# phpBB3 import script improvements

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-import-script-improvements/22935>\
**Category:** Migration\
**Tags:** phpbb\
**Created:** [December 7, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-import-script-improvements/22935 "2014-12-07T20:15:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![chrisalley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chrisalley/32/119703_2.png) [@chrisalley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisalley)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-import-script-improvements/22935/11 "2017-07-19T13:33:14Z")

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You might need to install phpBB 2 again, then restore the backup through it’s control panel, then proceed with the upgrade to phpBB 3.

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