History of phpBB to Boards Upgrade
^Note: This page is meant for R2. No boards package is available for R1.
the boards package is still in alpha whereas the rest of bitweaver R2 is in beta and is ready to be deployed very soon. it is __not recommended__ that you use boards yet as many kinks are still being ironed out. Please only use this if you know what you are doing and you have made at least 5 backups of your database today.^
!BoardsPackage Upgrade Process
Many have wondered when bitweaver-native forums will be ready. Many have likewise wondered if they'll be able to retain their current phpBB posts when upgrading.
To all of those whom have waited so long - the time has come to show you the light!
!Retain Your Formatting
Before you run the upgrader, take the time to install BBCode format parser on your server. You can do this by running the following command:
{code}pear install Text_Wiki_BBCode-alpha{/code}
After the PEAR library has been installed, enable BBCode in Administration -> Liberty -> Plugins.
Next, install the ((BoardsPackage)). Please remember that BoardsPackage is only available to those running R2.
the boards package is still in alpha whereas the rest of bitweaver R2 is in beta and is ready to be deployed very soon. it is __not recommended__ that you use boards yet as many kinks are still being ironed out. Please only use this if you know what you are doing and you have made at least 5 backups of your database today.^
!BoardsPackage Upgrade Process
Many have wondered when bitweaver-native forums will be ready. Many have likewise wondered if they'll be able to retain their current phpBB posts when upgrading.
To all of those whom have waited so long - the time has come to show you the light!
!Retain Your Formatting
Before you run the upgrader, take the time to install BBCode format parser on your server. You can do this by running the following command:
{code}pear install Text_Wiki_BBCode-alpha{/code}
After the PEAR library has been installed, enable BBCode in Administration -> Liberty -> Plugins.
Next, install the ((BoardsPackage)). Please remember that BoardsPackage is only available to those running R2.