UBB.threads PHP Forum Software Community Forums UBB.threads 7 Installation and Upgrade Support Classic to Threads: How to handle Admin account during install

I finally got over my fears and took the first step by renewing with a gold package.

I starting installing Threads and everything was cool with permissions and everything on my server.

However, I'm confused about how to handle the main admin account.

Let's see if I can articulate this...

You can either create an admin account during install, or skip that, opting to import and then use that admin.

I'm not ready to import my classic. I just want to get a version of Threads up and running and play with it.

If I create a new admin account during install (which happens to be the same as my admin name with my Classic), will I run into a problem when I finally do wish to import my classic? I want to keep my same admin name.

You dont need to creat a new admin account. All members and permissions will be importet.


I think that can be a problem. Better start with a gizmo installion

I put a password protection (.htaccess) in ../install during the import. So nobody can access the directory and creat a admin account.

Thanks. I read the Gizmo tips.

I'm still a little confused, though.

I want to install Threads and play with it. I'm not ready to import.

If I enter the same Classic admin name on Threads install, what will happen when I finally do import? When I take Threads live, I want to keep my same main admin name. How do I do that?

You can create an admin user now, however when you import your classic data it will import your classic admin as well. At that point you could merge the 2 admin accounts into 1.

Or just drop the tables and run createtable.php then the import. You could then 'play' with adding forums, topics, etc until ready to import.

I done a "Test" import from classic to Threads Under Database X
then when i went Live with an Import (The Real One)
which was a few weeks later the import was done again
but sent to Database Y

Now i have a test database to play with and break.

There you go Mark. I'll go that route, thanks man.

This is the recommendation I stand firmly behind.

Well i didnt know that above
Learning everyday.

But its good to break things twice lol...

just twice comeon

Twice (Each time) lol

But that's being thorough though.

suuuure marky...

As with you guys - I did the full import so that I could play with a real world scenario.

I got a few of my users to have a muck around and throw in suggestions.

All the while, my old classic board was running as normal.

While I was setting things up - I went totally over the top and wrote down every single setting on every page of the CP (well the ones I was changing to my own settings.)

A good way to learn the CP and get input at the same time.

Lol I do that with my firmware settings on my router; write everything down so that when I upgrade I have all my settings

You could just make a backup copy of your /includes folder(recommended to keep a backup regardless)