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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. luceos/mybb-to-flarum ActiveFlarum-extension[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) luceos/mybb-to-flarum ===================== Migrate a MyBB Forum to a fresh Flarum instance 021PHP Since Jan 25Pushed 2y agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/luceos/mybb_to_flarum)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/luceos/mybb-to-flarum)[ RSS](/packages/luceos-mybb-to-flarum/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (1)Used By (0) mybb\_to\_flarum ================ [](#mybb_to_flarum) This is a [Flarum](https://flarum.org/) extension to migrate data from a mybb forum to a fresh flarum instance. [![image admin section](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/17f9265d91153d6a2c9663783ccdd1a107c8f367f8882901433b087d06323482/687474703a2f2f7075752e73682f43724133782e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/17f9265d91153d6a2c9663783ccdd1a107c8f367f8882901433b087d06323482/687474703a2f2f7075752e73682f43724133782e706e67) What can it migrate? -------------------- [](#what-can-it-migrate) In your admin panel you can choose what to migrate. - Users (their passwords are ALL reset and they'll have to click "Forgot password?") - Categories - Forums - Posts - Groups - Avatars - Attachments (requires fof/upload) Installation ------------ [](#installation) *This extension has been tested with MyBB v1.8.\* and Flarum v1.\** Execute this command in the root of your flarum installation: `composer require michaelbelgium/mybb-to-flarum`. Navigate to your admin panel, enable the extension and you get a new link in the admin navigation bar. Usage ----- [](#usage) you can trigger the migration from the admin panel or the console: ``` > php flarum migrate-data:from-mybb Description: Migrates data from an existing mybb forum Usage: migrate-data:from-mybb [options] Options: --host=HOST host of the mybb database -u, --user=USER user of the mybb database -p, --password[=PASSWORD] password for the mybb database [default: ""] -d, --db=DB name of the mybb database --prefix[=PREFIX] prefix of the mybb database tables [default: "mybb_"] --users Import users (excluding avatars) --threads-posts Import posts (excluding soft deleted posts/threads) --groups Import groups --categories Import categories --avatars Import avatars --path[=PATH] Path to the mybb forum (required for avatar and attachment migration) [default: ""] --soft-posts Import soft deleted posts --soft-threads Import soft deleted threads --attachments Import attachments -h, --help Display help for the given command. When no command is given display help for the list command -n, --no-interaction Do not ask any interactive question ``` ### Example commands [](#example-commands) Migrate only users and avatars ``` > php flarum migrate-data:from-mybb --host=127.0.0.1 --user=homestead --password=secret --db=mybb --users --avatars --path=../mybb ``` Migrate everything (excluding avatars and soft deleted posts/threads) ``` php flarum migrate-data:from-mybb --host=127.0.0.1 --user=homestead --password=secret --db=mybb --users --groups --threads-posts ``` Migrate users with threads and posts including soft deleted threads but excluding soft deleted posts ``` php flarum migrate-data:from-mybb --host=127.0.0.1 --user=homestead --password=secret --db=mybb --users --threads-posts --soft-threads ``` Important notes --------------- [](#important-notes) - If u specify u want to migrate avatars then a path to your MyBB forum is required also. - Forums with a redirect hyperlink are skipped. Flarum doesn't support them (yet). - A guest who created a MyBB post or thread will appear as a deleted user in Flarum and not specifically a "guest". - The core BBcode extension should be enabled too. ### Health Score 14 — LowBetter than 2% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity7 Limited adoption so far Community11 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity19 Early-stage or recently created project Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 87.2% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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