Import dB and photos from another CMS

  • Resolved mhtcka

    (@mhtcka)


    1 year, 7 months ago

    hello, i have an old eShop built on OS Commerce with a Maria DB MySQL v5.15, deprecated PHP 5.3. i have some questions:

    a. What about the process to import the old DB into a new Woocommerce site so that the old entries appear as products.

    b. Will i have compatibility issues with the old DB and PHP transferred into new updated versions?

    c. All old product photos are stored on a separate folder on the server. How will I be able to call this folder from the new Woocommerce? Is it obligatory to copy them in the wp-content/uploads, or Woocommerce can access them from the current folder?

    thanks

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  • Can you export the products from the on OSCommerce site into a CSV file? I did it years ago but cannot remember if I had to install an addon to do it!

    If you can, then have a look here for instructions on how to import a CSV into WooCommerce: https://woocommerce.com/document/product-csv-importer-exporter/

    Yu will need to format the file into the correct columns – easiest way is to create a few products and then export them – that will give you a template to work with.

    Yes, you can use the existing image URL to import them into your new WooCommerce site – just put the full URL in the ‘images’ column (eg: https://oldsite.com/images/product1.jpg) and the importer will fetch the image and import it into the new site.

    Hi,

    Please that WooCommerce is not a static software, it is dynamic, and it is constantly making updates. For the products, a CSV export and import sounds like a great plan.

    If you are looking to migrate users, and orders as well, you can find more information on the article below:

    How to Migrate WooCommerce Shop from One WordPress Site to Another

    I hope this helps.

    Hello,

    We haven’t heard back from you in a while, so I’m going to mark this as resolved – we’ll be here if and/or when you are ready to continue.

    Thanks.

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