Transferring users from a VM1 website to a VM3 website

[jimleeder123]

I am going to replace a VM1 website with a VM3 one. They have over 1500 users, so it would be very good to transfer them over to the newer site rather than making them all sign up again.

Is it a case of copying data over from the initial database to the newer one for the VM3 website? Or are the two databases incompatible with each other?

Thanks in advance.

[GJC Web Design]

users can be migrated

the way I do it is J1.5-> J2.5 -- all users will be there then

install clean VM2.6.17 -> migrate VM1.1. to it

now VM2.6 -> VM3

the J2.5 ->J3

[jimleeder123]

Our server is compatible with Joomla 2.5 /VM3 maximum (as you may have seen from previous posts). I was thinking of just deleting the VM1 site and starting again, so would users be saved this way? Or would I need to do a migrate on the site from Joomla/VM1 to Joomla 2.5/VM3?

[jenkinhill]

Almost foolproof is to use the Daycounts Joomla/VM migrator as it transfers all fields, includung users, in a simple process.  http://extensions.virtuemart.net/import-export/virtuemart-migrator-detail

[jimleeder123]

Is there an easier free way to do it? To move the user data from a VM1/Joomla 1.5 database into VM3/Joomla 2.5 database?

[Milbo]

ehrm yes, vm2 and vm3 has a free migrator in tools. Please read the docs. http://docs.virtuemart.net/tutorials.html

[jimleeder123]

I need to migrate from VM1 to VM3

[Milbo]

Ehrm, there is no difference.

[jimleeder123]

Wouldnt this free migrator need to be on VM1 for it to work?

[GJC Web Design]

I really think you have been given enough advice so far..  in the time it takes to ask and ask and ask you could have done a couple of tests on a clone site and added to your knowledge.. this is the way we progress ... 

read the docs. http://docs.virtuemart.net/tutorials.html

[jimleeder123]

I tried a test/clone site before both in a test folder and different (spare) domain. It didn't work as it just redirected to the main site and would affect it.

[GJC Web Design]

what didn't work? Knowledge is power!

http://docs.virtuemart.net/tutorials/installation-migration-upgrade/77-upgrading-vm1-to-vm2.html

[jimleeder123]

I've read that before. I mean on the test site whenever I clicked something like "list all products" it just redirected me to the main site, even on another domain. So can't do a test site for joomla/virtuemart while it exists on another domain/folder.

[GJC Web Design]

on the clone/test vm1.1 site change administrator\components\com_virtuemart\virtuemart.cfg.php

// these path and url definitions here are based on the Joomla! Configuration
define( 'URL', 'http://www.xxx.co.uk/'; );
define( 'SECUREURL', 'http://www.xxx.co.uk/'; );

to whatever the clone site url is

[jimleeder123]

Thanks a lot, I changed the database as well in the config to the test one, so nothing should collide with the main original site now?