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Kunena 5.2.8 released and Blue eagle 1.6.7 released (02 Jan 2022)
The Kunena team has announce the arrival of Kunena 5.2.8 [K 5.2.8] which is now available for download as a native Joomla extension for J! 3.10/3.9.x. This version addresses most of the issues that were discovered in K 5.2 and issues discovered during the development stages of previous version of K5.2.
If you are using blue template you need to update to 1.6.7 version to ensure to have a compatible version with K5.2.8.
Important note: (07 Jan 2022) If you have created a Kunena custom.css, create a backup of it. Due to an error, this file will be deleted during an upgrade.
Question PHPBB3 to Kunena - step by step.
Note 1: I recommend you do this on a test server then import the finished database into your live site.
Note 2: I am not responsible if you cock things up. This is what worked for me - it may not for you. I'm only posting this advice because I couldn't find anything overly helpful myself. If you feel confident, then give it a go. If you don't, then don't!
Note 3: This walkthrough assumes that you have already installed Kunena 1.0.8 in your Joomla 1.5 installation.
Note 4: Take your site offline when doing this or at least make the Fireboard link Special - if someone posts to your temporary FB install while you're tinkering it could corrupt your database.
- Download converter.zip, which is attached to this post. Extract the converter folder,
- Open go.php in an editor and edit the first few lines to add your information such as database name etc. When you open the file it will be pretty obvious what to change - there are notes to follow. Save the file and close your editor.
- Upload the converter folder to your website.
- Download and install Fireboard 1.0.4 from this link . Don't use 1.0.5x. ** The install procedure is the same as for Kunena. Just make a temporary link to the Fireboard forum. Click the link to make sure that everything is working
- In a browser, navigate to yoursite.com/converter/go.php. Let it do it's stuff. (you may see some errors - don't worry, they should all be bots)
- Check the Fireboard link on your site to check that it has imported successfully.
- Remove Fireboard from your Joomla install and menus and delete the converter folder.
- Go to your Kunena forum - things should be magically transformed.
- It is probably a good idea to upgrade to Kunena 1.0.9 at this point.
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It is recommend to update to Kunena 1.0.9, this tutorial talks about Migration to 1.0.8.
Just a short remember to complete it

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How about this:
- Install Kunena Forum Importer 0.1 Component for Joomla! 1.5
- Configure phpBB3 settings
- Component shows if everything is OK
- Hit Import
There are still things to do, but PM me, if you want to test it.

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