All, with no real solution for the character set issue within reach, as a sort of last desperate way out, I have created a copy of the forums with the code+data from Provo. It took a little fiddling, but it seems to be running: http://osforums.jessen.ch (it was quicker for me to do it locally, and no need to bother Lars). It's running on Leap 42.3 with php5 and mariadb 10.2.31, login+register do not yet work, but it looks like everything is being displayed correctly. Which is a major step forward. I would suggest you take a look, see if you can spot any issues - I think some links may still refer to forums.o.o, I'm not sure. I think we should be able to run this on an SLES12 machine in Nürnberg, import a new database and then switch the forums over. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (15.6°C) Member, openSUSE Heroes -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: heroes+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: heroes+owner@opensuse.org