Discusware: Enhance Your Forum Experience with Our Expert Migration Services
As the leading authorities in forum migration, we specialize in the seamless transition of Discusware Boards. Our vast expertise ensures that your entire Discusware board—encompassing all posts, data, and user interactions—will be meticulously converted to either SMF, phpBB3, or MyBB formats. Rest assured, no content that is accessible on your current Discusware board will be lost.
The conversion process involves exporting all data into comma-separated value (CSV) files, primed for effortless integration with your MySQL database via phpMyAdmin. With our efficient methods, your upgraded forum could be operational in just 24 hours.
Our robust portfolio includes the successful conversion of Discusware boards with up to 1 million posts and in excess of 100,000 topics and subtopics. We ensure these large-scale transitions maintain functional links and attachments while your original Discusware board remains unaltered.
Furthermore, we facilitate a seamless user transition by providing direct message links. This feature automatically redirects traffic from your former Discusware board to the corresponding topics on your new platform. As a result, your community members will continue to engage with ease, without the need to search for the new forum location.
Discusware’s flat-file system has become antiquated and is no longer providing optimal user experiences. We recommend transitioning to a database-driven format for enhanced performance and usability. Our Support Board successfully migrated from Discusware Professional 4.1 to SMF, significantly improving our service many years ago.
To initiate the migration process, please provide us with the following:
1. A comprehensive backup of your Discus board in either zip, rar, or tar.gz format. An FTP destination will be shared with you for the upload of this file.
2. A functioning installation of either SMF, phpBB3, or MyBB on your hosting server, to which we need to be granted access.
3. Credentials to access your phpMyAdmin for the corresponding mySQL database of SMF, phpBB3, or MyBB. This is particularly crucial if your database is configured in a language other than English.
Your Discus forum can accommodate a vast array of languages, and we can seamlessly transition it to an alternate forum structure of your choice.
Please download the necessary files and save them directly to the existing Discusware installation directory. This is the same location where you will find the ‘discus’ and ‘discus_admin_nnnnnnnnn’ directories—the ‘nnn’ representing your unique installation number. Afterward, simply open your web browser and navigate to the appropriate address.
Download our Discus2SMFClient tool: Upon completion of your download, you will obtain a suite of seven text files ready for easy import into your SMF system. For detailed guidance, please refer to the instructions provided in the included ReadMe.txt file.