# Fix quotes after phpBB import

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-quotes-after-phpbb-import/79133>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [January 27, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-quotes-after-phpbb-import/79133 "2018-01-27T01:39:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-quotes-after-phpbb-import/79133/2 "2018-01-27T02:25:33Z")

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Nothing personal, but if you don’t understand what’s in that topic then you probably shouldn’t experiment with regex. If you get it wrong it could result in anything form ineffective, incomplete or disastrous enough where you would need to restore your backup.

Using the [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin try this query

```plaintext
SELECT COUNT(id) 
FROM posts 
WHERE cooked LIKE '%[quote%' 

```

and see how many you’ll need to deal with.

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