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        <title>Import users from phpbb to phorum</title>
        <description> He with limited skills is looking for some assistance in importing the phpbb users table into phorum.

I&amp;#039;ve got over 800 users and am looking to shift across.

any short cuts other than a lot of find replace would be great.
======= phpbb users table ========

CREATE TABLE `phpbb_users` (
  `user_id` mediumint(8) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `user_active` tinyint(1) default &amp;#039;1&amp;#039;,
  `username` varchar(25) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;&amp;#039;,
  `user_password` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;&amp;#039;,
  `user_session_time` int(11) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `user_session_page` smallint(5) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `user_lastvisit` int(11) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `user_regdate` int(11) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `user_level` tinyint(4) default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `user_posts` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `user_timezone` decimal(5,2) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0.00&amp;#039;,
  `user_style` tinyint(4) default NULL,
  `user_lang` varchar(255) default NULL,
  `user_dateformat` varchar(14) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;d M Y H:i&amp;#039;,
  `user_new_privmsg` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `user_unread_privmsg` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `user_last_privmsg` int(11) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `user_emailtime` int(11) default NULL,
  `user_viewemail` tinyint(1) default NULL,
  `user_attachsig` tinyint(1) default NULL,
  `user_allowhtml` tinyint(1) default &amp;#039;1&amp;#039;,
  `user_allowbbcode` tinyint(1) default &amp;#039;1&amp;#039;,
  `user_allowsmile` tinyint(1) default &amp;#039;1&amp;#039;,
  `user_allowavatar` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;1&amp;#039;,
  `user_allow_pm` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;1&amp;#039;,
  `user_allow_viewonline` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;1&amp;#039;,
  `user_notify` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;1&amp;#039;,
  `user_notify_pm` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `user_popup_pm` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `user_rank` int(11) default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `user_avatar` varchar(100) default NULL,
  `user_avatar_type` tinyint(4) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `user_email` varchar(255) default NULL,
  `user_icq` varchar(15) default NULL,
  `user_website` varchar(100) default NULL,
  `user_from` varchar(100) default NULL,
  `user_sig` text,
  `user_sig_bbcode_uid` varchar(10) default NULL,
  `user_aim` varchar(255) default NULL,
  `user_yim` varchar(255) default NULL,
  `user_msnm` varchar(255) default NULL,
  `user_occ` varchar(100) default NULL,
  `user_interests` varchar(255) default NULL,
  `user_actkey` varchar(32) default NULL,
  `user_newpasswd` varchar(32) default NULL,
  `user_calendar_perm` tinyint(1) unsigned NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `firstname` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;&amp;#039;,
  `lastname` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;&amp;#039;,
  `perms` varchar(9) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;&amp;#039;,
  `rooms` varchar(128) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;&amp;#039;,
  `gender` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `latin1` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `ip` varchar(16) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;&amp;#039;,
  `name` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;&amp;#039;,
  `chat_joined` int(10) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;0&amp;#039;,
  `language` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;&amp;#039;,
  `website` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;&amp;#039;,
  `email` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;&amp;#039;,
  `hide_email` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &amp;#039;&amp;#039;,
  PRIMARY KEY  (`user_id`),
  KEY `user_session_time` (`user_session_time`)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

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        <link>https://www.phorum.org/support/read.php?7,47230,47230#msg-47230</link>
        <lastBuildDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:41:25 -0500</lastBuildDate>
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            <title>Import users from phpbb to phorum</title>
            <link>https://www.phorum.org/support/read.php?7,47230,47230#msg-47230</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ He with limited skills is looking for some assistance in importing the phpbb users table into phorum.<br />
<br />
I&#039;ve got over 800 users and am looking to shift across.<br />
<br />
any short cuts other than a lot of find replace would be great.<br />
======= phpbb users table ========<br />
<br />
CREATE TABLE `phpbb_users` (<br />
  `user_id` mediumint(8) NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `user_active` tinyint(1) default &#039;1&#039;,<br />
  `username` varchar(25) NOT NULL default &#039;&#039;,<br />
  `user_password` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &#039;&#039;,<br />
  `user_session_time` int(11) NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `user_session_page` smallint(5) NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `user_lastvisit` int(11) NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `user_regdate` int(11) NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `user_level` tinyint(4) default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `user_posts` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `user_timezone` decimal(5,2) NOT NULL default &#039;0.00&#039;,<br />
  `user_style` tinyint(4) default NULL,<br />
  `user_lang` varchar(255) default NULL,<br />
  `user_dateformat` varchar(14) NOT NULL default &#039;d M Y H:i&#039;,<br />
  `user_new_privmsg` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `user_unread_privmsg` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `user_last_privmsg` int(11) NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `user_emailtime` int(11) default NULL,<br />
  `user_viewemail` tinyint(1) default NULL,<br />
  `user_attachsig` tinyint(1) default NULL,<br />
  `user_allowhtml` tinyint(1) default &#039;1&#039;,<br />
  `user_allowbbcode` tinyint(1) default &#039;1&#039;,<br />
  `user_allowsmile` tinyint(1) default &#039;1&#039;,<br />
  `user_allowavatar` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &#039;1&#039;,<br />
  `user_allow_pm` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &#039;1&#039;,<br />
  `user_allow_viewonline` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &#039;1&#039;,<br />
  `user_notify` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &#039;1&#039;,<br />
  `user_notify_pm` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `user_popup_pm` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `user_rank` int(11) default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `user_avatar` varchar(100) default NULL,<br />
  `user_avatar_type` tinyint(4) NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `user_email` varchar(255) default NULL,<br />
  `user_icq` varchar(15) default NULL,<br />
  `user_website` varchar(100) default NULL,<br />
  `user_from` varchar(100) default NULL,<br />
  `user_sig` text,<br />
  `user_sig_bbcode_uid` varchar(10) default NULL,<br />
  `user_aim` varchar(255) default NULL,<br />
  `user_yim` varchar(255) default NULL,<br />
  `user_msnm` varchar(255) default NULL,<br />
  `user_occ` varchar(100) default NULL,<br />
  `user_interests` varchar(255) default NULL,<br />
  `user_actkey` varchar(32) default NULL,<br />
  `user_newpasswd` varchar(32) default NULL,<br />
  `user_calendar_perm` tinyint(1) unsigned NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `firstname` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &#039;&#039;,<br />
  `lastname` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &#039;&#039;,<br />
  `perms` varchar(9) NOT NULL default &#039;&#039;,<br />
  `rooms` varchar(128) NOT NULL default &#039;&#039;,<br />
  `gender` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `latin1` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `ip` varchar(16) NOT NULL default &#039;&#039;,<br />
  `name` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &#039;&#039;,<br />
  `chat_joined` int(10) NOT NULL default &#039;0&#039;,<br />
  `language` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &#039;&#039;,<br />
  `website` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &#039;&#039;,<br />
  `email` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &#039;&#039;,<br />
  `hide_email` varchar(32) NOT NULL default &#039;&#039;,<br />
  PRIMARY KEY  (`user_id`),<br />
  KEY `user_session_time` (`user_session_time`)<br />
) TYPE=MyISAM;<br />
<br />
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
            <category>Mod Requests and Suggestions (READ ONLY)</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2004 02:32:39 -0500</pubDate>
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