Forum:Import Wikia database dump into Mediawiki?

I have a small Wikia database dump that I'd like to import into a fresh install of Mediawiki, but whenever I try it, it never seems to work right. I'm using the Special:Import page on Mediawiki. Sometimes pages don't come out complete and the templates never look right. Am I using the wrong tool for this type of work? Is there anyway to correctly import a Wikia database into Mediawiki?


 * If you are exporting pages from another wikia wiki and importing them to your 'own' wikia wiki, you have to check whether or not the code used is indeed fully matching the wiki you are importing the information to.


 * For instance: it is known that wikipedia uses a lot of different templates and cross uses those on many other templates too. Simply exporting one page and importing it to the wiki you are working on usually does not have the same effect as it has on wikipedia. Mostly because you are missing about 10 to 25 different templates in use on WikiPedia.


 * If you post a link to the page you are trying to get fixed, people on this wiki are willing to help you get it done. It is best to also give a clue what you are trying to achieve with the edits.




 * Note - Wikia runs on a customised version of mediawiki with a lot of extensions some of which are custom others are shared with wikimedia sites. Some functions may not be available thus also breaking some templates. The most basic look issues with templates may be down to missing css files. That is often an issue when importing wikipedia and other wikimedia site pages and templates to wikia as well. - 01:00, November 23, 2011 (UTC)