Joomla to Drupal
This module enables the import of the following content from a Joomla website into Drupal.
- Users
- Sections & Categories into Taxonomy Vocabularies and Terms
- Content items to nodes
The module was developed against Joomla 1.0.x, however initial reports from the community indicate that the module also works with Joomla 1.5.x.
Configure the module via Administer >> Site Configuration >> Joomla to Drupal,
and run the import from Administer >> Content Management >> Import from Joomla.
Requirements
You will need to be able to connect to the Joomla site database from your
Drupal host. The two sites do not need to be on the same host, however
the copying of image files to the Drupal site will only work if the Joomla
directory is accessible from the Drupal website. If this is not the case you
may copy the Joomla image directory to the Drupal host.
Continuous migration
It is possible to run the imports automatically via cron. This will keep most
changes in sync between the Joomla and Drupal site. Each time a content item
is updated in Joomla, a new revision will be created for the relevant Drupal
content item.
Disabling / uninstalling the module
Once you have completed your content import, it is not necessary to keep the
Joomla to Drupal module enabled. However, you should be aware of the
following:
- Joomla and Drupal store user passwords differently. This module provides
a mechanism to check the users Joomla password and convert it to the Drupal
format on the first successful login for that user. If you disable the
module, any users who have not logged in to the Drupal site will need to
request a new password. - This module stores data mapping each user, taxonomy term and content item
to it's Joomla equivalent. If you uninstall this module, all this data
will be lost. If you then reinstall and configure the module a second time,
it will re-import all the data it has already imported.
It is therefore recommended that you do not disable this module until you
are sure that all your users have logged in and had their passwords converted,
and that you do not uninstall the module until you are absolutely sure you
will not need to run another import.
This module was ported to Drupal 6x by malclocke for Slynkey.com. The original Drupal 5.x version was written by drupal-id.com. The Drupal 5.x version of this module is no longer under active development.
