mtwMigrator
Version
0.2.1 (last update on Aug 7, 2009)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
92
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
151016
Date Added
9 January 2008
This component pretend to migrate users, sections, categories, contents, menues and modules and 3rd party extensions of an external database.
Supported extensions:
# Artio JoomSEF
# Community Builder
# Docman
# FacileForms
# Fireboard
# JomComment
# Kunena
# Letterman
# Virtuemart
VIDEO TUTORIAL
http://joomlaforbeginners.com/joomla-1.5-video-tutorials/migrating-your-joomla-1.0-content-to-joomla-1.5.html
Version 0.2.1 ==>
# Kunena support
# {mosimages} fix (thanks pietia)
# Docman categories fix (thanks pietia)
# Small bugs fixed
Version 0.2.0 ==>
# Initial UTF8 support
# Letterman support
# Small bugs fixed
Version 0.1.4 ==>
# Artio JoomSEF support
# Fireboard support
# Small bugs fixed
Version 0.1.3 ==>
# DocMan migration support
# FacileForms migration support
# French translation added
# Small bugs fixed
Version 0.1.2 ==>
# JomComment migration support
# Small bugs fixed
Version 0.1.1 ==>
# Virtuemart migration support
# Contacts migration support
# {mosconfig} fix if intro=0 (thanks Mark Berbiers)
# Small bugs fixed
Version 0.1.0 ==>
# Blank language fix (thanks Michal Zdunek)
# Make backup from external db :D
# {mosimage} support added
# Initial 3rd party extensions support (Community Builder)
# Code reorganization
# Small bugs fixed
Great useful extension which helped me to bring an old Mambo site to the Joomla light, something that the default Import tool of Joomla installer could not do (no matter what I tried, this gave me errors, and for trying again I had to delete all files, extract the Joomla package again, start it all over again). THIS should be the officialy-recommended migration component.
It seems to be under development still, and shows some lack of user-friendness -- that's why I rate it like "good" only. Popup help (balloons) would help a lot, and it could also provide as an option the support on uploading a SQL backup (like those generated by CPanel), so you would not have to recreate an old database in your server (some providers allow you to have only one database, so...).
Maybe these features will come in a future release, and will be surely welcome. But if you are reading this for having a tip on how to update your whole site, don't be afraid -- go with mtwMigrator.
It seems to be under development still, and shows some lack of user-friendness -- that's why I rate it like "good" only. Popup help (balloons) would help a lot, and it could also provide as an option the support on uploading a SQL backup (like those generated by CPanel), so you would not have to recreate an old database in your server (some providers allow you to have only one database, so...).
Maybe these features will come in a future release, and will be surely welcome. But if you are reading this for having a tip on how to update your whole site, don't be afraid -- go with mtwMigrator.
I spent the better part of the day yesterday trying to use this extension to migrate a site, which uses sh404SEF and specifies the title aliases to be used in the articles' URLs for search engine purposes. I just discovered this morning as I returned to work that none of the URLs are the same as in the original existing Joomla 1.0 site - because the title aliases in all of our content items did not migrate over to our Joomla 1.5 test site. Unfortunately, I couldn't post in the developer's support forum because I am ignorant in Spanish. We can't replace our 1.0 site with a 1.5 site if the existing URLs aren't going tobe the same! Anyone else have this problem?
Owner's reply
First, sh404SEF is not supported yet. And second, Joomla 1.0 dont have url aliases, the url aliases is created with a Joomla 1.5 function from the original title. Is obviously that the existing url arent going to be the same because i think that the url aliases is created by sh404SEF.
MTWMigrator makes the job so easy. Really great component
What is more, great support from Author.
I hope in the nearest future we will see new version
What is more, great support from Author.
I hope in the nearest future we will see new version
I have tried Joomla Migrator but it didn't exactly work. MTWMigrator makes the job so easy. It may not be perfect, but it sure does the job with minor cleanup.
I have just migrated my Mambo site after two years of trying without much problem. In one weekend, I now have a Joomla 1.5 site.
Much buzz should be made about this component. It works.
I have just migrated my Mambo site after two years of trying without much problem. In one weekend, I now have a Joomla 1.5 site.
Much buzz should be made about this component. It works.
After setting up the migrator, I ran it and got a series of IIIIIIII. There was no other error, nothing saying whether the processed worked or didn't. It did seem the menu was copied over, but nothing else, including the users or content. I have emailed the developer, but as of yet have not received a reply. I may not have the component configured correctly, but I cannot find good documentation on the web and the video does not load/play.
Excellent! Just excellent.
Worked like a charm, even though my website's sql is huge (over 500mb).
I migrated both of my sites using this, also 3rd party components like jomcomment.
I did get a memorry issue problem when I hit the "migrate" to run, as my db size was huge.
I figured a way out, I am just sharing it here, so if other ppl run into that same problem they can read what I did below.
Those of you who get memory problem it is very important that you put "-1" in your memory_limit in php.ini, that is if you want to disable the memory limit , once you are done with the migration you can set the value back to 64MB or whatever your memory limit is.
You can change this via your whm or in root you can locate ur php.ini by typing: locate php.ini and then enter the path and edit the php.ini by typing nano php.ini and then edit it and set the directive of memory limit to -1.
Good luck!
Worked like a charm, even though my website's sql is huge (over 500mb).
