b2 to wordpress again yall

  • so i have tried to update from good ole b2 to wordpress. the import does not seem to work right. so far nothing new. i have found several topics in this forum regarding this. some people have been able to make it work by what seems to me overwriting the old b2 db’s. to me this is not an option: i would expect there to be a regular importing function, as in: creating a new database based on the b2 db’s.
    i think the wordpress makers are aware of this issue.
    my question:
    whats planned with this?
    will there be an update to fix this problem?
    when can we expect this?
    will there be an import feature functioning as the word import suggests?
    or will it always be this kind of monkeywrench pseudo import?

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  • @pieceoplast
    if you hack WP a little and get the latest cvs version there should not be a problem upgrading from b2 to wordpress. I managed to do it. It just display errors that are not related to the installation because of the use of get_settings() and they only filter out install.php instead of import-b2.php.
    1. Get the latest wp-admin/import-b2.php, wp-admin/upgrade-functions.php, wp-settings.php from the CVS.
    2. Open wp-settings.php, find this line

    if (!strstr($HTTP_SERVER_VARS[‘REQUEST_URI’], ‘install.php’)) {

    change ‘install.php’ to ‘import-b2.php’
    3. Modify wp-config.php and change $table_prefix value to your b2 table prefix.
    4. Point your browser to wp-admin/import-b2.php. It should be running smoothly at least that is what I did.
    The only bug I encounter is that the upgrade-functions.php lacks 6 INSERT Queries, thus there will not be any options Under “Default Post Options” under your admin page.

    Thread Starter pieceoplastic

    (@pieceoplastic)

    okay. thanx for this explanation. but that is still like overwriting the old b2 database and not importing it. unless i completely missunderstand something here. and that for me is not an option, as i wanna keep b2 running.
    importing, in my understanding, means i create a new wordpress db out of the old b2 db, importing the data. the weay this is set up now is too risky for me…

    i think i get what u mean
    You want to create a new WordPress DB and import your b2 data into the new WordPress DB, but the b2 database is kept?

    if i do name the prefix b2 in the wp-config file, will i still be able to access the db with my old b2 code???
    or in other words: would this change my b2 database structure?

    Well… no, thats what the upgrade does, it changes it to WordPress’s structure… if you want to upgrade, you are assumed not to be using b2 anymore…

    lol… this is not silly, effectively, WordPress is a more advanced b2… so you’re the one being silly here. An upgrade to WordPress is like a b2 upgrade, get it?

    Thread Starter pieceoplastic

    (@pieceoplastic)

    no need to try and make me look stupid here, skeen.
    i think i am raising an issue here that confuses alot of people.
    [just look at all the questions re: b2 2 wordpress update in this forum!]
    plus: other blog-codes do just that: they import the old database, meaning they create a new database from the old, they dont overwrite the old db. thats how it should be done.
    i would even claim wordpress is the only blog code that does not do that.
    and i have tried quite a few codes!
    so instead of calling me silly you should really look into this!
    lots of people will first wanna try out wordpress before they decide to make the switch.

    hmm… ok, well, you dont need a code to do this. Simply create a new database yourself, import a backup of your b2 database and upgrade from that… thats what I would do.

    Thread Starter pieceoplastic

    (@pieceoplastic)

    now thats a great suggestion! cheerz!!!!

    He Is Right, Import means that it converts one database to a NEW database, while keeping the old one in tact.

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