Importing database from SMF?
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Topic: Importing database from SMF?
Posted By: rickwinger
Subject: Importing database from SMF?
Date Posted: 08 February 2008 at 2:23am
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Greetings to all!
I have been using Simple Machines Forum (SMF) software for a while, but have a growing interest in Web Wiz.
Unfortunately, I am not sure exactly what questions to ask to get started. But my first one is this -
"What are the steps and what is the degree of difficulty should I decide to switch from SMF to Web Wiz?"
Thanks in advance,
Rick
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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 08 February 2008 at 9:48am
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There is a built in generic member import tool which should be able to import your members across from another database.
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Posted By: rickwinger
Date Posted: 08 February 2008 at 11:56am
What about the other data -- posts, discussions, etc.? Will that also import over?
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WebWiz-Bruce wrote:Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 08 February 2008 at 11:58am
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Different forum software will use different ways to store data within the database with different schemas. web Wiz Forums uses a relational database system which means that each of the tables relate to each other. This makes importing other data a very difficult if not impossible task. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |