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migrate from J1.5.22/Civi3.3.5 to J1.6.3/Civi4.0.3
June 23, 2011, 02:29:57 pm
I'm about to migrate my database to a new server. I'm currently running Joomla 1.5.22 / CiviCRM 3.3.5. The new server is running Joomla 1.6.3 and I have already installed CiviCRM 4.0.3. What are the best resources out there to help me?

I have found http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC40/Moving+an+Existing+Installation+to+a+New+Server+or+Location

Does that resource cover my situation where I am not just migrating to a new machine but a new software version as well?

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers, John

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Re: migrate from J1.5.22/Civi3.3.5 to J1.6.3/Civi4.0.3
June 23, 2011, 03:21:59 pm
You sound as if you are trying to do two things in one go - migrate server, and migrate from J1.5 to J1.6. Moving server is OK with care - you have the instructions from that. Moving from J1.5 to J1.6 is a right pain in my recent (this week) experience.

I would suggest that you move the J1.5 over to the new server, make sure it works and then do the J1.5 to J1.6 migration (or upgrade to J1.6 etc where you are and then move). For the J1.5 to J1.6 migration use jUpgrade (as per joomla.org guidance) to preserve your database data (including the jos_users table that civi refers too as well). For the Civi element I can report it's easier than the Joomla element. I uninstalled Civi as if I was doing a normal x.x.x minor upgrade, then when the site was running J1.6 installed Civi4 and Civi just worked.

If you have a working J1.6/Civi4.0 install as your target system you'd have to export and import data (painful) or drop the database tables which worked for civi 3. into the installed civi 4 database - which might be messy or not work if civi 4 works at all differently to civi 3 (and with Joomla ACL, I'd guess it does...)

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Re: migrate from J1.5.22/Civi3.3.5 to J1.6.3/Civi4.0.3
June 24, 2011, 11:22:04 am
Thanks for clarifying the possible routes for my upgrade EdP. That helps. - john

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Re: migrate from J1.5.22/Civi3.3.5 to J1.6.3/Civi4.0.3
June 28, 2011, 12:51:40 pm
I tried updating my old server with jUpdate. Didn't work that well. Still have my old civi data. I'd like to just transfer my civi data without any of my joomla content. If I choose the last option EdP suggested. Does anyone have experience/recommendations for moving civi 3.3.5 data onto a new server running Joomla 1.6 and then upgrading to civi 4.0.3?

TIA, john

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Re: migrate from J1.5.22/Civi3.3.5 to J1.6.3/Civi4.0.3
June 28, 2011, 01:15:19 pm
If you are just moving the civi content, then you just need to move the civi tables in the db over to the new database. When you install civi there it will probably do the db table upgrades for you as it will pick up the fact that there is an upgrade going on.

The only obvious issue is that civi users will be listed as linked to joomla users - who won't exist to start with, or when they are created may lead to dodgy links, so you may need to remove the links to joomla users.

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