Apart from agreeing wholeheartedly with rebuilding in D6 and importing, In cases like this, I thought it could be interesting to share what methods people use for porting nodes.<br><br>I recently used the Views Bonus Pack CVS output to export from the legacy D5 site, and node_import the output file directly into the D6 site. I have also used xmlrpc with the Services module, and also with the stock xmlrpc functionality that comes with Drupal core, as outlined in Pro Drupal Development.<br>
<br>Naturally I have also used custom scripts.<br><br>Anyone else have other ideas?<br><br>Victor Kane<br><a href="http://awebfactory.com.ar">http://awebfactory.com.ar</a><br><a href="http://projectflowandtracker.com">http://projectflowandtracker.com</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 11:59 PM, Bob Morse <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bob@morsemedia.net">bob@morsemedia.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I agree with Bill. We just inherited a 5.x site that was poorly organized. The client couldn't update some content areas. We could have fixed it. But in the long term it was better to start over with a D6 site, port the content over, organize it in a more logical way and train the client on content management. This took longer, but in the long run will pay off for the client in many ways.<div>
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It sounds like you are in a 6 of one, half dozen of another situation.<br>
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Attempting to clean up the existing site might feel like the shorter path, and from a short term perspective it might be. But, in the process of cleaning up the site, there is a fairly good chance that some cruft will be missed -- and today's overlooked cruft is the fringe case bug three months from now.<br>
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My advice: start from scratch. It might take longer over the next 1-2 weeks, but it will give you both peace of mind and a known, reliable, documented foundation as you move forward.<br>
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They are selling products and there is no order data--the store part<br>
has never been live. Cleaning out both ecommerce modules is<br>
potentially feasible. There is a "guide" to this on the Ubercart site,<br>
but the lead there (who wrote it) recommends against it. :)<br>
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In terms of the overall upgrade to 6 - is this a stock theme and are there<br>
upgrade paths to 6 for the modules in use. Sites that are done wrong in 5<br>
can be a problem to move to 6. I have ran into that trying to move my first<br>
attempt at Drupal from 5 to 6.<br>
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Yes, I had the same thought. The theme is custom and the site has a<br>
bunch of modules--not all of which I think are even used.<br>
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Fred, I know you know this but I will say backup everything before trying<br>
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Several copies of the site already exist. :)<br>
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