diff --git a/script/import_scripts/base.rb b/script/import_scripts/base.rb
index c3278b3c2b0..7291d158f61 100644
--- a/script/import_scripts/base.rb
+++ b/script/import_scripts/base.rb
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
       @posts[import_id] = post_id
     end
 
-    Post.pluck(:id, :topic_id, :post_number).each do |p,t,n|
-      @topic_lookup[p] = {topic_id: t, post_number: n}
+    Post.pluck(:id, :topic_id, :post_number).each do |post_id,t,n|
+      @topic_lookup[post_id] = {topic_id: t, post_number: n}
     end
   end
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
 
   # Get the Discourse User id based on the id of the source user
   def user_id_from_imported_user_id(import_id)
-    @existing_users[import_id] || @existing_users[import_id.to_s] || find_user_by_import_id(import_id)
+    @existing_users[import_id] || @existing_users[import_id.to_s] || find_user_by_import_id(import_id).try(:id)
   end
 
   def find_user_by_import_id(import_id)
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
   # Required fields are :id and :email, where :id is the id of the
   # user in the original datasource. The given id will not be used to
   # create the Discourse user record.
-  def create_users(results)
-    puts "creating users"
+  def create_users(results, opts={})
     num_users_before = User.count
     users_created = 0
     users_skipped = 0
     progress = 0
+    total = opts[:total] || results.size
 
     results.each do |result|
       u = yield(result)
@@ -143,12 +143,10 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
         puts "Skipping user id #{u[:id]} because email is blank"
       end
 
-      print_status users_created + users_skipped + @failed_users.length, results.size
+      print_status users_created + users_skipped + @failed_users.length + (opts[:offset] || 0), total
     end
 
-    puts ''
-    puts "created: #{User.count - num_users_before} users"
-    puts " failed: #{@failed_users.size}" if @failed_users.size > 0
+    return [users_created, users_skipped]
   end
 
   def create_user(opts, import_id)
@@ -194,11 +192,19 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
   # create the Discourse category record.
   # Optional attributes are position, description, and parent_category_id.
   def create_categories(results)
-    puts "creating categories"
+    puts "", "creating categories"
 
     results.each do |c|
       params = yield(c)
       puts "    #{params[:name]}"
+
+      # make sure categories don't go more than 2 levels deep
+      if params[:parent_category_id]
+        top = Category.find_by_id(params[:parent_category_id])
+        top = top.parent_category while top && !top.parent_category.nil?
+        params[:parent_category_id] = top.id if top
+      end
+
       new_category = create_category(params, params[:id])
       @categories[params[:id]] = new_category
     end
@@ -245,10 +251,16 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
       else
         begin
           new_post = create_post(params, import_id)
-          @posts[import_id] = new_post.id
-          @topic_lookup[new_post.id] = {post_number: new_post.post_number, topic_id: new_post.topic_id}
+          if new_post.is_a?(Post)
+            @posts[import_id] = new_post.id
+            @topic_lookup[new_post.id] = {post_number: new_post.post_number, topic_id: new_post.topic_id}
 
-          created += 1
+            created += 1
+          else
+            skipped += 1
+            puts "Error creating post #{import_id}. Skipping."
+            puts new_post.inspect
+          end
         rescue => e
           skipped += 1
           puts "Error creating post #{import_id}. Skipping."
@@ -276,7 +288,9 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
       opts[:raw] = opts[:raw].bbcode_to_md rescue opts[:raw]
     end
 
-    PostCreator.create(user, opts)
+    post_creator = PostCreator.new(user, opts)
+    post = post_creator.create
+    post ? post : post_creator.errors.full_messages
   end
 
   def close_inactive_topics(opts={})
diff --git a/script/import_scripts/drupal.rb b/script/import_scripts/drupal.rb
index 967bd8cf704..448dd1e768c 100644
--- a/script/import_scripts/drupal.rb
+++ b/script/import_scripts/drupal.rb
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ class ImportScripts::Drupal < ImportScripts::Base
           raw: row['body'],
           created_at: Time.zone.at(row['created']),
           pinned_at: row['sticky'].to_i == 1 ? Time.zone.at(row['created']) : nil,
-          title: row['title'].try(:strip),
-          custom_fields: {import_id: "nid:#{row['nid']}"}
+          title: row['title'].try(:strip)
         }
       end
     end
@@ -163,7 +162,6 @@ class ImportScripts::Drupal < ImportScripts::Base
             user_id: user_id_from_imported_user_id(row['uid']) || -1,
             raw: row['body'],
             created_at: Time.zone.at(row['created']),
-            custom_fields: {import_id: "cid:#{row['cid']}"}
           }
           if row['pid']
             parent = topic_lookup_from_imported_post_id("cid:#{row['pid']}")
diff --git a/script/import_scripts/kunena.rb b/script/import_scripts/kunena.rb
index 6d562054a2f..a4b4d436db3 100644
--- a/script/import_scripts/kunena.rb
+++ b/script/import_scripts/kunena.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class ImportScripts::Kunena < ImportScripts::Base
 
