Hey All,
I have a D5 site that is a bit of a mess because I have just been adding things as I go for over a year and I tried to upgrade it to D6 and I have gotten many errors including I could not get CCK to install at all, even following the instructions on the CCK page. I am OK with installing a new Druapl site (actually more than OK with this) and then moving my content over. I am just not sure how I would go about moving the content over. So if anyone has an idea on strategy for how to do this or a solution to moving content - including CCK content over the new site I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Steve
Steve Kessler
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Steve,
Moving data is hassle. I"d pursue trouble shooting your upgrade process and trying again on the upgrade.
Were all of your modules updated to their most recent versions before you attempted the upgrade? Did you follow all the best practices like turning all contrib modules off before upgrading?
Shai
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 7:45 PM, Steve Kessler skessler@denverdataman.comwrote:
Hey All,
I have a D5 site that is a bit of a mess because I have just been adding things as I go for over a year and I tried to upgrade it to D6 and I have gotten many errors including I could not get CCK to install at all, even following the instructions on the CCK page. I am OK with installing a new Druapl site (actually more than OK with this) and then moving my content over. I am just not sure how I would go about moving the content over. So if anyone has an idea on strategy for how to do this or a solution to moving content - including CCK content over the new site I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Steve
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On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Shai Gluskin shai@content2zero.com wrote:
Were all of your modules updated to their most recent versions before you attempted the upgrade? Did you follow all the best practices like turning all contrib modules off before upgrading?
I definitely agree about latest versions prior to ugprading - good call there.
And I know that it's documented (often) as a best practice to disable all the contribs but I find that my upgrades work better if I leave modules enabled.
Upgrades with dozens of contribs are a very personal experience, though, so people should try out both ways (on test site of course...).
Regards, Greg
Some excellent advice here, particularly regarding:
1. Get the latest 5-x versions of the modules before moving to 6; 2. Experimenting with disabling vs leaving contrib modules live (and my preference is leaving contrib enabled);
I would add that you should probably move to a core theme as well, and make sure that your block visibility settings are adjusted correctly -- particularly if you are using a customized theme that will also need to be upgraded.
Cheers,
Bill
Greg Knaddison wrote:
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Shai Gluskin shai@content2zero.com wrote:
Were all of your modules updated to their most recent versions before you attempted the upgrade? Did you follow all the best practices like turning all contrib modules off before upgrading?
I definitely agree about latest versions prior to ugprading - good call there.
And I know that it's documented (often) as a best practice to disable all the contribs but I find that my upgrades work better if I leave modules enabled.
Upgrades with dozens of contribs are a very personal experience, though, so people should try out both ways (on test site of course...).
Regards, Greg
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