Change from phpbb to Discourse

[Timothee_scheufler (Timothee)]

So our Forum currently uses phpbb 3.3.7 and we think about changing to Discourse.
Is there a (easy) way to change from phpbb to Discourse?

We would like to keep all Threads, user accounts, etc…

Thanks for any help!
p.s.: Discourse is gonna be self-hosted and phpbb is too.

[itsbhanusharma (Bhanu Sharma)]

Hey @Timothee_scheufler

Here is a good guide about importing from phpbb3 to discourse.

Importing / migrating from phpBB3

So, you discovered Discourse and want to know how to migrate from your existing phpBB3 forum? Great! Then keep on reading. This guide will show you how to use the phpBB3 import script for importing from phpBB 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2. Importing from phpBB 3.3 is currently not supported. This topic will contain a table of contents What data can be imported? Users Avatars (optional) Anonymous users (either as user “system” or as suspended users) Password hashes, which can be used with t…

I hope it helps.

[Timothee_scheufler (Timothee)]

Yeah but it says “Importing from phpbb 3.3 is currently not supported”…

[RGJ (Richard - Communiteq)]

We’re currently finishing the last touches for PHPBB 3.3 import support, I will create a PR for that within two weeks.

[Timothee_scheufler (Timothee)]

Alright sounds good!

Thanks!