     parse_users
 
+    puts "creating users"
+
     create_users(@users) do |id, user|
       { id: id,
         email: user[:email],
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ class ImportScripts::Kunena < ImportScripts::Base
         created_at: user[:created_at],
         bio_raw: user[:bio],
         moderator: user[:moderator] ? true : false,
+        admin: user[:admin] ? true : false,
         suspended_at: user[:suspended] ? Time.zone.now : nil,
         suspended_till: user[:suspended] ? 100.years.from_now : nil }
     end
@@ -135,10 +138,9 @@ class ImportScripts::Kunena < ImportScripts::Base
         mapped = {}
 
         mapped[:id] = m['id']
-        mapped[:user_id] = user_id_from_imported_user_id(m['userid']) || find_user_by_import_id(m['userid']).try(:id) || -1
+        mapped[:user_id] = user_id_from_imported_user_id(m['userid']) || -1
         mapped[:raw] = m["message"]
         mapped[:created_at] = Time.zone.at(m['time'])
-        mapped[:custom_fields] = {import_id: m['id']}
 
         if m['id'] == m['thread']
           mapped[:category] = category_from_imported_category_id(m['catid']).try(:name)
diff --git a/script/import_scripts/phpbb3.rb b/script/import_scripts/phpbb3.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e4758246cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/import_scripts/phpbb3.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/base.rb")
+
+require "mysql2"
+
+class ImportScripts::PhpBB3 < ImportScripts::Base
+
+  PHPBB_DB   = "phpbb"
+  BATCH_SIZE = 1000
+
+  def initialize
+    super
+
+    @client = Mysql2::Client.new(
+      host: "localhost",
+      username: "root",
+      #password: "password",
+      database: PHPBB_DB
+    )
+  end
+
+  def execute
+    import_users
+    import_categories
+    import_posts
+    import_private_messages
+    suspend_users
+  end
+
+  def import_users
+    puts '', "creating users"
+
+    total_count = mysql_query("SELECT count(*) count
+                                 FROM phpbb_users u
+                                 JOIN phpbb_groups g ON g.group_id = u.group_id
+                                WHERE g.group_name != 'BOTS'
+                                  AND u.user_type != 1;").first['count']
+
+    batches(BATCH_SIZE) do |offset|
+      results = mysql_query(
+        "SELECT user_id id, user_email email, username, user_regdate, group_name
+           FROM phpbb_users u
+           JOIN phpbb_groups g ON g.group_id = u.group_id
+          WHERE g.group_name != 'BOTS'
+            AND u.user_type != 1
+          ORDER BY u.user_id ASC
+          LIMIT #{BATCH_SIZE}
+         OFFSET #{offset};")
+
+      break if results.size < 1
+
+      create_users(results, total: total_count, offset: offset) do |user|
+        { id: user['id'],
+          email: user['email'],
+          username: user['username'],
+          created_at: Time.zone.at(user['user_regdate']),
+          moderator: user['group_name'] == 'GLOBAL_MODERATORS',
+          admin: user['group_name'] == 'ADMINISTRATORS' }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def import_categories
+    results = mysql_query("
+      SELECT forum_id id, parent_id, forum_name name, forum_desc description
+        FROM phpbb_forums
+    ORDER BY parent_id ASC, forum_id ASC
+    ")
+
+    create_categories(results) do |row|
+      h = {id: row['id'], name: CGI.unescapeHTML(row['name']), description: CGI.unescapeHTML(row['description'])}
+      if row['parent_id'].to_i > 0
+        parent = category_from_imported_category_id(row['parent_id'])
+        h[:parent_category_id] = parent.id if parent
+      end
+      h
+    end
+  end
+
+  def import_posts
+    puts "", "creating topics and posts"
+
+    total_count = mysql_query("SELECT count(*) count from phpbb_posts").first["count"]
+
+    batches(BATCH_SIZE) do |offset|
+      results = mysql_query("
+        SELECT p.post_id id,
+               p.topic_id topic_id,
+               t.forum_id category_id,
+               t.topic_title title,
+               t.topic_first_post_id first_post_id,
+               p.poster_id user_id,
+               p.post_text raw,
+               p.post_time post_time
+          FROM phpbb_posts p,
+               phpbb_topics t
+         WHERE p.topic_id = t.topic_id
+         LIMIT #{BATCH_SIZE}
+        OFFSET #{offset};
+      ")
+
+      break if results.size < 1
+
+      create_posts(results, total: total_count, offset: offset) do |m|
+        skip = false
+        mapped = {}
+
+        mapped[:id] = m['id']
+        mapped[:user_id] = user_id_from_imported_user_id(m['user_id']) || -1
+        mapped[:raw] = decode_phpbb_post(m['raw'])
+        mapped[:created_at] = Time.zone.at(m['post_time'])
+
+        if m['id'] == m['first_post_id']
+          mapped[:category] = category_from_imported_category_id(m['category_id']).try(:name)
