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.
Bill Fitzgerald wrote:
It sounds like you are in a 6 of one, half dozen of another situation.
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.
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.
Cheers,
Bill
Fred Jones wrote:
They are selling products and there is no order data--the store part has never been live. Cleaning out both ecommerce modules is potentially feasible. There is a "guide" to this on the Ubercart site, but the lead there (who wrote it) recommends against it. :)
In terms of the overall upgrade to 6 - is this a stock theme and are there upgrade paths to 6 for the modules in use. Sites that are done wrong in 5 can be a problem to move to 6. I have ran into that trying to move my first attempt at Drupal from 5 to 6.
Yes, I had the same thought. The theme is custom and the site has a bunch of modules--not all of which I think are even used.
Fred, I know you know this but I will say backup everything before trying this.
Several copies of the site already exist. :)
Thanks!
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