1.
How to Migrate Forum
from vBulletin to phpBB
by CMS2CMS Team
June, 2013
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2.
How to Migrate from vBulletin to phpBB?
Automated Migration Service
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3.
How to Prepare for Migration?
1. Back up your vBulletin website.
2. Install phpBB.
3. Find FTP access details (for phpBB and vBulletin)
Find more info in this article
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4.
Migration Setup
Step 1. Create your account
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Register your CMS2CMS account or sign up via Facebook or Google
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5.
Migration Setup
Step 2. Set up your Source and Target sites
1. Select your
Current
and New
CMS types
2. Type in the
URLs of
your
phpBB and
vBulletin
websites
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6.
Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
1. Download Bridge file (zip) to your PC
2. Extract 'cms2cms' folder from the zip
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7.
o Connect to your vBulletin website via FTP
o Upload extracted 'cms2cms' folder to vBulletin root
directory.
o Connect to your phpBB website via FTP
o Upload 'cms2cms' folder to phpBB root folder
index.php file
Find more info here or watch the video tutorial.
Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
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Note. Root directory is the top folder with

8.
Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
Go back to Migration wizard and click "Verify Connection
to your Sites"
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9.
Migration Setup
Step 4. Select Migration preferences
1. Select extra options for
your migration:
Migrate Media - to have images moved (includes
only images from website posts, forum images
aren’t included).
Make URLs SEO friendly - to have internal links
formed according to the rewrite rules on
WordPress website (doesn’t involve forum posts
URLs).
Clear Target website data - delete all content
from WordPress website before the Migration.
2. Press ‘Confirm options’
button.
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10.
Migration Setup
Step 4. Start Demo Migration
You're all set to start your migration. It's recommended to run the
free Demo migration to see how the service works.
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Note. You can
skip this step
and start Full
migration right
away.

11.
Migration Setup
Step 5. Start Full Migration
Only one mouse click
separates you from the new
phpBB forum.
After you click 'Start Full
Migration', your vBulletin
forum content will be moved
to phpBB.
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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12.
Migrate your site now - it's never been easier!
Go ahead and start the new life of your
website!
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