Yes. Members, threads, and posts can be transferred over. The site's style / templates obviously cannot. Last I checked, private messages and, unfortunately, member passwords, didn't transfer over, however. The vBulletin developers recently released new conversion software, however.

you can using phpmyadmin/

The actual conversion must happen via the vBulletin importer available at www.vbulletin.com in, I believe, the announcements forum. phpMyAdmin as well as good ol' SSH can be used to back up and restore the database in the future (due to server moves, regular "just-in-case" backups, etc.)

Hi there,

We currently offer a professional import/export system called vBulletin ImpEx which allows users to move from their forum software to vBulletin - it comes with a import script for phpBB. More details obviously on the vBulletin.com web site.

Thanks for the clarification Floris :)

Is it possible to convert extremephpbb to vbulletin. I have a community forum with lots of attachments and I have been told that the converter with vbulletin dosen't convert something such as the attachment hacks.

I would check vBulletin.org. I remember hearing somewhere that someone wrote an onofficial add-in for the phpBB->vBulletin converter to support attachments.

No, I doubt it works, the phpBB (Extreme phpBB) is a pre-modded phpBB forum. Therfore, I doubt it'll work because of the additional database changes and modification changes and such. I may be wrong, so dont take my work for it.....

In my opinion a move from phpBB to vBull is a downgrade. Unless you don't do any coding at all and need a gob of support. The release of phpBB 2.2 (if it ever happens) will change the future of bulletin boards.

Basically, I am waiting for phpBB 2.2 before purchasing the vBulletin. phpBB 2.2 they say is guarenteed to release before the end of the year.

I've been following the 2.2 dev since last year. I wouldn't count on this year however the CVS snapshots I've been testing are awesome. Too many cool features to mention, ones you simply don't see in other software. phpBB is driven by logic instead of money.

No I don't work for them in fact I won't post on the dev board any more because of the abrasiveness. But the software is exceptional.

What features are in phpbb 2.2 that are not in other BB's ?

and please define "logic driven"

I have a CVS Snapshot on my hosting server. Sadly to say, I havent had tikme to update it an my hosting account ran out I think.

Also, I heard a official phpBB Forum Coder make note that they are pushing to have it out in late December and trying to make it out before the New Years, although they are still not pushing to set a date.

phpBB 2.2 I know so far are these great new features:

Users Control Panel
Birthday, Gender Add-ons
Report Topics and Posts
Uploadable Photo (Not Confirmed)
Advanced Template
New Posting Add-ons
New Advanced Forums/Categories
New Search Functions
Password Protected Forums
*New Legend* Additions
And Much More

You'll have to download it at http://area51.phpbb.com and upload the CVS to your server and install it.

One big one I noticed is if two people are in the same forum posting and someone posts between the time you view and click submit, a message appears saying there have been new posts while you were composing and asks you if you want to review the topic again because of that.

They listened to their customers when designing the new software and sorted out the "whims" from real useful features implementing the most useful of features.

Yeah, thats another one. I would love to see the phpBB 2.2 have the phpBB Portal built in. In future releases ..... that is.

I have a CVS Snapshot on my hosting server. Sadly to say, I havent had tikme to update it an my hosting account ran out I think. Also, I heard a official phpBB Forum Coder make note that they are pushing to have it out in late December and trying to make it out before the New Years, although they are still not pushing to set a date. phpBB 2.2 I know so far are these great new features: Users Control Panel Birthday, Gender Add-ons Report Topics and Posts Uploadable Photo (Not Confirmed) Advanced Template New Posting Add-ons New Advanced Forums/Categories New Search Functions Password Protected Forums *New Legend* Additions And Much More You'll have to download it at http://area51.phpbb.com and upload the CVS to your server and install it.

You forgot sub forums and sub sub forums. I wouldn't run a CVS snapshot live, I test it at home....some of the code is still screwy being sub beta.

There are several people allready developing portals, I like the mutant portal the best so far man does that guy know php.

You forgot sub forums and sub sub forums. I wouldn't run a CVS snapshot live, I test it at home....some of the code is still screwy being sub beta.

There are several people allready developing portals, I like the mutant portal the best so far man does that guy know php.

New Advanced Forums/Categories is the sub forums and whatever else, so really I didnt forget it.

New Advanced Forums/Categories is the sub forums and whatever else, so really I didnt forget it.

Sorry! That was a friendly "you forgot" as to inform, not a nanny nanny boo boo. No offense meant honest.

Me an "old tech".

I have a CVS Snapshot on my hosting server. Sadly to say, I havent had tikme to update it an my hosting account ran out I think. Also, I heard a official phpBB Forum Coder make note that they are pushing to have it out in late December and trying to make it out before the New Years, although they are still not pushing to set a date. phpBB 2.2 I know so far are these great new features: Users Control Panel Birthday, Gender Add-ons Report Topics and Posts Uploadable Photo (Not Confirmed) Advanced Template New Posting Add-ons New Advanced Forums/Categories New Search Functions Password Protected Forums *New Legend* Additions And Much More You'll have to download it at http://area51.phpbb.com and upload the CVS to your server and install it.

Whoa, were at vBulletin 2, that only took 2 years :P