1. How to Migrate from
Drupal to Joomla
by CMS2CMS Team
June, 2013
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2. How to Migrate from Drupal to Joomla?
Automated Migration Service
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3. How to Prepare for Migration?
1. Back up your Drupal website.
2. Install Joomla.
3. Set up custom URL structure for Joomla.
4. Find FTP access details (for Joomla and Drupal)
Find more info in this article
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4. Migration Setup
Step 1. Create your account
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Register your CMS2CMS account or sign up via Facebook or Google
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5. Migration Setup
Step 2. Set up your Source and Target sites
1. Select your
Current
and New
CMS types
2. Type in the
URLs of
your
Drupal
and
Joomla
websites
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6. Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
1. Download Bridge file (zip) to your PC
2. Extract 'cms2cms' folder from the zip
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7. o Connect to your Drupal website via FTP
o Upload extracted 'cms2cms' folder to Drupal root
directory.
o Connect to Joomla website via FTP
o Upload 'cms2cms' folder to Joomla root folder
index.php file
Find more info here or watch the video tutorial.
Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
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Note. Root directory is the top folder with
8. Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
Go back to Migration wizard and click "Verify Connection
to your Sites"
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9. Migration Setup
Step 4. Select Migration preferences
Check the boxes to
activate the following
migration options:
• Migrate Media - to have
images moved
• Make URLs SEO friendly
- to have internal links
formed according to the
rewrite rules on Joomla
website
• Clear Target website data
- delete all content from
Joomla website
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10. Migration Setup
Step 4. Start Demo Migration
You're all set to start your migration. It's recommended to start the
free Demo migration to see how the service works.
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Note. You can
skip this step
and start Full
migration right
away.
11. Migration Setup
Step 5. Start Full Migration
Only one mouse click separates
you from the new Joomla site.
After you click 'Start Full
Migration', your Drupal website
content will be moved to
Joomla.
You'll receive an email notification
as soon as the transfer is
complete.
You'll be able to check the results
and enjoy your new Joomla
website!
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12. Migrate your site now - it's never been easier!
Go ahead and start the new life of your
website!
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