XF 1.3 Need help migrating data from VB 4.2.2

[benvindaloo]

I know there are numerous posts on this topic but I can't find one that matches what i'm struggling with...

We're a long time VB user (currently on v 4.2.2) and are migrating to XF. Our VB database can't be exposed to the public so the XF import tool won't work for importing our data.

What other options do I have?

Thanks in advance.

 

[0ptima]

How does the XF import tool expose data to the public?

 

[benvindaloo]

It's not that data is exposed. The XF import tool requires the IP of the database that data is to be pulled from. My current VB database isn't publicly available...

 

[0ptima]

I never had to enter an IP address. Cant you run the importer on the same server?

 

[benvindaloo]

I should have added that as part of this migration, we've switched hosts so because the MySQL Server isn't local, i'm assuming that an IP would suffice in the import tool.

 

[0ptima]

How large is your database? Cant you export your database and import it to the same server where your XF forum will be?

 

[benvindaloo]

The database is about 450MB. Yeah, unless someone has a magical approach, I'm going to have to set up a VB instance on my new server and then import from there.

Thanks for your thoughts on this.

 

[0ptima]

No need to setup VB, all you need is the database and the attachments. The attachments can be in any folder.
A 450 meg uncompressed database is not that big and can be easily transferred. .

 

[benvindaloo]

Ok, i'll give it a go shortly. Thanks again.