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 *                	IB2phpBB - Convert Ibf To Phpbb
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 *   copyright            : (C) 2003 Obelix - Ni[o
 *   email                : admin@entre-aide.org
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 *
 *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 *   (at your option) any later version.
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# Support Thread: http://www.entre-aide.org/viewtopic?t=1081
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Instructions :
1/ Do a backup of your Invision Board tables via PhpMyAdmin for example

2/ Install EasyPHP on your pc so that you will have a local Web server with Apache, PHP, MySQL and phpMyAdmin.

3/ In PhpMyAdmin, import your Invision Board tables ; the one you have just saved.

4/ Install phpBB on your local Web server

5/ Copy the ib2phpBB folder at your phpBB root folder.

Ex : If your phpBB forum is at C:\Program Files\EasyPHP\www\phpBB2, then ib2phpBB must be copied there : C:\Program Files\EasyPHP\www\phpBB2\ib2phpBB

6/Open ib2phpBB\conf.php with a text editor (Wordpad, Notepad, etc) in order to set the prefix used with your Invision Board tables. The default value is : ibf_ . Save and quit this file.

7/ From your Browser, run http://localhost/phpBB2/ib2phpBB/index.php and follow the different steps.

8/ Once the forum is converted, open PhpMyAdmin, and update the phpbb_config table as follows :
- the field server_name : replace the value localhost by the one you will use on your webspace like yoursite.com or subdomain.mysite.com if you use a sub-domain.
- the field script_path if needed : replace phpBB2 by the path you use : ex use forums if your forum is at http://www.monsite.com/forums/.

9/ Export your phpBB tables with phpMyAdmin and import them to your website's databse.

10/ Edit phpBB2\config.php and replace the different values by the one you will use on your webiste.

11/ Upload all the files from /phpBB2/ to your Webspace.

12/ That's all Folks. Enjoy your new forum !! :)

Note : 
- Think about checking all the permissions for your forums and users.
- If you want to use the search function you need to install the following module : Rebuild Search Index available with ib2phBB.