I migrated both of my sites using this, also 3rd party components like jomcomment.
I did get a memorry issue problem when I hit the "migrate" to run, as my db size was huge.
I figured a way out, I am just sharing it here, so if other ppl run into that same problem they can read what I did below.
Those of you who get memory problem it is very important that you put "-1" in your memory_limit in php.ini, that is if you want to disable the memory limit , once you are done with the migration you can set the value back to 64MB or whatever your memory limit is.
You can change this via your whm or in root you can locate ur php.ini by typing: locate php.ini and then enter the path and edit the php.ini by typing nano php.ini and then edit it and set the directive of memory limit to -1.
Good luck!
I think it is a very good component. There are minor issues like the one I faced with mosimage. It seems like mtwmigrator 0.1.4 is converting only the mosimage tags from the intro text and not from the Main text. The other issue is with the alignment of images.
Other than that, I thought it worked pretty well.
Keep up the good work.
Other than that, I thought it worked pretty well.
Keep up the good work.
After making a terrible mistake with my own web site (installing something and blowing away the production site by mistake), I made a decision: the original site was in J!1.0, and this was a good opportunity to upgrade to J!1.5. My data was still intact, so I installed the mtwMigrator.
HUZZAH! What would have taken me DAYS to recreate by hand took minutes. There is still much fix-up work to be done, but content is there, as are sections, categories and menus.
You. Rock.
Thank you!!
HUZZAH! What would have taken me DAYS to recreate by hand took minutes. There is still much fix-up work to be done, but content is there, as are sections, categories and menus.
You. Rock.
Thank you!!
I have been putting off migrating several sites due to Virtuemart but witht this tool it was a snap. Once the new site was cleaned out and VM installed. The actual migration took a whole 30sec!!! I have also used the Joomla migrate tool - put of coarse it took longer and left the VM data behind... Make sure you watch the video and read the instructions and this tool will be a real blessing!
Nicely done but I needed to run the migrator twice to get Virtuemart to migrate. My old Joomla 1.0.X site had an old 1.0 version of virtuemart. I needed to upgrade Virtuemart to 1.1 in the old Joomla 1.0.X site and then the Virtuemart migration worked perfectly! A great time saver. Thank you.
This seems like a great component, but I would like to add something that is not mentioned.
DONT import into a site that has been heavily modified, I just blew up my site completely.
2nd problem i found is the backup the migrator takes is of the DB being migrated not the DB that just got blown up, this has just set me back a weeks work as I have to now roll back 1 week.
Better documentation could have helped, apart from that, if its a fresh install, the migration seems to work great.
You have been warned!!!!!
DONT import into a site that has been heavily modified, I just blew up my site completely.
2nd problem i found is the backup the migrator takes is of the DB being migrated not the DB that just got blown up, this has just set me back a weeks work as I have to now roll back 1 week.
Better documentation could have helped, apart from that, if its a fresh install, the migration seems to work great.
You have been warned!!!!!
Owner's reply
Into the documentation (http://www.matware.com.ar/joomla/mtwmultiple-english-version.html) and the video explanation says that you need to run mtwMigrator in a NEW FRESH Joomla installation.
All the people knows that. Sorry for any problems caused.
just downloaded and tried on one of my sites.
Installed Joomla 1.5.10, installed mtwmigrator.
Adapted the settings to connect to the old db and Go !
2 minutes later and it was running for 99% of the data. Just had to handcopy my downloadables (pdf,doc etc) to the right DocMan subdir and handcopy the images i had placed in ../images/stories from the old site to the new site.
Once that was done everything is 100%. And all in just 15 minutes.
Thanks a lot !! Now i can migrate all of the other 1.0.x sites with no problem.
Installed Joomla 1.5.10, installed mtwmigrator.
Adapted the settings to connect to the old db and Go !
2 minutes later and it was running for 99% of the data. Just had to handcopy my downloadables (pdf,doc etc) to the right DocMan subdir and handcopy the images i had placed in ../images/stories from the old site to the new site.
Once that was done everything is 100%. And all in just 15 minutes.
Thanks a lot !! Now i can migrate all of the other 1.0.x sites with no problem.
Very good component. You install it in 1.5 and point it to the 1.x database and tell it what you want to convert. Works like a charm. But a good review points out the weaknesses to.
1. You must have access to the 1.x database from your 1.5 installation. As some hosting providers block outside access to their database this is something to consider.
2. If partial data exists in the destination database the routine bails out. Prefferably it should offer the choises overwrite, append or bailout.
Bottomline I rate it as GOOD. Meaning Job well done.
1. You must have access to the 1.x database from your 1.5 installation. As some hosting providers block outside access to their database this is something to consider.
2. If partial data exists in the destination database the routine bails out. Prefferably it should offer the choises overwrite, append or bailout.
Bottomline I rate it as GOOD. Meaning Job well done.
It works just as everyone has stated here. But also, I would like to add one thing that maybe it's not too clear reading about the extension. You can migrate JUST whatever you want, you don't have to migrate everything!
For example, I had one of my websites with 165 users, and I'm right now doing a new one with joomla 1.5. So I just migrate the users within 1 minute.
It's a fantastic extension, I really recommend it to anyone!
For example, I had one of my websites with 165 users, and I'm right now doing a new one with joomla 1.5. So I just migrate the users within 1 minute.
It's a fantastic extension, I really recommend it to anyone!
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