Update: 8/28 Converting from phpBB to vB!

[tpmwr]

I should be able to convert SEO to output links in the same manner, I guess it all really depends on how the import data looks.

[Wideawake]

well that would be greatly appreciated if you could tpmwr. what do u mean by a what the imported data looks like?
~mike

[isosdcftp]

Do you admins know which SEO hack you are going to use with vB? It might be possible to create a regex expression in the .htaccess that determines if the url is using the new SEO format or the old, and then redirect the url to the correct php file accordingly.

For example, the url to this page on this thread is
"ppcgeeks.com/converting-from-phpbb-to-vb-t8070,start,30.html"

While if you use vBSEO hack on vB, it might look like
"ppcgeeks.com/f16/converting-from-phpbb-to-vb-8070/index2.html"

So while difficult, it will be possible to create rules that determine if the url uses the old SEO or the new SEO format.

In this particular case, since the vBSEO hack doesn't use commas (AFAIK), we can check whether the url contains comma's and if so, redirect the request to a php file that does the necessary conversions to send the user the page he requested.

Sounds great, can't wait to make the switch over!

[remlle]

if you need help Im pretty good with vb as well I have VB running on 2 other sites as well.

[nikki2beeps]

Another vote for stroths first pick IMHO looks easy on the eyes and similar to what we have been using but so much sharper. Gotta love the hilights and gloss.

[GirlGoneGeek]

It is very much sharper, a lot more features and great new looks!! I can't wait myself to see the new PPCGeeks.com!!! That's going to be a great celebration!!

[lawmangrant]

Great addition to ppcgeeks. And honestly, you can have the ability to install 20 different themes and let each user pick thier own!

well, i am pretty decent at MySQL stuff, and have both run vB and phpBB.

I can try to offer some assistance in the endeavour. It shouldn't be that hard, as long as the table names match up on the MySQL backend.

-Chris

[EtherealRemnant]

I'm glad that you're dumping phpBB... its horrible programming and it puts a LOT of unneeded stress on the server.

That said, I just hope I can get used to vB. I absolutely HATE vB with everything in my being and I'm a diehard SMF fan and use SMF on my own board.

Either way, I'm going to stick around. I'll probably just be annoyed with the forum for a month or so :P

[tpmwr]

Hey Mike,

Sorry about the slow responce! WHat I ment was if vB keeps the same thread / post numbers I should be able to look into how phpBB parses URLs and make SEO parse them the same way.