Backwards integration?

[six42]

Is it possible to integrate phpBB with an already populated gallery?

I have a gallery with about 100 members, each with their own gallery, and i do not want to lose them, how can i integrate the forum without losing them?

Thanks!

[Casper]

That is going to be very difficult, as to keep ownership of pics and albums, the user ID's will have to match.
Not as easy as just changing the user id in the user tables, as both apps will use this for ownership of pics or posts, albums or topics and inboxes.

[six42]

I dont actually have a phpBB set up, so there will be no conflicting users

if that helps....

[Casper]

In that case, it should not be too difficult to populate the forum users table, with info from the gallery users table in database.

I would advise dis-allowing new registrations to the gallery while you do this.  Remember also it is best to have the forum use the same database as the gallery.

[six42]

So your saying that if i added all the users from the gallery, into the phpbb user table, and they had the same user ID's as gallery/forum, then i use the phpbb integration script, it will work?

Is there an easy way of adding all the users?

[six42]

?? anyone?

[Tranz]

six42, please be more patient in receiving a response... days rather than hours. Everyone here is a volunteer so response times can't be the same as you'd expect when people get paid. If the question is easy to answer, it's possible to get a reply within minutes, but some questions take more time and thought to answer.

I think the support that is given here rivals that given by software packages costing hundreds of dollars. Some free software don't even provide support.

[Casper]

So your saying that if i added all the users from the gallery, into the phpbb user table, and they had the same user ID's as gallery/forum, then i use the phpbb integration script, it will work?

Yes it will work.

Is there an easy way of adding all the users?

No easy way I know off.  I'm not an expert on mysql, so there may well be an easier way, but with 100 or so users, if you have a couple of hours to spare, I would manually add each user to the forum database, in the same order they are in the gallery database, copying and pasting the details.

As I said, there is probably an easier way.

[trackman]

I'm currently using SMF 1.1 RC1 and I want to intergrate without losing members, will I have to do the same