Maybe you have just tried to run Clean Tables to convert you Icy Phoenix installation to PhpBB 3.0 and maybe you’ve simply failed getting back an error like the following:
Warning: include(./../extension.inc): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in .../home/install/clean_tables.php on line 25
Warning: include(./../extension.inc): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in .../home/install/clean_tables.php on line 25
Warning: include(): Failed opening './../extension.inc' for inclusion (include_path='.:/php5.3/lib/php/') in .../home/install/clean_tables.php on line 25
Warning: include(./../common.): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in .../home/install/clean_tables.php on line 26
Warning: include(./../common.): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in .../home/install/clean_tables.php on line 26
Warning: include(): Failed opening './../common.' for inclusion (include_path='.:/php5.3/lib/php/') in .../home/install/clean_tables.php on line 26
Fatal error: Call to undefined function message_die() in .../home/install/clean_tables.php on line 48
Or maybe not.. but the fact is that you really want to transfer your Icy Phoenix on PhpBB.
Well, this is not so difficult mate…
Listen up!
How to Convert Icy Phoenix 1.3.0.53a/b to phpBB 3.0
What you need
- A full backup of your database and files
- The Icy Phoenix to phpBB3 convertor, of course
- phpBB3 installation
- Database and files of the board you wish to convert from
(both need to be on the same server as the phpBB3 installation; files need to be in the same domain/subdomain) - Bit of luck (just kidding)
Notes
- The conversion requires Create and Drop privileges for the phpBB3’s database user account;
- The convertor will not harm the database of the board software you are converting from. In case of a problem, your old board software will still be fully operational;
- Maybe it is not compatible with earlier versions of Icy Phoenix;
- Icy Phoenix 1.3.0.53 has many of the features of phpBB3 and most of these will be converted over to phpBB3;
- Many of the Icy Phoenix BBCodes (not all of them) will be added automatically by the convertor.
- If you would like Genders converted, you will need to install the Gender MOD. If not installed, the convertor will skip converting genders.
Steps to follow
- Install phpBB3 on the same server on which the old board is already installed
- Dowload the converter from the Available ConvertersList and unzip it into the phpBB root directory maintaining the directory structure like this:
- phpBB3-root/install/convertors/convert_xxx.php
- phpBB3-root/install/convertors/functions_xxx.php
- phpBB3-root/includes/auth/auth_xxx.php
- Disable your old installation (board) before converting
- Visit the install folder of your new phpBB3 installation
- Look at the new tab Convert. Did you find it? Click the tab.
- Select the appropriate convertor, the one you’ve just unzipped and uploaded
- Enter your database information
- Begin convertion
- As with install the conversion will be automated, fill your phpBB3 database tables and copy additional data over to your phpBB3 installation without changing your previous database tables.
- Rebuild yout Search Index within Admin -> Maintenance -> Database -> Search Index to be able to find any matches if you want to search for something.
- Verify all settings in the ACP
- If all is ok, delete the install directory to enable the board.
If something goes wrong you are able to either re-run the conversion or continue a conversion, while your old board is still accessible.
More Info & Some Useful Links
- phpBB Convert How To
- Convertor Docs (check common conversion problems here)
