XF 1.2 PHPBB to XF?

[Stan]

So I am currently running a site on PHPBB using no Rewrites. It is currently ranking pretty good on my keywords.. The DB is 4.5gb.

Total posts 1696258 • Total topics 989446 • Total members 20669

So my question is how will XF handle the large DB and import?

Next what will happened to my Google Ranks? What about the old URLs is there a way to redirect them?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Jake Bunce]

Hi Jake

Its www.theukbettingforum.co.uk/XenForo/threads/the-rules.126

Add this to the top of the .htaccess file in the /forum directory:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|\?)f=([0-9]+)&t=([0-9]+)(&|$)
RewriteRule ^viewtopic\.php$ /XenForo/threads/%3/? [R=301,L]

 

[Ark Royal]

Thanks very much, works a treat

 

[Ark Royal]

Just Realised I need something for this as well, sorry to be a pain!

OLD
[URL]http://www.theukbettingforum.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=20/[/URL]

New
[URL]http://www.theukbettingforum.co.uk/XenForo/categories/general.20/[/URL]

 

[Jake Bunce]

Just Realised I need something for this as well, sorry to be a pain!

OLD
[URL]http://www.theukbettingforum.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=20/[/URL]

New
[URL]http://www.theukbettingforum.co.uk/XenForo/categories/general.20/[/URL]

Are all of the viewforum.php?f=# links for categories? If not then that is a problem since XF URLs specify the type of node.

For the purpose of redirects and SEO the forum links aren't very important. Threads have the content.

 

[Ark Royal]

Are all of the viewforum.php?f=# links for categories? If not then that is a problem since XF URLs specify the type of node.

Yes they are.

 

[Jake Bunce]

Yes they are.

Then add this to the top of the .htaccess file in the /forum directory:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|\?)f=([0-9]+?).*
RewriteRule ^viewforum\.php$ /XenForo/categories/%2/? [R=301,L]

 

[Ark Royal]

Thanks Jake, but it does not work as expected.

http://theukbettingforum.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=24
Resolves to
http://theukbettingforum.co.uk/XenForo/catergories/2/
Should be
http://theukbettingforum.co.uk/XenForo/categories/other-sports.24/

 

[Ark Royal]

@Jake Bunce sorry to bump this, can anyone help?

 

[Jake Bunce]

Thanks Jake, but it does not work as expected.

http://theukbettingforum.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=24
Resolves to
http://theukbettingforum.co.uk/XenForo/catergories/2/
Should be
http://theukbettingforum.co.uk/XenForo/categories/other-sports.24/

Hmm. Try this:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|\?)f=([0-9]+)$
RewriteRule ^viewforum\.php$ /XenForo/categories/%2/? [R=301,L]

 

[Ark Royal]

Many thanks sir, you are a true gent!