jUpgrade 
Version
2.5.1 (last update on Mar 7, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
160
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
19 March 2010
Uses Updater?
- Yes
Editor's Note
- This extension requires registration to download.
- Joomla 1.6 is not an upgrade to Joomla 1.5 - it is a MIGRATION. Please check the information on docs.joomla.org prior to starting the process.
of Joomla 2.5, decompress it and install it. After that, it should
migrate all of the data from old Joomla 1.5 to the new Joomla 2.5
installation.
The steps to test it
1) Install the component in your Joomla 1.5 site.
2) Run the upgrade
Requirements
* PHP 5.x
* Curl module of PHP enabled
* Joomla 1.5
* Enable System - Mootools Upgrade plugin that is included in Joomla 1.5.19 and greater.
* A Browser with Javascript/Mootools support
Video Tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAufYW9SBm8
A new tracker is created for jUpgrade and Joomla 2.5 migrations bugs. You can access (and use it) here:
http://forge.joomla.org/gf/project/joomla/tracker/?action=TrackerItemBrowse&tracker_id=10539
Debugging:
If you have problems with migrations please go to Settings and set "Debug" = ON.
The way to test it:
1) remove ROOT/tmp/joomla25.zip and ROOT/tmp/size.tmp
2) remove ROOT/jupgrade directory
3) delete all j17_ tables (except j16_jupgrade_categories and j16_jupgrade_menus)
4) REMOVE OLD jUpgrade installation and install the version 2.5
5) Set "Skip download" to 'No'
6) F5 to reload the browser
7) Run upgrade
It wouldn't work at all in Khepri revamped template. Using original Khepri, it wouldn't download J1.7.3 and wouldn't unpack a previously downloaded J1.7.3 zip file locally. I gave up.
After having installed and tried it with two 1.5.25 sites (with akeeba backup and k2) for migrating them to 1.7, my opinion on this extension can't be worse.
The installation process gets stuck in the middle, with not a single error.
But, after uploading manually the files to the server, the installation claims to have "upgraded" also all the "k2" stuff and akeeba component. Nice, isn't it?
Well. This is the result:
-k2 component just disappears from the backend (can't be managed)
-akeeba component just disappears from the backend (cant't be managed)
-although k2 items still exist, they can't be displayed on the site (no matter what you do with user permissions, menu links and so on).
Result: the site doesn't exist anymore.
The only good point with this extension is that, as it creates a separate directory for the new installation (/jupgrade), it's quite easy to send an FTP command to delete it.
After this, I'm going to try the manual installation process. But I will keep wondering why joomla recommends this component, given that almost 50% of users have given a a negative feedback.
The installation process gets stuck in the middle, with not a single error.
But, after uploading manually the files to the server, the installation claims to have "upgraded" also all the "k2" stuff and akeeba component. Nice, isn't it?
Well. This is the result:
-k2 component just disappears from the backend (can't be managed)
-akeeba component just disappears from the backend (cant't be managed)
-although k2 items still exist, they can't be displayed on the site (no matter what you do with user permissions, menu links and so on).
Result: the site doesn't exist anymore.
The only good point with this extension is that, as it creates a separate directory for the new installation (/jupgrade), it's quite easy to send an FTP command to delete it.
After this, I'm going to try the manual installation process. But I will keep wondering why joomla recommends this component, given that almost 50% of users have given a a negative feedback.
Whilst this extension seem sto work it has a few quirks, This extension does not build the Joomla 1.6/1.7 Assets table correctly - The end result is Administrator and Manger accounts can't add or edit the migrated articles or categories via the back end without extensive rework of the data. or open and saving every category and article as super-admin. It also merges the Joomla 1.7 tables into the same database as the original 1.5 installation which produces a bit of a messy result. You have to manually delete the old 1.5 tables to get a clean 1.7 install
Is hard to download the extension because the distributor makes you register and enter even your street address. That's a bit creepy. BUT, after downloading it, the "stable version" crashes while upgrading. That is absolutely creepy. There are some lines on forums all talking about the same failure. The application at this moment is absolutely useless. Bet for manual upgrade.
I had a pretty clean install with the 1.5 Rocketlauncher for the Nebulae template. Did it exactly like they said, then uploaded the 1.7 version of the template and it literally took 30 seconds to get my 1.5 site up and running in 1.7. Phew...thanks!
We used jUpgrade on our 1.5.25 Joomla site and upon completion our template and ALL components had been stripped from our web site. We could not upload and install ANY templates and our FileZilla could not display our web site directory. We posted a thread in their forum and to date have received NO SUPPORT! Fortunately we were able to apply our backup to restore the site to 1.5 but this is most certainly NOT a viable Joomla migration tool!
Well, I like the fact that jupgrade uses the same database and adds tables to it. I also like the fact that jupgrade creates a subdirectory and migrates everything to there. This is very good for testing purposes.
