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[isgroup Friend isgroupJoin date: February 2009Posts: 70Downloads:0Uploads:4 Thanks: 3 Thanked: 4 times in 1 posts]

#139983

One of my client needs me to transfer his Joomla 1.0 site contents to his new Joomla 1.5 website with JA OPAL.
Well,I will be using the MIGRATOR component to move his contents, categories, sections, menu items, etc..

But at the same time, I also want to install the Quickstart of JA OPAL ..

So what do I need to do ?? :confused:

Is it possible that, after i setup a site with normal Joomla files and import the migrator sql file and set up his new 1.5 website with his contents and then install OPAL’s quickstart over it..
So that , OPAL demo contents are intact and also my migrator’s contents ..

Help me out!!
Its urgent!! :((

[John Wesley Brett Moderator John Wesley BrettJoin date: July 2013Posts: 2142Downloads:17Uploads:26 Thanks: 175 Thanked: 645 times in 426 posts]

#300284

Installing the Quickstart OVER the migration runs the risk of deleting your original site files (images, etc.)
I would do the Quickstart FIRST and then try and lay the migration on top of it.

Either way…it’s probably not going to be a simple process. Good luck!
John.

[isgroup Friend isgroupJoin date: February 2009Posts: 70Downloads:0Uploads:4 Thanks: 3 Thanked: 4 times in 1 posts]

#300292

Ok lets say first quickstart ..

Then I have to goto phpmyadmin and IMPORt that migation SQL .
Is that what you mean ??

[Phill Moderator PhillJoin date: February 2014Posts: 7013Downloads:40Uploads:77 Thanks: 917 Thanked: 2206 times in 1818 posts]

#300293

I would also recommend using the MTW migrator component rather than the standard Joomla migrator. Of the 5 sites I have upgraded it has done a better job on all of them.

http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/3895/details

Just make sure you go through all its configuration properly and select everything you need before you run it.

You wont need to fiddle around in phpmyadmin then.

So the plan, install the quickstart, install any other components you require or their equivalents, use mtw.

You’ll should then only need to tidy a few things up

[isgroup Friend isgroupJoin date: February 2009Posts: 70Downloads:0Uploads:4 Thanks: 3 Thanked: 4 times in 1 posts]

#300294

Nope…

Im using that Migrator component only ,but it needs to do with a clean Joomla installtion.
Thats why,im confused..

Anyways, im going to try the new trick today .Will let you know, if it works..
But I think,its not going to work..

[John Wesley Brett Moderator John Wesley BrettJoin date: July 2013Posts: 2142Downloads:17Uploads:26 Thanks: 175 Thanked: 645 times in 426 posts]

#300295

Yeah…I agree with Phill.
The MTW Migrator is far superior…but you really have to pay attention through the configuration process.
And don’t be surprised if you do it…realize you left something out…blow everything out and start over.

Patience is a virtue. 🙂
Great luck.
John.

[mj1256 Friend mj1256Join date: June 2007Posts: 1473Downloads:10Uploads:35 Thanks: 84 Thanked: 225 times in 118 posts]

#300296

don’t do it on your live site, practice on your dev or test site several times first

[Arvind Chauhan Moderator Arvind ChauhanJoin date: September 2014Posts: 3835Downloads:74Uploads:92 Thanks: 1240 Thanked: 1334 times in 848 posts]

#300299

For Joomla migration plugin to work you need fresh raw J 1.5.xx installation, use of mtwmigrator is advocated if you wish to have better migration results. However, mtwmigrator doesn’t work well for CB especially.
I use mtwmigrator only for fireboard imports. Sites with foreign language (other than english) might pose problem with native Joomla migrator component.

Mtwmigrator doesn’t go well with articles with {mosimage} tags or {mospagebreak} tags.

For articles, menu items, categories etc i prefer using Joomla migration component and for other component i prefer the suggestions given in the respective forums.

use of migration options depends also on the kind of components installed on the old joomla site.

regards

arvind

[isgroup Friend isgroupJoin date: February 2009Posts: 70Downloads:0Uploads:4 Thanks: 3 Thanked: 4 times in 1 posts]

#300779

bad question 🙁

I installed mTWMigrator on my 1.5 site now and it asks for hostname..
I tried with localhost , domain.org and localhost@domain,org :confused:

No resulsts. 🙁

When I click on START MIGRATION,it says, Unable to connect to the database:Could not connect to MySQL

WHAT CAN BE THE ISSUE ??

Al the fields are correct. I think,just the HOSTNAME..
Plz help.
Thanks..

[ShannonN Friend ShannonNJoin date: July 2006Posts: 1947Downloads:0Uploads:9 Thanks: 16 Thanked: 172 times in 49 posts]

#300786

isgroup;123667bad question 🙁

I installed mTWMigrator on my 1.5 site now and it asks for hostname..
I tried with localhost , domain.org and localhost@domain,org :confused:

No resulsts. 🙁

When I click on START MIGRATION,it says, Unable to connect to the database:Could not connect to MySQL

WHAT CAN BE THE ISSUE ??

Al the fields are correct. I think,just the HOSTNAME..
Plz help.
Thanks..

try 127.0.0.1

ShannonN

[isgroup Friend isgroupJoin date: February 2009Posts: 70Downloads:0Uploads:4 Thanks: 3 Thanked: 4 times in 1 posts]

#300793

Unable to connect to the database:Could not connect to MySQL

Same issue 😮

[Phill Moderator PhillJoin date: February 2014Posts: 7013Downloads:40Uploads:77 Thanks: 917 Thanked: 2206 times in 1818 posts]

#300794

This simply means you have input incorrect information in the sql boxes.

Only your host can tell you the correct information. However, if you have a working joomla install take a look into your configuration.php file and you can see the information in that.

[John Wesley Brett Moderator John Wesley BrettJoin date: July 2013Posts: 2142Downloads:17Uploads:26 Thanks: 175 Thanked: 645 times in 426 posts]

#300987

Open your configuration.php file and look for:


var $dbtype = 'mysql';
var $host = 'db.hostedresource.com';
var $user = 'yourDatabaseUserName';
var $db = 'yourDatabaseName';
var $dbprefix = 'jos_';

Somewhere in the setting in RED above is where you are having a problem.
Without being able to log into server I can’t provide any better guess.

Good luck.
John.

[isgroup Friend isgroupJoin date: February 2009Posts: 70Downloads:0Uploads:4 Thanks: 3 Thanked: 4 times in 1 posts]

#301020

Well, the 1.0 site is on a different server and im setting up the new site at a new server..
Is that an issue ???

And his 1.0 site’s db prefix is joomla__ ,not jos_

Is that going to conflict ??

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