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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. michaelbelgium/mybb-to-flarum ActiveFlarum-extension[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) michaelbelgium/mybb-to-flarum ============================= Migrate a MyBB Forum to a fresh Flarum instance v9.0.1(1mo ago)261.1k↓11.1%17[5 issues](https://github.com/MichaelBelgium/mybb_to_flarum/issues)[6 PRs](https://github.com/MichaelBelgium/mybb_to_flarum/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^8.4CI passing Since Jan 3Pushed 4w ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/MichaelBelgium/mybb_to_flarum)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/michaelbelgium/mybb-to-flarum)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/MichaelBelgium)[ RSS](/packages/michaelbelgium-mybb-to-flarum/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3w ago READMEChangelog (8)Dependencies (7)Versions (28)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 v1.8.39, PHP 8.4 and Flarum v2.0** 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 [default: "127.0.0.1"] -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_"] --path[=PATH] Path to the mybb forum (required for avatar and attachment migration) [default: ""] --users Import users (excluding avatars) --threads-posts Import posts (excluding soft deleted posts/threads) --groups Import groups --categories Import categories --avatars Import avatars --soft-posts Import soft deleted posts --soft-threads Import soft deleted threads --attachments Import attachments --debug Enable logging -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 61 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance90 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity31 Limited adoption so far Community17 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity89 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 90.6% 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~128 days Recently: every ~7 days Total 22 Last Release 32d ago Major Versions v5.1 → v6.02020-10-23 v6.0 → v7.02021-02-02 v7.1 → v8.02021-12-06 v8.2.1 → v9.0.02026-04-26 v8.2.2 → v9.0.12026-05-26 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/888b7a13d8ef5d680c9bc4a9baa1db37953015e30643e6320b3533459dd23d7a?d=identicon)[MichaelBelgium](/maintainers/MichaelBelgium) --- Top Contributors [![MichaelBelgium](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8951045?v=4)](https://github.com/MichaelBelgium "MichaelBelgium (144 commits)")[![dshovchko](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/564184?v=4)](https://github.com/dshovchko "dshovchko (7 commits)")[![Vaalyn](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13745863?v=4)](https://github.com/Vaalyn "Vaalyn (7 commits)")[![rob006](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5972388?v=4)](https://github.com/rob006 "rob006 (1 commits)") --- Tags flarumflarum-installationforummybbmybb-forum ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/michaelbelgium-mybb-to-flarum/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/michaelbelgium-mybb-to-flarum/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/michaelbelgium-mybb-to-flarum) ``` ### Alternatives [fof/byobu Well integrated, advanced private discussions. 59112.4k11](/packages/fof-byobu)[fof/discussion-language Specify the language a discussion is written in & sort by language 1032.0k2](/packages/fof-discussion-language)[flarum-lang/russian Russian language pack for Flarum. 12127.5k](/packages/flarum-lang-russian)[flarum/tags Organize discussions into a hierarchy of tags and categories. 38744.9k137](/packages/flarum-tags)[fof/best-answer Mark a post as the best answer in a discussion 25147.5k18](/packages/fof-best-answer)[fof/polls A Flarum extension that adds polls to your discussions 25130.2k9](/packages/fof-polls) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)