Icy Phoenix

Hi.
I have a much modded board
***.lowriderforums.com
and want to go to IcP.
IcP covers all of the mods [or variants] that I have anyway and I know I have some stuff from deleted mods.
Can i do a fresh IcP install and then use my existing phpbb DB?
or should I do fresh phpbb install then upload the DB then change it to IcP?

amy help would be gratfuly recieved as i get lost easily [ didnt have computers when I went to school all those years ago :) ]

Hi,

for me it was nearly the same. I had a modded phpbb.

I made a fresh installation of IP in a new DB. Then I make a Backup (only Inserts) of the necessary tables from my phpbb.

Before I import the backup I delete all contens of the IP tables in which I want to import my backup.

At least I imported the backup. That was the best way for me. Probably there are other ways but this works for me at best.

For me, you can just upgrade it from your moded Phpbb 2.0.22 and follow the upgrate IP instructions. Rene is right, not that much different.

enjoy, I love it.

Hi and welcome iain,

yes you can do an update from phpbb.

You should choose this last version of Icy Phoenix

Then follow upgrade instruction

Upgrade From Icy Phoenix 1.1.0.15


Please follow the instruction step by step and don't care about point 10. :mricy:


Fresh Installation


Use from the fresh installation point 3 and 4 to set permission.

If you have questions, feel free to ask.

thanks for the replies :)

since posting I had a play on a copy board using ip_20080108_11015 [maybe the wrong one!]


when i used the update_to_ip file nothing seemed to happen............ does it happen quick without me seeing or should I get a screen saying something?

iain wrote: [View Post]

when i used the update_to_ip file nothing seemed to happen............ does it happen quick without me seeing or should I get a screen saying something?

Hi, as I can remember step 6 of the installation is wrong. Don't lock your site and try again.

you are right :)

It would be nice if a mod updates the installation instructions. I point out this problem weeks ago at my own installation but there is no change of this error.

I'm going to move to a new hosting in the next month or so, can i just install a fresh IcP and move my DB to that hosting?
maybe a stupid question but i just know some basic stuff about this...

xMartinusx wrote: [View Post]

I'm going to move to a new hosting in the next month or so, can i just install a fresh IcP and move my DB to that hosting?
maybe a stupid question but i just know some basic stuff about this...

Yes you can, I think it is the same procedure as described in this thread.

xMartinusx wrote: [View Post]

I'm going to move to a new hosting in the next month or so, can i just install a fresh IcP and move my DB to that hosting?
maybe a stupid question but i just know some basic stuff about this...

i tryed this :
upload database of Phpbb 2.0.22 (made from ACP with Phpbb 2.0.22) to new fresh instaled Icy (also in ACP restore database) ant i didnt make it ...nothing happend...so i think its not posible ..but mabe i m wrong :oops:

Did you use the same prefix for the tables?

Rene wrote: [View Post]

Did you use the same prefix for the tables?

i must admit that i dont understand what u asking .. :oops:

Thanks to all of you who have provided answers to this topic. Yet, it seems to me not clear enough how exactly one must proceed in order to complete a database import from Phpbb 2.0.22 into IP (the stable version) without lose of data.
I would very much appreciate a brief but clear tutorial on what exactly must be done (step-by-step).
I believe such a tutorial would clear many questions and would provide a more than welcome support to many of us.

Thanks in advance, folks.

At first try it like the way its described here:

http://www.icyphoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1997

Upgrade From phpBB

You don't have to lock you site (step 6). This produces errors for many people.

When this doesn't work you can try that my solution:

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I did it in that way:

1. Fresh installation of Ip in a new database. Its also possible to use the same database with another table prefix
2. Backup of the following phpbb2 tables:



3.I edited the backup file, that I only had the insert statements (I opened the sql file with an editor an deleted everythink except the insert statements)

The result was like this:


4. Change the prefix of all backup tables to the prefix you use for IcyPhoenix. In this example you would change phpbb_ to ip_ (you can use the search and replace function)

5. Clear all IcyPhoenix tables in witch you want to insert (the same table names as mentioned in 2 with other prefix)



6. Insert your backup file in the database of IcyPhoenix.