Hello,

Is it possible to split a forum?

If not, is it possible to copy a forum from one portal to another?

I am splitting my company's website into two new parent portals so I need some way of splitting the forums between them.

Thanks in advance.

If this was possible, I would move back to DNN 4.9.5

Just to clarify, I don't mean copy to a different installation, I mean a different portal in the same installation.

This is possible and the database changes are fairly minimal. First thing you need to do is handle your user migration. In order to maintain data integrity you will need to make sure the users are properly added to the new portal or you have a method for migrating the user ids for content. Since you are keeping the content within the same db install that will make it easier. Just add the appropriate user accounts to the UserPortals table with their existing userid and new portal id. The next thing I would do is add a new instance of Active Forums to the new portal and configure all the settings. You can delete the auto generated forums as well. Active Forums uses the portalid and moduleid to identify data. You will need to identify the unique ids for the forums and forumgroups you wish to move over. You will also need to know the portal id and module id of the new instance you just created. Once you have these data items identified you will be ready to update tables.

Disclaimer: this should only be performed by someone who is proficient with SQL. Always create a backup and test your process offline.

1) activeforums_Groups - Update ModuleId to the new ModuleId for the ForumGroupIds you want move over.
2) activeforums_Forums - Update ModuleId and PortalId to the new values for the forumids you want to move over.
3) activeforums_Forums_Tracking - Update ModuleId to the new values for the forum ids you want to move over.
4) activeforums_Subscriptions - Update PortalId and ModuleId to the new values for the forum ids you want to move over.

You will need to make sure the system cache has been completely cleared. In most situations you can just restart the application from the host settings.

Does this apply if I want to "import" AF module to a different separate portal and different DNN version?

No. This is for migrating content from one portal to another within the same installation. Moving from one installation to another is much more complex.

Ok. Thanks. I wish there was a easy way.

Will, thanks for providing these step by step instructions. I'll give it a try to today.

Thanks Will worked a treat.