv1

 

[Nicolas FR]

My main worry is about migration…
I am considering subcontracting it.

@MySiteGuy could most likely help you with this.

 

[Claudio]

Hello all

I am steering as well as possible a vb4 and a vb5 forums for 2 car clubs… since 2006 in France. Ouch!

The VB4 is quite big and I didn’t manage to have proper performances what obstructed me for migrating to vb5 some years ago.

And now, what should happen happened… Prerequisites have been disgarded by hoster and vb4 system is down.

So I am investigating…and reading all I can here. Thanks to all who shared experience

Vb5 is out of life, vb6 is very young… i was early adopter of vb5 and it took time to stabilise.
I don’t have time currently so I prioritise a stable software… that is why I am there.

I am analysing IP licensing model and will start a sandbox in the very next days.

My main worry is about migration…
I am considering subcontracting it.
It is quite a big database ; attachments are referenced on the drive and not encapsulated in db.


Regards
Sylv1

We can help you for sure, we have migrated forums with more than 13 million posts and lot of attachments as well.
It's also very important to keep in mind redirects and verify SEO on page after the migration because traffic can decline after then but things are done in the right way it won't happen.

 

[Suzanne O]

@MySiteGuy could most likely help you with this.

Or @Slavik

 

[Dragonfruit]

It doesn't hurt to do test migrations first. You can set up a test site and do a trial one. Configure the test board with all the addons, skin, etc. When you're 100% happy with it, you can then do a live upgrade, and just transfer the skin over.

 

[MySiteGuy]

Note that VB5 galleries are not imported by Xenforo's importer. I have that in my suite of custom importers, and it's been tested with millions of gallery attachments (that's one site that had millions, plus several with less).

Also, note that if you have custom user groups, chances are high their permissions will not work as expected, since VB and XF don't have the same permission priorities. You need to take notes of changes to fix them if you intend to do a full import after a test import, or go with an incremental import to avoid taking those steps a 2nd time.