Welcome to my collection of Convertors and MODifications for the phpBB forum software.
These files are provided as a service to the phpBB Community and have been tested as fully as possible, but I provide no formal support or warranties for these files. Informal support is offered when possible in the appropriate threads at phpbb.com.
Convertors
UBB.threads 6.x
I am currently in the process of developing a convertor which will allow you to convert your UBB.threads 6.x forum to phpBB 2.0.4+. The convertor uses the phpBB DBAL and convert as many aspects of the forum as possible.
Version 0.1.8 is now available for download. Please ensure you read the included readme.html file for information on the convertor and how to use it.
UBB.classic 6.x
I have compiled a list of updates to the existing convertor for UBB.classic 6.x and having obtained permission from the original author, these are now collected together in an updated version of the convertor, version 0.2.6.
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- Support is provided in the phpBB Community Forums
In addition to this, I am working on a rewrite of the convertor to add support for the phpBB DBAL and to address a number of outstanding issues with the current version of this convertor. This development version 0.3.1 is available for download and testing, please report any issues encountered either in the support thread or by email.
This is the only version of the convertor which will support versions of UBB.classic from 6.6.x and higher.
UBB.x
I am currently developing a convertor to allow the conversion of data from UBB.x forums to phpBB. A basic version of this convertor has been released for phpBB 2.0.6 and upwards. It is likely that I will release a more complete version for phpBB 2.2.x upon it's release. The latest release is currently 0.1.1 (which is compatible with Eve 1.0.3).
Edgeboard
This too will convert data from the Edgeboard forum software to phpBB 2.0.6 and upwards.
e-Blah
This too will convert data from the e-Blah forum software to phpBB 2.0.6 and upwards.
everyone.net XML Archive
I have a tool available which will allow for everyone.net XML archive files to be converted to phpBB. Due to the nature of the XML file, this tool requires the file to be reformatted before use. If you wish to obtain a copy of this tool, or wish to enquire about this conversion being performed, please send a private message to me on the phpBB.com forums.
MODifications
The following are the MOD's I have in development or released for phpBB.
Daily Topics MOD 0.2.2
This provides a UBB.classic style "Daily Topics"/"Today's Active Topics" page, which lists all the topics which have been posted to in the last 24 hours, along with the first 200 characters of the last post in each of those topics. The phpBB permissions settings are used so topics are shown for all forums for which you have read permission.
Moderator Pruning Controls 1.0.3
This adds an additional "prune" option to the moderator control panel and the moderator quick buttons on viewtopic.php. The prune option deletes topics in the same way as the delete option, but without the effect on post counts. This allows your moderators to selectively prune topics, as opposed to using the time based options in the admin control panel, thus allowing you to choose which topics are pruned.
No Flood Control on Edit 1.0.0
This removes the flood control when editing posts.
This MOD has been released in the phpBB MOD Database.
Lock Profile 0.1.0
This allows the forum administrator to lock the profile of an individual users to prevent them making changes to it.
Forum Permissions List 1.0.1
This provides a summary screen listing the permissions for all forums.
This MOD has been released in the phpBB MOD DB.
Import Tools 0.1.3
This allows the forum administrator to import a list of users from a CSV file to create user accounts for them on the phpBB forum.
Rebuild Groups 0.1.0
This allows the forum administrator to rebuild the contents of the phpbb_groups and phpbb_user_groups tables to address problems of missing or corrupt data in these tables.
Disable Email 0.1.0
This allows the forum administrator to disable the forum from sending email messages out in response to various events. This is useful on hosts where both the PHP mail() function is disabled and the ability to use SMTP is not available.
MOD Tools
The following are tools for use by MOD Authors which provide a simple method to achieve certain common tasks.
Page ID Extension 1.0.0
This provides a base for MOD authors to integrate better session tracking into their MODs without the need for each MOD to edit constants.php, viewonline.php and admin/index.php.
This MOD has been released in the phpBB MOD DB.
[Function] insert_user() 0.1.1
This provides a function which can be called to register a new user in the forum and also a class definition which can be used directly for more precise control over the information which is stored.