The presentation aims to take you through the migration process from phpBB to Joomla Kunena step-by-step providing you with all the necessary instructions to make your conversion fast and trouble-free. Visit http://www.cms2cms.com/supported-cms/phpbb-to-joomla-kunena-migration for more detailed information.

1. How to Migrate Forum
from phpBB to Kunena
by CMS2CMS Team
June, 2013
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2. How to Migrate from phpBB to Kunena?
Automated Migration Service
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3. How to Prepare for Migration?
1. Back up your phpBB website.
2. Install Joomla+ Kunena.
3. Find FTP access details (for phpBB and Joomla)
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4. Migration Setup
Step 1. Create your account
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Register your CMS2CMS account or sign up via Facebook or Google
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5. Migration Setup
Step 2. Set up your Source and Target sites
1. Select your
Current
and New
CMS types
2. Type in the
URLs of
your
phpBB and
Joomla
websites
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6. Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
1. Download Bridge file (zip) to your PC
2. Extract 'cms2cms' folder from the zip
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7. o Connect to your phpBB website via FTP
o Upload extracted 'cms2cms' folder to phpBB root
directory.
o Connect to your Joomla website via FTP
o Upload 'cms2cms' folder to Joomla root folder
index.php file
Find more info here or watch the video tutorial.
Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
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Note. Root directory is the top folder with

8. Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
Go back to Migration wizard and click "Verify Connection
to your Sites"
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9. Migration Setup
Step 4. Select Migration preferences
1. Check the box to activate
forum modules migration.
2. Select extra options for your
migration:
Migrate Media - to have images moved (includes
only images from website posts, forum images
aren’t included).
Make URLs SEO friendly - to have internal links
formed according to the rewrite rules on
WordPress website (doesn’t involve forum posts
URLs).
Clear Target website data - delete all content
from WordPress website before the Migration.
3. Press ‘Confirm options’
button.
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10. Migration Setup
Step 4. Start Demo Migration
You're all set to start your migration. It's recommended to run the
free Demo migration to see how the service works.
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Note. You can
skip this step
and start Full
migration right
away.

11. Migration Setup
Step 5. Start Full Migration
Only one mouse click separates
you from the new Joomla
website with Kunena forum.
After you click 'Start Full
Migration', your phpBB forum
content will be moved to
Kunena.
You'll receive an email notification
as soon as the transfer is
complete.
You'll be able to check the results
and enjoy your new website!
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12. Migrate your site now - it's never been easier!
Go ahead and start the new life of your
website!
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