Migrate content and users from Joomla! 1.5 to 2.5 via J2XML.
Install J2XML for Joomla! 1.5
- Download the latest version of J2XML v{arslatest release J2XML 1.5}. Save the file on your computer.
- Navigate to the admin login page for your Joomla! 1.5 website. Log in with your administrator username and password.
- Open Extension Manager. Click Browse, then navigate to the folder where you downloaded J2XML 1.5. Highlight the file com_j2xml-1.5.x.xx.zip, then click Open.
- Click Upload File & Install. Wait for Joomla to upload and install the component.
Export users and articles
- Launch J2XML
- Export the structure. The first XML file will be created to store the sections/categories data.
- Export users. An XML file will be created to store the users data.
- Export the first block of articles. An XML file will be created to store the first block fo articles.
- Repeat the point 4 for every block. Each block has 1000 articles. If you have problems you can change the block size from Parameters page.
Install J2XML for Joomla! 2.5
- Download the latest version of J2XML 3.2. Save the file on your computer.
- Download the latest version of J2XML Importer 1.5 v{arslatest release J2XML Importer 1.5}. Save the file on your computer.
- Navigate to the admin login page for your Joomla! 2.5 website. Log in with your administrator username and password.
- Open Extension Manager. Click Browse, then navigate to the folder where you downloaded J2XML 3. Highlight the file j2xml-3.x.x, then click Open.
- Click Upload & Install. Wait for Joomla to upload and install the component.
- Click Browse, then navigate to the folder where you downloaded J2XML Importer 1.5. Highlight the file plg_j2xml_importer15-3.x.x.zip, then click Open.
- Click Upload & Install. Wait for Joomla to upload and install the plugin.
- Open Plugin Manager. Filter by name J2XML and enable the plugin J2XML Importer 1.5
Note:
J2XML Importer 1.5 uses the XSL extension. If you have any problems visit the page PHP: XSL Manual.
Prepare Joomla! 2.5 to keep the ids.
- Launch J2XML
- Click Options. Select Content tab and set Keep ids to yes.
- Select Users tab and set Keep ids to yes.
Import Users and Content
- Click Browse, then navigate to the folder where you saved the xml file with the users data. Highlight the file, then click Open.
- Click Import. Wait for J2XML Importer to upload and import the data.
- Repeat the procedure to import users.
- Repeat until all files have been imported.