Converter.php hangs IE Not Responding

[ajk]

Hi,

I am trying to convert a large YaBB Gold SP1 board to YaBBSE.  The problem I am having is in step 4 of the conversion script.

Everything seams to run fine upto that point.  The permissions, MySQL and PHP settings are correct.  

I run FreeBSD 4.5, MySQL 3.23.53, PHP4.2.0.

The BBS has over 1140 users and 9180+ messages.  Is does the size of the database effect the conversion?  

ANY help is appreciated.

THANKS

[gandolphxx]

If you have ssh access to your server - try running the converter using Lynx - the tty browser - it is a tad clumsy to enter the values, but can be done - and it willl not hang during the conversion.

[ajk]

I wish I did.  I could fix it then.  The host I was installing it to has telnet and ssh turned off on accounts.

I came up with a different soulution for now.

I just had to go back to Gold SP 1 for the time being.

[gandolphxx]

I wish I did.  I could fix it then.  The host I was installing it to has telnet and ssh turned off on accounts.

I came up with a different soulution for now.

I just had to go back to Gold SP 1 for the time being.

sorry about that, I should have been clearer - Lynx will work with telnet access also - it just requires a vt100 like interface - real simple - does the job.

[ajk]

I use Lynx all the time in FreeBSD/UNIX.  It's great.
Especially when I need to read an html file from the command line.

I don't use XWindows at all on my servers.

But this friend I did a BBS for already had a host and DNS in place.

[I, Brian]

I'm having the exact same problem, and it's only a small forum - <200 members and <200 posts.

I ticked the box to clear any conflicting data between the new YaBBSE and the 1.1 Gold.

There was a string of errors regarding files not found in the converter.

Oh, dear.

[DJ Fat]

Guys!!!

I think, that I have a similar problem! I am converting YaBB Gold SP1 to YaBB SE 1.4 and when the convertor is executing step 4 it writes:

We are now going to attempt to convert your member data files.

Importing Member Data:
 


And nothing happens then. What can I do Help!

[DJ Fat]

Hey, I forgot, that my main problem is that, when convertor is executing the step 4, IE displays "done" at the bottom of the page And then it doesnt convert anything at all!

[ajk]

I believe that the MySQL database makes it hang.

I've tried with a couple of user accounts installed.
When I do it as root.  I have no problems.  When I
do it as a user, then it hangs.  The permissions, pw
and usernames are correct on MySQL.  I use FreeBSD UNIX.

[andrea]

If the YaBB 1 Gold / SP are located in the cgi-bin folder the read permissions might be lacking for the converter. In that case either move those data into the public html space or temporarily chmod 777 those directories.

[ajk]

I've noticed quite a lot of ISPs will not let you use 777.