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    Transfer of threads from existing forum to a new forum

    aleblanc
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    Solved Transfer of threads from existing forum to a new forum

    Post by aleblanc February 19th 2017, 12:03 pm

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    Forum version : #phpBB2
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    Forum link : http://tmacf.forumotion.com

    Description of problem

    I am creating a new forum to replace an existing forum on another host. The original forum utilizes phpBB. My new forum here utilizes phpBB2. Is there a way that I can transfer threads from the older original forum from another host to my new forumotion forum here?


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    Solved Re: Transfer of threads from existing forum to a new forum

    Post by skouliki February 19th 2017, 12:24 pm

    hello 

    You can not export the database from your forum, unfortunately. ..
    why not just changing the theme and the version of your old forum ?

    information https://help.forumotion.com/t6668-forumotion-s-forum-databases

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    Solved Re: Transfer of threads from existing forum to a new forum

    Post by aleblanc February 19th 2017, 1:15 pm

    skouliki wrote:hello 

    You can not export the database from your forum, unfortunately. ..
    why not just changing the theme and the version of your old forum ?

    information https://help.forumotion.com/t6668-forumotion-s-forum-databases

    Unfortunately the prior host is no longer offering free forum services. The old forum will disappear at the month's end so I started a new forum here on forumotion. Since we had close to 2,000 threads, we were hoping to transfer some of the more important ones. We will have to copy and paste.

    Thank you for the reply skouliki. Much appreciated.

    Allan
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    Solved Re: Transfer of threads from existing forum to a new forum

    Post by skouliki February 19th 2017, 1:30 pm


    I misread i thought both forums was forumotion , so if you can take your data from your old forum

    Read this https://help.forumotion.com/t133904-how-to-import-your-external-forum-on-forumotion

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    Solved Re: Transfer of threads from existing forum to a new forum

    Post by brandon_g February 20th 2017, 4:49 pm

    Hello,

    Yes you can import the database from old forum to a forumotion forum. You will, however, have to create a new forumotion forum as it is only possible to import a forum during the intial creation process.

    -Brandon



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    Solved Re: Transfer of threads from existing forum to a new forum

    Post by Derri February 24th 2017, 1:34 am

    Since this topic is marked solved I will move it to the archives
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