XF 1.5 Damn I goofed I think.

[ScratchMang]

So I think I buggered this up...

I setup Xenforo, imported all the Data from the Old vBulletin site, and spent a good 20 hours or more configuring, testing, modifying Styles etc.. and am not ready to make the 'switch over'.

From what I am reading now (Which I suppose I should have done in the first place so my bad) I cannot do a "Differential" import from the vBulleting Database, if I do an import now everything will be duplicated which I really do not want to have happen. Am I correct int his assumption? Is there a work around to only import the threads /Posts that occurred in the last five days? Or am I hooped here?


Scratch

 

[AWS]

I use the addon to do what you want.

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/import-tools-by-waindigo.1255/

If you saved the import logs you can install the tools, load the saved import log and then you can import the extra data.

 

[Slavik]

So I think I buggered this up...

I setup Xenforo, imported all the Data from the Old vBulletin site, and spent a good 20 hours or more configuring, testing, modifying Styles etc.. and am not ready to make the 'switch over'.

From what I am reading now (Which I suppose I should have done in the first place so my bad) I cannot do a "Differential" import from the vBulleting Database, if I do an import now everything will be duplicated which I really do not want to have happen. Am I correct int his assumption? Is there a work around to only import the threads /Posts that occurred in the last five days? Or am I hooped here?


Scratch

You would need to do it all from fresh.

I suggest doing a new install leaving your current test in place, so you can quickly compare the changes you made

 

[ScratchMang]

If you saved the import logs

Ummmm..... If I did, which I cannot remember to be honest, Where would they be?

 

[AWS]

Default database table is called archive_import_log. If you didn't check the box in the popup at the end of the import then you didn't save the log.

 

[ScratchMang]

Default database table is called archive_import_log

Does xf_import_log be the one? It's a little over 6meg in size... Would that be the one?

 

[AWS]

No that isn't it. The default option would be archive_import_log and you would have saved it at the end of the import just before the caches rebuild to finish the import.

 

[ScratchMang]

Damn.... This is going to suck I think....

 

[ScratchMang]

So I'm screwed it would seem. Damn and Blast. So as far as I can see there's not way to import a "Diff" between the old VB4 and New XF. And also I cannot simply dump the threads etc. from the current Databse leaving all my changes in place and simply import the existing VB into XF.

From what I can tell the only real option is to re-install a Fresh XF, re-do all the mods, updates and customization and go from there. That or loose the 4 or 5 days of Posts on the old VB site....

Meh, it is what it is I guess.....

 

[melbo]

Could probably at least export your style as an xml to save some time in rebuilding it from scratch.

 

[ScratchMang]

Yeah, I considered that, and a lot of other options too.

End result, I was able to Re-Import any new registrations so I did not loose Users themselves, and the posts, well they were a fatality of the Migration People were well aware of the move so no real big loss IMHO.....