Converting from vBulletin 4.2.5

[Bernd Glasstetter]

We are running on a vBulletin 4.2.5 with Latin-1 in the database
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And I would like to convert to Xenforo in order to be able to use PHP 8. We are still running on PHP 5.6

Is there any way we can accomplish that?

 

[Paul B]

We have a free importer add-on for VB.

You would create a subdirectory, upgrade PHP for that subdirectory, install XF, run the importer, archive VB and move XF to the domain root.

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[Bernd Glasstetter]

Do we have to convert from Latin-1 to UTF-8 first?

 

[Bernd Glasstetter]

We also have PhotoPost 8.03 installed. Is there an import for this too?

 

[Paul B]

You don't need to convert the DB - it is set up in the import settings.

XFMG (https://xenforo.com/community/media/) has an importer for Photopost Pro 8.x but I don't know if that's different to PhotoPost.

 

[Bernd Glasstetter]

You don't need to convert the DB - it is set up in the import settings.

XFMG (https://xenforo.com/community/media/) has an importer for Photopost Pro 8.x but I don't know if that's different to PhotoPost.

so during the import the convertion from atin 1 to utf-8 is made. Am I reading this correctly?

Is there any indication how long this import will take?

 

[Bernd Glasstetter]

XFMG (https://xenforo.com/community/media/) has an importer for Photopost Pro 8.x but I don't know if that's different to PhotoPost.

It should be PhotoPost Pro. I bought it.

 

[Dragonfruit]

How long it takes can depend on the server specs as well, plan for a few hours minimum I’d say.

After you acquire a license, you can try a test conversion.

I do recommend setting up a test board first so you can work on the style, customizing it and etc. so when you’re fully ready to convert your board over, it’s a quicker process as you’ll have learned a lot about how Xenforo works, and you can just export your style from the test board to the live board. Faster transition time.