Swapping Forum platforms - how?

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I have set up a private forum which is operating OK. I have seen another forum website I prefer the look of and wonder if I can swap platforms.

All the data on my forum I would expect has been saved in a Mysql database so can I just use this database in another software platform?

Has anyone done this or can tell me what steps to take to do this?

David
#forum #platforms #swapping
  • Profile picture of the author kdavies
    It's possible but how difficult it is depends on what forum software the forums are using, and similar the databases are. If they are using the same forum software then it's a straight forward database export/import. Otherwise you'll need code to convert the first forum database into the second forum database.
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  • Profile picture of the author johnnyN
    kdavies is correct.

    usually the forum software will support some kind of importing function. So you will have to search through the instructions, or go to their support pages and find out what kind of importing they have.
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