How to Migrate from Joomla to Drupal
by CMS2CMS Team June, 2013
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How to Migrate from Joomla to Drupal?
Automated Migration Service
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How to Prepare for Migration? 1. Back up your Joomla website 2. Install Drupal 3. Set up custom URL structure for Drupal 4. Find FTP access details (for Joomla and Drupal)
Find more info in this article
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Migration Setup Step 1. Create your account Visit www.cms2cms.com Register your CMS2CMS account or sign up via Facebook or Google
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Migration Setup Step 2. Set up your Source and Target sites 1. Select your Current and New CMS types 2. Type in the URLs of your Joomla and Drupal websites
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Migration Setup Step 3. Connect your Sites 1. Download Bridge file (zip) to your PC 2. Extract 'cms2cms' folder from the zip
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Migration Setup Step 3. Connect your Sites o o
Connect to your Joomla website via FTP Upload extracted 'cms2cms' folder to Joomla root directory. o Connect to Drupal website via FTP o Upload 'cms2cms' folder to Drupal root folder
Note. Root directory is the top folder with index.php file Find more info here or watch the video tutorial. www.cms2cms.com
Migration Setup Step 3. Connect your Sites Go back to Migration wizard and click "Verify Connection to your Sites"
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Migration Setup Step 4. Select Migration preferences Check the boxes to activate the following migration options:
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Migrate Media - to have images moved Make URLs SEO friendly - to have internal links formed according to the rewrite rules on Drupal. 301 Redirect - receive a set of rules to redirect Joomla URLs to Drupal URLs Clear Target website data delete all content from Drupal website before the migration.
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Migration Setup Step 4. Start Demo Migration You're all set to start your migration. It's recommended to run the free Demo migration to see how the service works.
Note. You can skip this step and start Full migration right away. www.cms2cms.com
Migration Setup Step 5. Start Full Migration Only one mouse click separates you from the new Drupal site. After you click 'Start Full Migration', your Joomla website content will be moved to Drupal. You'll receive an email notification as soon as the transfer is complete. You'll be able to check the results and enjoy your new Drupal website!
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Go ahead and start the new life of your website!
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Migrate your site now - it's never been easier!