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Author Topic: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!  (Read 5748 times)

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OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« on: May 29, 2006, 06:29:48 PM »
If you're reading this, then you made the migration from phpBB to SMF! Not to mention you also made the cut from a week back when all members with a post count of 0 were deleted. Wow!!!

I decided to go with a forum that was easier to upgrade than phpBB was. phpBB bagan to be a pain in the ass after you would install 6 mods, and then a week later they release a new version saying, "GUESS WHAT GUYZ!!1 YOU HAVE TO REINSTALL ALL UR MODS NOW FOR IT TO WORK! THANX!" Hopefully this will work out better.

Currently, avatars and attachments were not pulled over during the migration, but I will work on bringing them over as well.

Trust me on this one, this switch will benifit the community. There are a lot more out-of-the-box features with SMF than there are with phpBB, not to mention it is coded better.

Please post any bug reports/outages here in this thread and I will try to work on fixing them as soon as possible.
« Last Edit: May 29, 2006, 06:31:32 PM by Chris »
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2006, 07:41:05 PM »
See if you can migrate the button to read new posts since last visit.

But it looks good so far Chris.

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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2006, 10:17:53 PM »
Woohoo!! Made the second cut :D
It was shocking at first, but I think it will grow on me.
Keep up the good work.
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2006, 12:31:12 AM »
Personally I preferred phpBB, but it's your call. You do own and operate the website, and I'm not about to spoil this for anyone. I'll adapt, I'm sure. :D
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2006, 03:18:52 AM »
Quote from: Dark Shade on May 30, 2006, 12:31:12 AM
Personally I preferred phpBB, but it's your call. You do own and operate the website, and I'm not about to spoil this for anyone. I'll adapt, I'm sure. :D

Shade, there are a few themes that are more phpBB-like; I know this one is drasticly different than any phpBB theme that we had installed before. In order to change your theme, go to "Profile" and from the left hand side on the profile summary page, click on "Look and Layout Preferences". At the top there is a section that says "Current Theme: Forum or Board Default (change)". That's what you want.

EDIT: Wait, nevermind. I see you have already changed your theme from the default one.
« Last Edit: May 30, 2006, 03:22:57 AM by Chris »
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2006, 06:52:33 AM »
OMG WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

So does that mean mods now have unlimited powers and will soon become masters of the universe?
« Last Edit: May 30, 2006, 06:56:14 AM by TheJudge »
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2006, 07:38:44 AM »
Ahahahahah!!!  You'll NEVER get rid of me!!!


Well... until I decide to leave again. ;)
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2006, 09:08:09 AM »
Very nice.   :mrgreen:
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2006, 09:47:25 AM »
I definitely had to change from the default visual scheme.  I like it

Some cool new things too
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2006, 10:08:53 AM »
I'm on fire!
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I pitty the fool!
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2006, 11:17:36 AM »
I liked the old one better.
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2006, 11:18:32 AM »
Ok, just kidding.
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2006, 01:45:16 PM »
What changes?  I don't see any.
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #13 on: May 30, 2006, 11:12:58 PM »
I've changed the theme back from the dark graphic-intensive theme to something more phpBB-like for the time being, until I can find something that is fitting.

If anyone wishes to change their theme, you can do so by the following:
Click on "Profile"
Go to "Look and Layout Preferences"
Look for "Current Theme: Forum or Board Default (change)" (Click on 'change')

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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2006, 12:17:09 AM »
Well, this is definitely gonna take some getting used to.
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #15 on: May 31, 2006, 02:47:35 AM »
It looks very nice !
Some nice new add-ons

Well done Chris
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #16 on: June 01, 2006, 11:58:34 AM »
How did you migrate between the boards? Do they just use the same database back-end (so you just have to point the new front-end at the existing database) or did you have to do some stuff on the database itself? Or did you just copy over every single entry by hand?
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #17 on: June 01, 2006, 08:46:36 PM »
I used a pre-compiled php script to do all the dirty work.

Basically, I installed the new forum software into the same database as the old one (Which created the new tables the the forums required) and then ran the script which took the phpBB table contents and placed it all into the newly created SMF tables. It was nothing too complicated, though I'm willing to bet if the forum was a little bit larger things could have gotten hairy, and my host would not have been happy with me!

All and all, I think things worked out pretty well.
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2006, 11:58:19 PM »
*tries out the new fonty stuff*[/glow]
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #19 on: June 03, 2006, 09:06:03 AM »
Hats off! Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo yeah baby
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #20 on: June 03, 2006, 07:05:40 PM »
I'm used to this board because it's like what Monk uses for Somewhere...but what's up with it going straight to the forum after I post and not to my post?  Is this a feature I can turn on and off someplace?
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #21 on: June 03, 2006, 07:28:05 PM »
Yeah, there is an option for that in the options somewhere.  I had to dig around a bit to find it too.
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #22 on: June 03, 2006, 08:36:28 PM »
I really like that feature, 'cause it's what I do anyway. That's why there may be obvious spelling mistokes in my pists, as I haven't raed theme oval e secrete tome...
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #23 on: June 04, 2006, 06:11:02 AM »
Quote from: Detta on June 03, 2006, 07:05:40 PM
Is this a feature I can turn on and off someplace?

Sure is. You're able to find it under 'Look And Layout Preferences'. A simple check'll do.
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Re: OMG WE ALL MADE IT!
« Reply #24 on: June 05, 2006, 02:00:07 PM »
I've been using the old url for new posts since last visit (search.php is still out there) and getting no results.  I thought Weird Tingly Feeling?  Where is everyone?  It's all better, now.
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