+          mapped[:title] = CGI.unescapeHTML(m['title'])
+        else
+          parent = topic_lookup_from_imported_post_id(m['first_post_id'])
+          if parent
+            mapped[:topic_id] = parent[:topic_id]
+          else
+            puts "Parent post #{m['first_post_id']} doesn't exist. Skipping #{m["id"]}: #{m["title"][0..40]}"
+            skip = true
+          end
+        end
+
+        skip ? nil : mapped
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def import_private_messages
+    puts "", "creating private messages"
+
+    total_count = mysql_query("SELECT count(*) count from phpbb_privmsgs").first["count"]
+
+    batches(BATCH_SIZE) do |offset|
+      results = mysql_query("
+        SELECT msg_id id,
+               root_level,
+               author_id user_id,
+               message_time,
+               message_subject,
+               message_text
+          FROM phpbb_privmsgs
+      ORDER BY root_level ASC, msg_id ASC
+         LIMIT #{BATCH_SIZE}
+        OFFSET #{offset};
+      ")
+
+      break if results.size < 1
+
+      create_posts(results, total: total_count, offset: offset) do |m|
+        skip = false
+        mapped = {}
+
+        mapped[:id] = "pm:#{m['id']}"
+        mapped[:user_id] = user_id_from_imported_user_id(m['user_id']) || -1
+        mapped[:raw] = decode_phpbb_post(m['message_text'])
+        mapped[:created_at] = Time.zone.at(m['message_time'])
+
+        if m['root_level'] == 0
+          mapped[:title] = CGI.unescapeHTML(m['message_subject'])
+          mapped[:archetype] = Archetype.private_message
+
+          # Find the users who are part of this private message.
+          # Found from the to_address of phpbb_privmsgs, by looking at
+          # all the rows with the same root_level.
+          # to_address looks like this: "u_91:u_1234:u_200"
+          # The "u_" prefix is discarded and the rest is a user_id.
+
+          import_user_ids = mysql_query("
+            SELECT to_address
+              FROM phpbb_privmsgs
+             WHERE msg_id = #{m['id']}
+                OR root_level = #{m['id']}").map { |r| r['to_address'].split(':') }.flatten!.map! { |u| u[2..-1] }
+
+          mapped[:target_usernames] = import_user_ids.map! do |import_user_id|
+            import_user_id.to_s == m['user_id'].to_s ? nil : User.find_by_id(user_id_from_imported_user_id(import_user_id)).try(:username)
+          end.compact.uniq
+
+          skip = true if mapped[:target_usernames].empty? # pm with yourself?
+        else
+          parent = topic_lookup_from_imported_post_id("pm:#{m['root_level']}")
+          if parent
+            mapped[:topic_id] = parent[:topic_id]
+          else
+            puts "Parent post pm:#{m['root_level']} doesn't exist. Skipping #{m["id"]}: #{m["message_subject"][0..40]}"
+            skip = true
+          end
+        end
+
+        skip ? nil : mapped
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def suspend_users
+    puts '', "updating banned users"
+
+    where = "ban_userid > 0 AND (ban_end = 0 OR ban_end > #{Time.zone.now.to_i})"
+
+    banned = 0
+    failed = 0
+    total = mysql_query("SELECT count(*) count FROM phpbb_banlist WHERE #{where}").first['count']
+
+    system_user = Discourse.system_user
+
+    mysql_query("SELECT ban_userid, ban_start, ban_end, ban_give_reason FROM phpbb_banlist WHERE #{where}").each do |b|
+      user = find_user_by_import_id(b['ban_userid'])
+      if user
+        user.suspended_at = Time.zone.at(b['ban_start'])
+        user.suspended_till = b['ban_end'] > 0 ? Time.zone.at(b['ban_end']) : 200.years.from_now
+
+        if user.save
+          StaffActionLogger.new(system_user).log_user_suspend(user, b['ban_give_reason'])
+          banned += 1
+        else
+          puts "Failed to suspend user #{user.username}. #{user.errors.try(:full_messages).try(:inspect)}"
+          failed += 1
+        end
+      else
+        puts "Not found: #{b['ban_userid']}"
+        failed += 1
+      end
+
+      print_status banned + failed, total
+    end
+  end
+
+  def mysql_query(sql)
+    @client.query(sql, cache_rows: false)
+  end
+
+  def decode_phpbb_post(raw)
+    s = raw.dup
+
+    # :) is encoded as <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->
+    s.gsub!(/<!-- s(\S+) -->(?:.*)<!-- s(?:\S+) -->/, '\1')
+
+    # Some links look like this: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.onegameamonth.com">http://www.onegameamonth.com</a><!-- m -->
+    s.gsub!(/<!-- \w --><a(?:.+)href="(\S+)"(?:.*)>(.+)<\/a><!-- \w -->/, '[\2](\1)')
+
+    # Many phpbb bbcode tags have a hash attached to them. Examples:
+    #   [url=https&#58;//google&#46;com:1qh1i7ky]click here[/url:1qh1i7ky]
+    #   [quote=&quot;cybereality&quot;:b0wtlzex]Some text.[/quote:b0wtlzex]
+    s.gsub!(/:(?:\w{8})\]/, ']')
+
+    CGI.unescapeHTML(s)
+  end
+end
+
+ImportScripts::PhpBB3.new.perform