# Enhancement request to phpBB3 import script

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/enhancement-request-to-phpbb3-import-script/393476
**Category:** Migration
**Tags:** phpbb
**Created:** [January 14, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enhancement-request-to-phpbb3-import-script/393476 "2026-01-14T20:04:29Z")
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### Author: ![shortmort37](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/shortmort37/32/538876_2.png) [@shortmort37](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shortmort37)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enhancement-request-to-phpbb3-import-script/393476/30 "2026-01-15T21:33:10Z")

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> [@italo](#):
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> I’m assuming you created a volume for your mysql container inside the shared folder. If so, unfortunately you will have to re-spin the container and restore the database again.

I’m not sure what re-spinning a container means. The first time I placed `phpbb_mysql.sql` in the mysql directory per [these instructions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-phpbb3-forum-to-discourse/30810). Is there more to do than that?

> The attachments you can just copy over.

Yeah. ‘cept, the tar.gz is 15GB because there’s 45GB of data in the phpBB `/files` directory. I have been running my board for 22 years, doncha know! So yes, I’ll copy them back. But likely, it will be tomorrow before I pick this up again.

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