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michaelbelgium/mybb-to-flarum
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Migrate a MyBB Forum to a fresh Flarum instance

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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

36

—

LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance16

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity69

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 89.7% 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 ~95 days

Recently: every ~145 days

Total

16

Last Release

1250d ago

Major Versions

v3.0-beta.3 → v4.02019-07-05

v4.2 → v5.02020-05-21

v5.1 → v6.02020-10-23

v6.0 → v7.02021-02-02

v7.1 → v8.02021-12-06

### 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 (130 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)")

---

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