Conversion tool from WebWiz to Invision ?
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Topic: Conversion tool from WebWiz to Invision ?
Posted By: BarBar
Subject: Conversion tool from WebWiz to Invision ?
Date Posted: 31 January 2004 at 2:23pm
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Hi !
I enjoy using WebWiz forums system , but I have to move to a linux server with no ASP. I must save all of the users and the posts. I wanted to know if any modder can make a conversion tool from Webwiz to InvisionBoard (www.invisionboard.com) Thank you and I am very sad I have to leave WebWiz , Bar |
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Posted By: Semikolon
Date Posted: 31 January 2004 at 2:30pm
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i doubt someone will do it for free if they dont need it themselves, cuz its hell alot of work with it..
but why do you have to move to linux? |
Posted By: BarBar
Date Posted: 31 January 2004 at 2:46pm
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I have a free hosting from my friend , but he moves to a linux server from his own reasons , and I dont want to pay money for hosting.
A lot of big forums are doing conversions tools from and to their forums... Is it possible to do it from Web Wiz to Snitz ? Because I saw a conversion tool from Snitz to Invision, so If I will get tool for Webwiz to Snitz maybe it will help thank you, Bar |
Posted By: Semikolon
Date Posted: 31 January 2004 at 2:51pm
| try phpbb instead then.. i think they have a conversion tool |
Posted By: BarBar
Date Posted: 01 February 2004 at 2:18pm
I didnt see any conversion tool on phpbb 
Please, boRg or any other Heavy modder , can u build a convertor from WebWiz to phpBB or InvisionBoard ? phpBB people and invisionboard people dont want to do that script, and I am just getting stuck between the chairs just like a lot of other users of webwiz who have to move to linux... Please, I beg you, I cant loose those users and posts 
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Posted By: Semikolon
Date Posted: 01 February 2004 at 2:36pm
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yo, why should Bruce do it? that would be the same as giving you away to a competitor.. and if you dont want to pay for hosting, this should be your problem.. you could manually copy all members and posts.. |
Posted By: thekiwi
Date Posted: 01 February 2004 at 2:47pm
Amen ------------- Cheers TheKiwi http://www.infobahn.co.nz - Internet Infobahn - website design and hosting |
Semikolon wrote:
Posted By: BarBar
Date Posted: 01 February 2004 at 3:09pm
I really enjoyed being a user of Web Wiz Forums, so I am not glad to move to another board. I dont see it as a tournament between the boards, and even if it is, bruce will "loose" me anyway because I will have to move to another board
anyways, How can I copy the users passwords ? They are encryped right ? |
Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 02 February 2004 at 4:41am
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It would take the best part of a week working full time to write a conversion tool and I don't have the time. If I did have the time I would first write a tool for converting from another board to this one. Why not try asking them at the board you are moving to, it's more in their interest to invest the time writting such a tool. Encrypted passwords would not be able to be moved, so you would need to give your users new passwords, even a conversion tool won't help with encrypted passwords. ------------- 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 |
Posted By: BarBar
Date Posted: 02 February 2004 at 8:04am
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There is absolutly no way for me to see the passwords ?
Why is this done ? I am the admin, why should this data will be prevented from me ? Thank you very much, Bar |
Posted By: Semikolon
Date Posted: 02 February 2004 at 9:35am
| the reason why they are encrypted one way, is so that nobody can get them, even if downloading the database.. if they were two way encrypted, you could just download a database and run a decrypt script, then you would have all the passwords |
Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 02 February 2004 at 10:28am
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Before passwords where 160bit encrypted many people just left there
databases open in public places and didn't follow the install
instructions to protect databases. This lead to people complaining on a daily baises that their forums had been hacked by hackers getting hold of usernames and passwords. Since passwords have been encrypted this has stopped. Most other forums systems (including phpBB, I believe) also encrypt passwords, but each system uses a different way of doing this and so are not compatible with each other. ------------- 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 |