Still think that the forum migration process is full of pitfalls and pain? It's because you didn't try CMS2CMS automated migration service. Have a look at the presentation and discover the simplest way for SMF to phpBB import.

1. How to take the
headache out of
SMF to phpBB migration

2. Choosing a forum board for a web
project is not an easy task, indeed.
bbPress, phpBB, SMF, vBulletin and
many more names which are present
on the market nowadays make the
decision even more difficult.
But what one has to do if current
forum platform doesn't meet all the
requirements and the number of
content count a few thousands of
items, which is definitely too much for
manual import?
In such cases, CMS2CMS, the
automated migration service, comes
in handy. Just a few quick steps - and
your forum topics, forum posts, users,
images, and even polls, are moved to
the new forum board on phpBB.

3. To start your SMF to phpBB
migration, the first thing you
have to do is to
sign up with CMS2CMS.
Provide your name, email, phone
number and choose a password.
You can also sign in via your
Facebook or Google+ account.
For this, choose the appropriate
option.
Create Your CMS2CMS
Account

4. Specify Your SMF forum
Details
Choose Simple Machines
Forum as your Existing forum
type and enter its URL into the
provided field.

5. Establish the Connection to
Your SMF Board
Now you are to set up the
connection to your Simple
Machines Forum. For doing this,
download and install the
Connection Bridge to your
computer.
Here is the video tutorial, where
the process of installation is shown
in details.
When you’ve done with that, press
“Verify Connection” button.

6. Provide Your phpBB forum
Details
Next step would be to specify
your new forum board type. In
this case, choose phpBB.
Then provide its URL in the
corresponding field.

7. Connect to Your phpBB
Board
On this step, you have to
establish the connection to your
phpBB forum.
For doing that, again download
and install the Connection Bridge.
When finished, press “Verify
Connection” button.

8. While using CMS2CMS service as
your SMF to phpBB converter, you
may preview the future look of your
migrated forum and run Free Demo
migration. Choose the Entities and
needed additional options you are
going to move.
In case you want to migrate all your
data without Demo, you may skip
this step.
Start Free Demo Migration

9. Start a Final Transfer
from SMF to phpBB
Forum
Before starting a complete
migration to phpBB forum board,
you can check the Free Demo
result and see how your migrated
topics and posts look like on the
new platform.
Just go to your New forum, and
check how SMF to phpBB
converter works.
If you are satisfied with the result,
you may complete the migration.

10. Finish!!!
That’s it! Now you are a happy
owner of a phpBB-powered
forum board with all your SMF
content on it.

11. What CMS2CMS offers?
Finest Migration
Quality
High Speed of Data
Transfer
12+ CMS Platforms
Supported
Widest Range of
Supported Entities
Pricing Estimator
Free Demo Available
Live Support
Migration Insurance