# My phpBB Migration Journey (postgresql)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-phpbb-migration-journey-postgresql/259374
**Category:** Migration
**Tags:** phpbb
**Created:** [February 25, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-phpbb-migration-journey-postgresql/259374 "2023-02-25T20:24:05Z")
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### Author: ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-phpbb-migration-journey-postgresql/259374/8 "2023-02-27T20:55:20Z")

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> [@Migrate a phpBB3 forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-phpbb3-forum-to-discourse/30810/734):
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> doing a table-by-table CSV export and import.

That sounds like a recipe for disaster if you aren’t careful with database charsets and collations.

> [@shyguy](#):
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> well, i’ll take a crack at it.

A couple of years ago I started working on it, but it’s unfinished and out-of-date. Anyway, maybe it will be helpful.

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/784418a36b301d2edf9cc8412809ee820ce60061](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/784418a36b301d2edf9cc8412809ee820ce60061)

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