Migrating a Forum from MyBB to vBulletin

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How to Migrate Forum from MyBB to vBulletin

• by CMS2CMS Team
• October, 2013

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How to Migrate from MyBB to vBulletin?

• Automated Migration Service

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How to Prepare for Migration?

• 1. Back up your MyBB website.
• 2. Install vBulletin.
• 3. Find FTP access details (for MyBB and
  vBulletin)
• Find more info in this article

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Migration SetupStep 1. Create your account

• Visit www.cms2cms.com
• Register your CMS2CMS account or sign up via
  Facebook or Google

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Migration SetupStep 2. Set up your Source and
Target sites

• Type in the URLs your MyBB and vBulletin websites
• Select your Current and New CMS types

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Migration SetupStep 3. Connect your Sites

• 1. Download Bridge file (zip) to your PC
• 2. Extract 'cms2cms' folder from the zip

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Migration SetupStep 3. Connect your Sites

• Connect to your MyBB website via FTP
• Upload extracted 'cms2cms' folder to MyBB root
  directory.
• Connect to your vBulletin website via FTP
• Upload 'cms2cms' folder to vBulletin root folder
• index.php file
• Find more info here or
  watch the video tutorial.

Note. Root directory is the
top folder with
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Migration SetupStep 3. Connect your Sites

• Go back to Migration wizard and click "Verify
  Connection to your Sites"

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Migration SetupStep 4. Select Migration
preferences and Start Free Demo Migration

1. Select extra options for your migration.
2. You're all set to start your migration. It's
   recommended to run the free Demo migration to see
   how the service works.

Note. You can skip Demo migration and start Full
migration right away.
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Migration SetupStep 5. Start Full Migration

• Only one mouse click separates you from the new
  vBulletin forum.
• After you click 'Start Full Migration', your MyBB
  forum content will be moved to vBulletin.
• You'll receive an email notification as soon as
  the transfer is complete.
• You'll be able to check the results and enjoy
  your new website!

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Go ahead and start the new life of your website!
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Migrate your site now - it's never been easier!