README

This extension allows migrating a phpbb forum to flarum.

Please note:

• duplicate email addresses get subaddressing added with the user id: test@local.test becomes test+34@local.test
• usernames are normalised to be only strings and numbers, the 3 minimum limit has bee reduced to 1
• this extension might need customisation for your specific phpbb forum, file an issue with questions please

Installation

Use Bazaar or install using composer:

$ composer require bokt/flarum-phpbb-migrate

After that enable the extension in your admin area.

Based on a migration from bokt.nl using PhpBB 3.x.

Configuration

Inside your config.php create a new key phpbb with the database information for the PhpBB forum you want to migrate, like so:

return [
 'url' => '..',
 // .. other stuff
 'phpbb' => [
 'driver' => 'mysql',
 'host' => 'localhost',
 'database' => 'phpbb',
 'username' => 'root',
 'password' => '',
 'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
 'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
 'prefix' => '',
 'port' => '3306',
 'strict' => false,
 ]
];

Use

Run the command.

php flarum phpbb:migrate

You should be able to rerun this command.