Upgrading/converting a IPB 1.3 database to IPS 3.4.X

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Upgrading/converting a IPB 1.3 database to IPS 3.4.X

So there was a request from a member here who wanted to convert his forum from Forumgratis to a proper IPS 3.4.x forum. In this article I'm going to explain what I did after downloading a backup of the database.

Please note that you will need a working webserver on your local computer, I use xampp (https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html)

After getting the database I created a folder under my htdocs to put the forum in. I called it "testboard"
Then I unpacked my IPB 3.4.8 files into it.
Then I fired up phpmyadmin, created a database. I called it "testboard"
Then once I done that I imported the database that I downloaded before. Get a clean copy that haven't been edited if you need to.
Then once that done get a copy of notepad++ you will need it soon.

Ok here's where it can be a little tricky. Inside your testboard folder, you should see a file named "conf_global.dist.php". it may also show up as "conf_global.dist". You need to rename that file so that it is called "conf_global.php". If you are not seeing the ".php" on the end of the filename then just rename it to "conf_global"

Once that done, you will need to edit that file. Open it up in your favorite text editor (I use notepad++). Now delete all the text that is in that file, and copy and paste the following:

<?php
$INFO['sig_allow_ibc']            =    '1';
$INFO['show_user_posted']            =    '1';
$INFO['avatar_ext']            =    'gif|jpeg|jpg|swf|png';
$INFO['avatar_url']            =    '1';
$INFO['avup_size_max']            =    '20';
$INFO['avatars_on']            =    '1';
$INFO['avatar_dims']            =    '64x64';
$INFO['avatar_def']            =    '64x64';
$INFO['email_in']            =    '';
$INFO['email_out']            =    '';
$INFO['allow_images']            =    '1';
$INFO['max_emos']            =    '20';
$INFO['allow_creator_vote']            =    '1';
$INFO['allow_dynamic_img']            =    '0';
$INFO['allow_flash']            =    '1';
$INFO['allow_online_list']            =    '1';
$INFO['allow_skins']            =    '1';
$INFO['ban_ip']            =    '';
$INFO['ban_email']            =    '';
$INFO['ban_names']            =    '';
$INFO['board_start']            =    '1020214590';
$INFO['news_forum_id']            =    '1';
$INFO['index_news_link']            =    '1';
$INFO['allow_dup_email']            =    '1';
$INFO['admin_group']            =    '4';
$INFO['auth_group']            =    '1';
$INFO['member_group']...

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