I do not like the fact that I have NOTHING in my administrator section of the website...with no errors reported from jupgrade. My frontend of the site appears to be migrated, however logging in to the backend of the website reveals there is nothing there! Just a header stating ADMINISTRATOR, but no navigation menus, no admin modules or components, nothing. So that pretty much renders this component useless for me.
I went with another commercial migration component and it worked well, but it did not migrate kunena which I will now have to figure out how to do. So free migration one sort of worked, paid migration component worked better...but no complete migration solution yet.
I do not like the fact that I have NOTHING in my administrator section of the website...with no errors reported from jupgrade. My frontend of the site appears to be migrated, however logging in to the backend of the website reveals there is nothing there! Just a header stating ADMINISTRATOR, but no navigation menus, no admin modules or components, nothing. So that pretty much renders this component useless for me.
I went with another commercial migration component and it worked well, but it did not migrate kunena which I will now have to figure out how to do. So free migration one sort of worked, paid migration component worked better...but no complete migration solution yet.
I will start with the last observation first: works as advertised. wonderful.
The issues I initially encountered were due to not having the right version of everything setup first. First make sure you have the latest version of Joomla 1.5, which in my case, was a two-step update. Confirm the PHP parameters and version (mine was .1 below spec). Have the latest and greatest JUpgrade to work with. Finally, make sure you back up your site incase something goes awry, otherwise create a staging server.
Once I had all this done, smooth as glass.
works as advertised. wonderful.
The issues I initially encountered were due to not having the right version of everything setup first. First make sure you have the latest version of Joomla 1.5, which in my case, was a two-step update. Confirm the PHP parameters and version (mine was .1 below spec). Have the latest and greatest JUpgrade to work with. Finally, make sure you back up your site incase something goes awry, otherwise create a staging server.
Once I had all this done, smooth as glass.
works as advertised. wonderful.
Very disappointed that such an important part of Joomla, at least for those needing to upgrade their old Joomla versions, requires you to go through a convoluted way to download jupgrade.
It should be instantly available for download, not be forced to go to some outsiders site, and then be forced to register to download it.
I accept that for non-core items, but not for jupgrade.
After a long delay at receiving my validation code to log in to the site, I was able to download jupgrade. It did perform the upgrade to 1.7 very well for me, so no problems on that part.
It should be instantly available for download, not be forced to go to some outsiders site, and then be forced to register to download it.
I accept that for non-core items, but not for jupgrade.
After a long delay at receiving my validation code to log in to the site, I was able to download jupgrade. It did perform the upgrade to 1.7 very well for me, so no problems on that part.
jupgrade is now part of redcomponent.com and you have to register to download.
They want your name and address to download.
I entered the info and then you have to wait for an email to complete registration. The regisration email did not arrive and I waited a while. So it's really awful service and you can't download it.
They want your name and address to download.
I entered the info and then you have to wait for an email to complete registration. The regisration email did not arrive and I waited a while. So it's really awful service and you can't download it.
Okay, after about ten hours trying to upgrade my site i discovered the reason why jUpgrade fails so much. You just have to get your joomla configuration as close to the basic settings as possible. If it still fails, you should skip templates and 3rd party. It worked
An okay system lacks flexibility
An okay system lacks flexibility
Well - this did not work for me. I've tried both version 1.2.3 and 1.2.4. Debug info was not particularly useful, and the Forums were not helpful either. It would be useful to see the extension author more active in the forums. A FAQ, or more details instructions might have helped. Anyway I'm left with a site that has not upgraded.
Thank you very much guys for your work on this life-saving tool. I migrated a site in one day, with all the updated extensions. There were some menu issues after migrating, but that was mainly due to overlapping aliases and (guessing) because the menu tree in Joomla 1.7 is very different of the menu tree in 1.5.
Anyways, thanks a lot, you saved me a lot of painful hours of work!
Anyways, thanks a lot, you saved me a lot of painful hours of work!
Sorry guy's the concept was good, but it does not work no matter what I do...It's a total dud
Nothing short of excellent in my opinion, which is why I am puzzled this does not have a full 5 star rating.
Works every time I use it (with Firefox) and there has never been any issues with the upgrades at all.
I set-up a second copy of the site (using akeeba) and upgrade that second site. I then have a fresh install of 1.7 and then import the data from the upgraded site to the new 1.7 install. Very easy to do.
Thanks for this component.
Works every time I use it (with Firefox) and there has never been any issues with the upgrades at all.
I set-up a second copy of the site (using akeeba) and upgrade that second site. I then have a fresh install of 1.7 and then import the data from the upgraded site to the new 1.7 install. Very easy to do.
Thanks for this component.
Haven't done it for a production site yet, but I teach a Joomla class at a university and demonstrated it there on a test site and it worked wonderfully. Fast and easy! I can't comment on their support or lack thereof though.
I am very much interested in upgrading joomla 1.5 to 1.6 or 1.7. I am bit worried that I have PHP Version of 5.2.6. I want to know whehter the upgrading thing will work or it will give some error. Can anyone help me with this.
Thanks in advance
Cheers,
uma
Thanks in advance
Cheers,
uma
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