Recent content by guvner

Thanks Jake - request posted - http://xenforo.com/community/threads/import-thread-prefixes-during-ipb-conversion.29838/

Before I can convert my IPB forum to XF, I need to find a way to bring across my current thread prefixes. I use them in a few forums, specifically my "Buy, Sell, Trade" forum where prefixes provide an easy way to see the transaction type being posted. Looking to pay to have the IPB import...

Unless I've missed something, it seems that thread prefixes are not handled by the IPB import script. I have a few forums which have accumulated a few years of prefixes to help members ID content and it would be quite a loss. I faced a similar problem going from VB to IPB a couple of years...

Hi xfrocks - thanks for the great mods. I've installed your widget framework and rotating ads on a dev board to test sidebar advertising for my soon-to-be-converted forum from IPB. I run two types of ad unit in the sidebar - 300x250 and 160x600. I can't seem to get either to display in any...

To be honest I can't remember given the time that's passed since I first began this import. It was a vanilla XF installation though, and I would have to assume I did select to preserve source IDs if only to ensure that I retained member number 1 - but as I said I can't be certain. Anyhow for...

Success! I'd asked server tech to upgrade MySQL and increase space to /tmp during the same session to minimize my downtime. When they emailed me that MySQL had been updated I re-ran the importer and it worked. I then asked them to confirm that /tmp had been increased to 2GB but they'd...

LOL - after reading that - good call ! Final question on this part - given the requirements of the XF import script which of course I don't understand, what would be the best final size of the temp partition to take that issue off the table? Thanks.

I'll upgrade MySQL once I've backed up all databases on my server. Not sure which command to use to increase space for /usr/tmpDSK though - can you help please? If it's a full on partition job I'll probable have to get the server techs to do it so I don't break anything.

Thanks Jake - glad you're still there. :) OK ran those commands, results as follows: Can't see a problem with the tmp space unless I'm reading something wrong. I didn't realise I was so far behind with my MySQL version - seems that the latest stable version is 5.5.20. Do you think that...

Geez - nearly a week later... I wish my real-life job didn't keep getting in the way of the important stuff! OK after closing the forum and backing up my DB I first ran a standard repair through the shell - no change. Then I got a little braver, shut down mysql and ran a myisamchk repair -...

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I'll give it a go - I'll try first to run a repair on the whole database and if that dosen't fix it I'll try and target that specific table. Are you able to give me the exact table name to use? I've already tried finding the table using various combinations of the string in the error but I'm...

Hi Brogan :) I'd already had a look at that and disk space doesn't appear to be an issue: /dev/sda1 99M 24M 71M 25% /boot /dev/sda2 451G 52G 376G 13% / /dev/sdb1 452G 71G 358G 17% /disk1 /usr/tmpDSK 485M 11M 449M 3% /tmp The table didn't render the headings but the % numbers above refer to...

OK well sadly that didn't work. I rebooted, reinstalled (same user/pw combo that you used) and tried again. It stalled at the user import with: Mysqli statement execute error : Incorrect key file for table '/tmp/#sql_104b_0.MYI'; try to repair it Zend_Db_Statement_Mysqli->_execute() in...

Thanks Jake - I appreciate your help. I run a dedicated server so I'm able to use WHM to perform a graceful reboot - I also have root access via the shell. Yesterday before I tried the import for the first time I turned off my forum and whilst backing up my database via phpMyAdmin my...