Migration to Drupal and host service...
PepeMty - December 4, 2007 - 15:28
| Project: | Xoops Import |
| Version: | 5.x-1.x-dev |
| Component: | Miscellaneous |
| Category: | support request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | PepeMty |
| Status: | active |
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Description
Hello,
I need to move a site I built with Xoops 2.0.16 and maintain from a host service to another, and while at it migrate to Drupal.
The site uses several modules (some 10 TinyD; eXtGallery; News 1.54; CBB 3.05 forum; Quotes, etc). I'll set to users and their passwords. :-)
Can this be done? How?
I'm still pretty much a newbie with Drupal, so can I get a step-by-step answer?
Thanks!
Warm regards from sunny México!
Pepe
#1
The existing Xoops Import module will allow you to import users, news, TinyD pages (all 10 of them).
No import module currently exists for eXtGallery (but there is one for MyAlbum), CBB (but there is for NewBB) and Quotes. Code can probably be written for these easily if you know PHP and are familiar wity MySQL, just look at the existing import modules.
#2
Thank you Marius!
Let me check your module(s) and see if I'm fit for the task. LOL!! I'm a total PHP/Drupal newbie, but not all that dumb. :-)
Anyway the pics in eXtGallery are not time sensitive, and not that many, so I can load them again. Same with items in Quotes.
CBB appears as a newbb directory (http://mysite.org/modules/newbb/...), so maybe your module can do the job, what do you think?
I'm afraid I'll bother you again if I find some troubles, is it OK?
Thanks!
Warm regards from sunny México!
Pepe
#3
Sure, give it a try and ask questions.
CBB could work if the database structure is the same as for newbb.
Good luck,
Marius
#4
Well, here goes my first doubt:
Do I first move my domain to another host, install Drupal, make the basic configs and load your Xoops Import module and run it there using the backup from the old site in my PC?
Pp
#5
You can do that, or you can leave the old site running until you can properly import (and thoroughly test the imported data). When you Drupal site is up and running then close the old site and move the domain. You probably will want to do one last import (into a fresh Drupal database) just before the move.
The Xoops Import module needs access to your Xoops database and also needs to be able to read the Xoops folder (only the uploads subfolder, and only if you import images -- this applies to the current version). So, if you have the two sites running, you need to take a snapshot of the Xoops database and a copy of the files and move both to the machine running Drupal.
#6
Hello,
I'm evaluating the possibility to migrate a site to Drupal from xoops 2.0.18 with news 1.56 and newbb 2.0.2 module : I read this operation is supported, can someone point me to the docs?
I would like to make some tests because it's a big site: houndreds of news and more than 200.000 posts among comments to the news and the forum and I need to understand if everything is preserved and which limitations there are.
Thanks
#7
Xoops Import should be able to move your data: users, news and forum posts.
To test the process, take a snapshot of your Xoops site (files and database) and install locally. Also install locally Drupal with the Xoops Import module. Import first the users then news and forum and see how it works.
You will probably have to increase the time and memory allowed for each request, in php.ini.