XF 1.5 Problem importing from phpBB
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jr777
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Update:
I was finally able to connect to the database by uploading it to my new server and using the localhost. But now I can't get the paths to the avatars and attachments.
I can't figure this out! I've even talked to the all the tech support at my host, and they can't figure it out either.
The paths I'm using are:
images/avatars/upload
files
That's how it looks in my file system. I've also tried every combination of everything I've read here, and nothing works. I'm really getting frustrated.
This is what it's telling me:
Error
The attachments directory could not be found.
The avatars directory could not be found.
I was finally able to connect to the database by uploading it to my new server and using the localhost. But now I can't get the paths to the avatars and attachments.
I can't figure this out! I've even talked to the all the tech support at my host, and they can't figure it out either.
The paths I'm using are:
images/avatars/upload
files
That's how it looks in my file system. I've also tried every combination of everything I've read here, and nothing works. I'm really getting frustrated.
This is what it's telling me:
Error
The attachments directory could not be found.
The avatars directory could not be found.
Navigate to /admin.php?tools/phpinfo and search for DOCUMENT_ROOT to get the absolute path of your XenForo installation.
From there you can determine the absolute path for your other installation.
If XenForo is installed in the root and the software to be imported is in /archive for example, the relative path would be archive/, the absolute path would be /home/sitename/public_html/archive/.
From there you can determine the absolute path for your other installation.
If XenForo is installed in the root and the software to be imported is in /archive for example, the relative path would be archive/, the absolute path would be /home/sitename/public_html/archive/.
jr777
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Can you explain that in more detail? Where am I supposed to do this navigation? Sorry, I'm pretty new to this stuff.
jr777
Active member
I'm sorry, I still don't understand. Where in the ACP? Are you saying just go to my ACP and paste that extension onto the URL in the address bar? If so, it returns a 404 page.
ARealRiley
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This site is
https://xenforo.com/community
therefore, you would do this
https://xenforo.com/community/admin.php?tools/phpinfo
if you needed to see the phpinfo for this site.
So you'd take your forums URL and paste /admin.php?tools/phpinfo into the end of it.
https://xenforo.com/community
therefore, you would do this
https://xenforo.com/community/admin.php?tools/phpinfo
if you needed to see the phpinfo for this site.
So you'd take your forums URL and paste /admin.php?tools/phpinfo into the end of it.
jr777
Active member
Oh okay, got it. Well, I got something. It returned a page with a whole bunch of tables. At the top is lists my version and there's a PHP logo on the right.
ARealRiley
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Ok, now search in that page for DOCUMENT_ROOT (usually Ctrl+F will let you search in a page)
After you obtain the document root, you can proceed to follow Brogan's instructions.
After you obtain the document root, you can proceed to follow Brogan's instructions.
jr777
Active member
Okay, got it. /home/jack556/public_html
So it would look like this?
/home/jack556/public_html/images/avatars/upload
jr777
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I just tried it and it didn't work. I also tried replacing public_html with the URL. I'm at a complete loss here. I've double and triple checked the path in my file system, and it's absolutely images/avatars/upload.
Again, I'm trying to import from the database I uploaded to my new server. My site is currently at 556files.com, and my Xenforo installation is on 556files.net on another server. I tried doing the import remotely, but I couldn't ever connect to my .com database. So I downloaded the database from that server and uploaded it onto the new server. Will this make a difference?
Again, I'm trying to import from the database I uploaded to my new server. My site is currently at 556files.com, and my Xenforo installation is on 556files.net on another server. I tried doing the import remotely, but I couldn't ever connect to my .com database. So I downloaded the database from that server and uploaded it onto the new server. Will this make a difference?
jr777
Active member
How do I get the files onto the new server? Can I just take the public file from the old server and upload it to its own folder in the public files of the new server?
jr777
Active member
Okay, sounds good. Thanks for all the help. I will try it once my control panel comes back up (down for maintenance or something) and report back.
