Icy Phoenix

Hello,

I was downgraded IP in the hopes of upgrading to phpBB3, but it looks like my attempt was futile. I used the downgrader that came with the latest IP release, in the contrib folder. I didn't get an error when running this file either. I installed phpBB3 in a new directory on my site, but the conversion did not go as planned. I have SQL backups of my original IP site, but my downgraded SQL was corrupted without me knowing. The downgraded SQL was going to be used for conversion to phpBB3.

Another problem I have is I don't have my original IP site or original database information up anymore...that's the real kicker. I'm trying to install IP again so I can hopefully restart the conversion process, but I'm getting an error:



Something is missing in my database but I can't round it down to a more specific area of the problem.

Does anyone have an idea on how to resolve this error? My original IP board had 30k posts, so I'm trying to hold on to those if I possibly can.

Thanks in advance

i had this before. Check this thread, hopefully it helps.

http://www.icyphoenix.com/viewtopic...&highlight=1010

Didn't work... :(

sorry try this then.

http://www.icyphoenix.com/viewtopic...&highlight=1010

Try this:

Edit: /includes/def_themes.php

Remove everything between:



Keep a copy (Just in case that don't work) and then try removing the LAST 1 - (nothing else "and it could be different digit in the string"):




If there's no themes in def_themes.php delete the whole content of the page and replace with the code below. Then if it still can't find theme [2] - [6] or whatever, change the 1 digits to whatever it is trying to find. :P



It's as if there was no theme installed - Strange stuff ? So you may have to end up editing the "default style" in the Db Dump.



Edit: Sorry xmenfile - I wasn't aware you were posting at the same time. :(

I have a backup of all the important SQL (phpbb_posts, phpbb_users, phpbb_forums, phpbb_categories, phpbb_config, phpbb_topics).

When I delete the defaults of posts, forums, categories, config, and topics, the forum is in working order. When I remove phpbb_users and replace it with my old phpbb_users, I start getting the error.

I removed everything and started uploading everything again today. I also got a different error:



I uploaded the aphrodite template folder as well since it was installed before I tried to upgrade to phpBB3.

I tried what you posted, but it didn't seem to fix the problem. Do you have any other suggestions? I appreciate the help you are giving me! 8)

When installing IP, unless you deliberately tell the SQL to use the phpbb_ prefix, the default is ip_

Are you mixing up prefixes in the Db ? because you have me confused with my "Old" phpbb_ - my "new" install of IP etc?

:?

In the install, I'm changing the prefix from ip_ to phpbb_. All my database entries have the phpbb_ prefix.

The board I'm trying to convert had tables of the same prefix too, phpbb_.

Thanks, That clears that up. ;)

Next silly question:

Are you manually changing the dump with your "old" backups, or are you dropping - creating tables with SQL ?

I am manually changing the newly installed tables and installing my "old" backups.

I believe I changed all the tables correctly to reflect the latest dump, but am getting a different error message:

This makes interesting reading? :twisted:

h**p://***.google.com.au/search?hl=...le+Search&meta=

h**p://forums.jumba.com.au/showthread.php?t=303

After a TON of going back and forth between the new DB entries and my backup, I finally got it working. All the problems were in the database. I just edited a little bit of the installation code for IP to include my backup.

I still love IP and still have another website that will continue to use this CMS.

Thanks for all your help Lopalong. You can edit my topic title to show "solved."

Thanks again buddy.

I'm glad that you had the expertise to fix it. 8)

Too easy to make mistakes manually editing - that's why I stopped doing it a L.O.N.G way back, unless it is absolutely necessary. :(

Damn! how did I miss that - Know the feeling! :mricy: