# Groups might not be recognised with the MyBB Importer

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**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [23 Agosto, 2017 16:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-might-not-be-recognised-with-the-mybb-importer/68634 "2017-08-23T16:39:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Azareal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@Azareal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Azareal)\
**Post date:** [24 Agosto, 2017 06:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-might-not-be-recognised-with-the-mybb-importer/68634/3 "2017-08-24T06:12:36Z")

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It’s probably because cancp and these other things are buried in fifty or so columns. There’s a column in the groups table for each permission for efficiency.

It doesn’t store the admin permissions though, those are stored elsewhere on a per-user basis, but those are only used for locking down sections of the ACP, and are stored with PHP’s `serialize()`, if I recall.

cancp is used everywhere outside it, every time an admin check is needed.

And to be fair to whoever made the importer, cancp is a slightly cryptic name. I only know of it because I’ve created custom MyBB plugins before for my own forums (which have since closed down) and I checked cancp to see if someone’s an admin.

cancp basically means can control panel. The Administrator Control Panel, to be accurate.  
Moderators have their own more restricted control panel.

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