Importing vbulletin Albums to vBGallery

Neutral Singh · December 2nd, 2008, 10:22 PM

Is it possible to import photos to vBGallery from the default vbulletin albums facility?

Chuck S · December 2nd, 2008, 11:11 PM

Sorry there is no such import that we know of.

Lars T · December 26th, 2008, 08:51 PM

Is there another way to get photos from vbilletin to VBgallery (when all pictures are stored in the db)

I tried this: Move billeder into the file system with direct access to thumbnails

But got this: Your server has PHP's SAFE_MODE enabled. You cannot move attachments to files while SAFE_MODE is enabled. Please contact your host and ask them to consider disabling it if you wish to use the file system for attachments.

Chuck S · December 26th, 2008, 11:00 PM

You can ask vbulletin about their software attachments etc and safe mode.

Only way to get photos into vbgallery is to actually upload them.

Luciano · December 28th, 2008, 07:28 AM

Well not the ONLY,
you could fetch them from database convert them to a GD2 image and save in your files directory.. then pretend they have been uploaded.. and then send them through the upload routine.. but.. it would be a big hog on server..
moving them would give you some performance issues.. unless you have a dedicated server..
And it would be a BIIIG script to write.. for something you only use once..

Luc
PS: why dont you use both?? I for instance hacked vb albums to be private only.. so user can show some pictures to his buddies only.. and upload to gallery when he wants to show the world!

Chuck S · December 28th, 2008, 09:07 AM

Uploading them using the upload routine whether through bulk upload by processing files in some folder or one at a time it still is using the upload routine. It is the only way because there is no script that exists to import content from the vb album thing to vbgallery which is what this thread asked.

Regs · May 19th, 2009, 06:16 PM

Where is the new import script for doing this (as mentioned in the 2.5 announcement email)?

Michael P · May 19th, 2009, 07:17 PM

admincp/importalbums.php - writing up something on it now to post.

Regs · May 19th, 2009, 07:24 PM

Excellent.

I have some more questions about this feature but will wait for your upcoming post.

Cheers,

Regs.

Michael P · May 19th, 2009, 07:45 PM

Just posted: vBulletin Albums Importer -> vBGallery

Glad to answer any questions you might have.