Forums map almost one to one
Mobieus is forum-first, so users, categories, topics, posts, and attachments carry over cleanly. The migration is mostly a mapping job.
Migration guide
Migrate from phpBB to Mobieus
phpBB gives you a real forum and a standing maintenance job. Here is how to keep the forum, the history, and the rankings, and hand off the upkeep.
0% platform feeKeep your membersYour own domain
0%platform fee on what you earn
5-in-1products, one login
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Why teams move
phpBB is a real forum. It also patches itself onto your weekends.
Everything else is missing
phpBB has no courses, payments, help desk, or mobile app. Mobieus bundles all of them around your forum.
The upkeep goes to zero
No more patching for the latest CVE or babysitting a server. Hosting, security, and uptime are ours.
What moves
From phpBB, onto Mobieus.
Your community does not start over. Here is where each piece lands.
Users
→
Users with mobieusID SSO
Forum categories
→
Mobieus categories
Topics + posts
→
Threaded forums, history intact
Attachments
→
The Mobieus file library
Private messages
→
Native DMs
(nothing yet)
→
Courses, payments + a help desk
Free runbook (PDF)
Get the phpBB migration runbook
Tell us where you are moving from. We send the step-by-step PDF and can help you scope the move.
What is in the runbook
- What exports from phpBB and what you rebuild
- The full from-to mapping for every feature
- A dated cutover sequence and rollback plan
- The member announcement and onboarding script
The runbook
Six steps from phpBB to live on Mobieus.
1
Export the database
Pull users, forums, topics, posts, and attachments from phpBB.
2
Map the structure
Categories and forums map directly; decide where private areas and roles land.
3
Preserve history
Import topics and posts with threading, authorship, and dates intact.
4
Set up redirects
Point old topic URLs at the new ones so search rankings transfer.
5
Move the members
Members reset passwords or sign in with mobieusID single sign-on.
6
Add the rest
Switch on courses, payments, chat, and the help desk your forum never had.
What you gain
One suite instead of a stack.
Forums + live chat
Threaded discussion and real-time chat as the core, on your own domain and branding.
Courses that finish
mobieusLearn lessons, quizzes, certificates, drip, and cohorts. Sell them on your own Stripe.
A real help desk
mobieusHelp tickets, SLAs, and canned replies. Support that does not vanish into a feed.
Payments at 0% fee
Direct Stripe for memberships, courses, and products. Mobieus never takes a cut of your revenue.
Market + knowledge base
mobieusMarket listings and a moderated knowledge base your members build together.
One login, one bill
mobieusID single sign-on across everything. Replace four subscriptions with one suite.
Questions
Before you move.
Does my post history survive?
Yes. Users, topics, posts, and attachments import with threading and authorship preserved.
Will my old links break?
Set up old-to-new URL redirects during the move so search rankings and bookmarks keep working.
Do I still run a server?
No. Mobieus is hosted, so patching and security come off your plate entirely.
Start when you are ready
Own the building. Don’t rent the floor.
Community, courses, a help desk, chat, a marketplace, direct Stripe, and zero platform fees. Free for 14 days, no card.