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VirtueMart 2 + 3 + 4 => Installation, Migration & Upgrade => Topic started by: puggle12 on September 14, 2012, 17:43:07 PM

Title: Taking products from one site 1.1.5 to new site 2.0 WM HELP
Post by: puggle12 on September 14, 2012, 17:43:07 PM
I have a site with old joomla and 1.1.5 VM

I have a new site with new joomla and 2.0 VM local drive with WAMP

Can i take my prodcuts from the old site and copy them to the new site.   "I tried folowing one walkthrough but it did not work"

What is my easiest way to acheieve this.   I have about 180 items.

Title: Re: Taking products from one site 1.1.5 to new site 2.0 WM HELP
Post by: puggle12 on September 19, 2012, 22:51:44 PM
Can someone help me please!!!
Title: Re: Taking products from one site 1.1.5 to new site 2.0 WM HELP
Post by: bytelord on September 19, 2012, 23:04:56 PM
Hello,

There are some online services for migration if you haven't find any suitable solution on the forum to migrate from vm1 to vm2.
You could use csv improved for example to export your products from vm1 and import them to vm2.

Some more information:

http://www.ostraining.com/blog/joomla/virtuemart-11-to-version-2/
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=95236.0

Regards

Title: Re: Taking products from one site 1.1.5 to new site 2.0 WM HELP
Post by: puggle12 on September 19, 2012, 23:21:54 PM
I can not upgrade from 1.15 to 1.1.9 VM why is that i downloaded the patch but get an error message..

Error! Could not find a Joomla! XML setup file in the package.


getting frustrated :(
Title: Re: Taking products from one site 1.1.5 to new site 2.0 WM HELP
Post by: jenkinhill on September 19, 2012, 23:22:24 PM
And http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=102783.0  and  http://dev.virtuemart.net/projects/virtuemart/wiki/Upgrading_VM1_to_VM2_with_provided_packages

Although bytelord suggests using CSVimproved for migration it is much more complicated to migrate that way, and takes more steps, but it can be done.
Title: Re: Taking products from one site 1.1.5 to new site 2.0 WM HELP
Post by: jenkinhill on September 19, 2012, 23:24:52 PM
Quote from: puggle12 on September 19, 2012, 23:21:54 PM
Error! Could not find a Joomla! XML setup file in the package.

You cannot use the Joomla! Extensions installer to update with the patch.   See http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=62576.0
Title: Re: Taking products from one site 1.1.5 to new site 2.0 WM HELP
Post by: puggle12 on September 20, 2012, 05:55:01 AM
can i not just copy folders over from the old site through ftp, i tried doing it that way and got stuck after using joomla upgrade seems like nothing is on the site at all now.
Title: Re: Taking products from one site 1.1.5 to new site 2.0 WM HELP
Post by: webbie65 on September 21, 2012, 15:27:22 PM
Hallo puggle, thats not possible, you have to use jupgrade first and tahn in new joomla version use the migration function, like it is explained in every tutorial.
Because the tables in the database are totally different from he old version, your way will not work! So if you have not so much articles it will be no problem,
i think.