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Posted January 19Jan 19 Hello, On my self-hosted Invision Community forum (version 4), I have several subforums. I have an SMF version 2.14 database I'm trying to import into one of these subforums. I guess this database first needs to be converted, but then, how do I set up a subforum using this database?
January 19Jan 19 You would need to import it into your existing community and then arrange the forums/subforums in the software as you would like them to be. You can read more about the migration process here:
January 19Jan 19 Author How risky is this process? The database I'm trying to import is only about 15-16 MB. Is there a "maintenance mode" for the forum when doing major updates?
January 19Jan 19 24 minutes ago, Jan Reidar Storelvmo said: How risky is this process? The database I'm trying to import is only about 15-16 MB. With taking proper backups of your existing community, not risky at all. 24 minutes ago, Jan Reidar Storelvmo said: Is there a "maintenance mode" for the forum when doing major updates? The software will automatically remove access and put up an "upgrade" banner during software upgrades. You can, of course, take your community offline at any point in ACP -> System -> General Configuration.