Tempest
Active member
I've had headaches for the last four days. We decided to move my IPB forum to a new dedicated server to accommodate growth and get off a bad host. The server is fine, everything works correctly. A vanilla install of IPB works absolutely fine. The problem we've been slowly killing ourselves with is that when we import the entire database (including the gallery) to the new installation, all hell breaks loose. The only thing that works is the board index. Click on anything and you'll get one of a few million possible errors. I've got a bunch of webdevs assisting me and we just can't figure out why it won't work! So with my frustration building, I want to get some feedback here from the community regarding an option I'm considering. I'm thinking about taking just the essential tables such as users, posts, threads, etc, running that through a vB importer and then running that through an xF importer and have my forum running on xF. The database is not corrupt in case you're wondering. So do you think this would be a good move? I like xF and I can do without the gallery. I've got a friend that could probably make standalone gallery that will work better (just without any integration with the IPB forum that's supposed to be coming in the new version). Lastly, I would like to know the proper steps in doing this. To which version should I convert the IPB database to (in regards to vB) and what measure should I take so that everything works out smoothly?
Thanks,
Tempest
Thanks,
Tempest