Migration keeps failing. Import SQL to WP?
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Hey, first time using this plugin, but it seems to fail every time despite best efforts.
We are migrating a very old Drupal site (unable to check the version, as we receive ‘error’ when trying to pull a status report… what a clunky CMS).
The settings.PHP file was blank for port and prefix, but I was able to get access to the server to confirm the prefix (the same as the db and username prefix). We also allowed remote MySQL connections using the new hostname/IP. Yet connections still fail.
The FAQ and support tickets say, ‘oh just manually import the Drupal DB to WP’. But we have some major concerns around that that I’m hoping you can help with:
- Would this not overwrite what is already in WP? We’ve built the new site and don’t want that data to be wiped out.
- I’ve exported and imported WP SQL DB’s before, there were specific steps to follow, configurations to take care of, items to check, etc… where can I find that information? Or, can you advise the steps required to do this.
- Is it that we import the Drupal DB to the WP MySQL instance, then what do we put into the plugin? What connection details? Would it still be the Drupal admin details, or something else?
Thanks for creating this plugin. It is literally the only option for people who don’t want to dig around in the mud with code to try and free people from this archaic CMS.
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