Importing Memberships

Can anyone tell me, is it possible to import members from another site into a new dolphin site?

If this can be done, can you advise on how.

Many Thanks

Scotty

it can be done, can become cumbersome depending on the number of members, also the amount of files they have uploaded and how much they have modded their profile page.

basically you would have to write a sql file starting your records from the last number you are on now, so if you have 200 members now on your site where you want to transfer to, you would start your sql insert @ id=201 and follow that order descending.

you would have to copy all the dbase information from those members, and then copy all the media they have uploaded, now this can end up being tricky as well, since the data that a member uploads is directly tied to the dbase and the member ID, you would have to modify most of all their downloads to make sure they were being called up when that members profile is being called. but to tell you exactly how to do it, since i havent done it nor have i read about it, then i honestly dont know the exact procedure.

hope this gets you headed in the right direction.

later,
DosDawg

What script you are using there.

not sure how you read my mind lol but that is exactly what I am wanting to do; copy my jos_users to dolphin. I only need to move their usernames, passwords, and rl names. the rest i could care less about as well as the users lol..

so would you be able to post what kind of workaround would be needed? pm me if your willing...

sounds like you need to upload a copy of your user list then edit the cells then convert it to sql?!

I need help with this as well. I have a data base in excel format from my previous site. I'd like to transfer the user name, email address and password to my dolphin site. Anyone proficient with this to help, please??

I am in the process of writing a script to do just the initial account setup. I am going to import users and I have usernames, passwords, email address and three different types of users, levels that is.

It looks like I will also need to set their membership level after inserting them into the Profiles table.

So are the only two tables I need to worry about as far as getting accounts set up, Profiles and ProfileMemLevels or are there other things I am missing. Anyone know? Thanks.