[development] The state of import export

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

There is also Migration2, By Mike Gifford

http://drupal.org/node/28129 (unpublished)

> 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.
>



On Jan 25, 2008 12:38 PM, Jerad Bitner <sirkitree at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 at 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.
> >
> > --
> > Khalid M. Baheyeldin
> > 2bits.com, Inc.
> >  http://2bits.com
> > Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.
>



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Khalid M. Baheyeldin
2bits.com, Inc.
http://2bits.com
Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.
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