Building/Extending a set of php/mysql tools to help migration to Drupal from other CMS applications.
A generic migration tool should:
1) Scan for a list of tables in the source and destination databases.
2) Allow for one or more table to be selected to select data to be inserted into the proper destination tables (this could all be done via a web interface).
3) Be smart enough to check for optional modules (like i18n) and insert the data appropriately
4) Provide a list of database columns from the selected tables in the source and destination tables (and allow admins to mix and match.
5) Spit out a report at the end to say what data was migrated (briefly) and also account for what data was not.
Here's another project that has some high aims:
http://drupal.org/project/convert2drupal
No releases yet, but might be worth keeping an eye on.
On Jan 25, 2008 11:27 AM, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb@2bits.com> wrote:
> Import Export API was overly ambitious, and just can't be kept in sync with
> the many sources. Perhaps a team that maintains it would be able to revive
> it and keep it in sync.
>
> I have not used it myself, but I heard people sing praise for the Import
> HTML module.
>
> http://drupal.org/project/import_html
>
> If you can export a site to HTML (wget), and don't need "fields" (cck) then
> it is a viable solution to many problems.
>
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> Khalid M. Baheyeldin
> 2bits.com, Inc.
> http://2bits.com
> Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.