manual migrate forms and donations

  • Resolved ramnathk

    (@ramnathk)


    4 years ago

    Hi there I am working on a site which needs a complete rewwrite. I need to migrate the donation forms and donation data, however, I can not copy over the entire WP database with AIOM. I see the wp_give_* tables, but I wonder if there are other entries to copy over, or am I good to copy the tables and then export/import the settings via the plugin?

    Cheers

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  • Plugin Support Matheus Martins

    (@matheusfd)

    Hey @ramnathk,

    Happy to help you.

    The process of migrating data from one WordPress site to another is notoriously difficult. It’s not a pain point of GiveWP, it’s a pain point of all WordPress sites. Any time e-commerce (or donations) are involved, it’s even more tricky.

    That article that we wrote on site designs without data loss is the best help we can give you.

    You’ll need to create a local site (I use LocalWP and highly recommend it) and then merge the live site with the staging site’s data, following the tutorial steps https://givewp.com/documentation/resources/site-redesigns-without-donation-data-loss/, and then push the whole new site live.

    Whoever is doing data migration needs to have full access (via SSH or FTP) to the files so that if something goes sideways, they can fix it. That (of necessity) needs to be a third-party contractor or you yourselves.

    I would recommend using Migrate DB Pro to migrate the database, and a maintenance mode plugin to put the live site in maintenance mode so that new donations/comments/etc don’t come in during the migration.

    The great thing about this solution is that you can practice it until you get it right locally, and then do a “live run” with the site in maintenance mode. That’s what I’d recommend.

    Thanks for using GiveWP! Have a great day.

    Thread Starter ramnathk

    (@ramnathk)

    Thanks for the thoughtful response Matheus. However I’d like to avoid copying the entire database as there are too many autoloads, orphaned tables, options that I’d like to avoid. I have root access on my VPS, so knowing entries the Give plugin creates in WP tables would help me move them manually…

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