I have been tasked with updating a website which uses Joomla and Kunera forum software and these haven't been updated since 2014!
It's currently running Joomla 2.5.19 and Kunera 3.0.6, so is really a dinosaur!
Unfortunately the forum is very active with lots of users (~800) and there is a lot of useful historical data which means that starting from scratch isn't an option.
I have managed to dump a snapshot of the data onto a spare server so I can test upgrade strategies without impacting the production server. The idea being to see if I can get the system migrated to more recent versions of Joomla/Kunena.
An alternative would be to extract the forum data from the database and move it to another package like simple machines forum - there is a (broken) tool to do this for earlier versions of Kunena forum. Fortunately I do have some experience of programming with databases and might be an option if all else fails...
Having read lot of threads regarding Joomla upgrades I have tried to move to 2.5.28 by switching to 'short term' support and finding updates. This fails:
Update: :Collection: Could not open http://update.joomla.org/core/sts/list_sts.xml
Update: :Collection: Could not open http://update.joomla.org/jed/list.xml
Update: :Extension: Could not open http://www.joomlackeditor.com/upgrade/plg_jckeditor.xml
Update: :Extension: Could not open https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/ind ... ension.xml
Update: :Collection: Could not open http://update.joomla.org/language/translationlist.xml
The joomlaackeditor site no longer exists and I guess everything else has moved to https...
I did try downloading the zip file for 2.5.28, unpacking it and then using the 'install from directory' command. That actually seemed to upgrade with a couple of errors about access to .htaccess.
I am not sure if this is the best way to proceed and would like some advice. Can I just plow ahead putting one version on after another to bring Joomla up to a supported version and then update Kunena?
Another issue is the software is currently running under php 5.6 - trying to run with later versions causes issues due to ancient features being deprecated. I guess I will be able to switch to later versions as newer versions of Joomla are installed...
If anyone has been in a similar situation and manged to move forward then I would be grateful for any advice. I know this is a big ask, but no-one else wants the job :-(
Cheers,
Dave
It's currently running Joomla 2.5.19 and Kunera 3.0.6, so is really a dinosaur!
Unfortunately the forum is very active with lots of users (~800) and there is a lot of useful historical data which means that starting from scratch isn't an option.
I have managed to dump a snapshot of the data onto a spare server so I can test upgrade strategies without impacting the production server. The idea being to see if I can get the system migrated to more recent versions of Joomla/Kunena.
An alternative would be to extract the forum data from the database and move it to another package like simple machines forum - there is a (broken) tool to do this for earlier versions of Kunena forum. Fortunately I do have some experience of programming with databases and might be an option if all else fails...
Having read lot of threads regarding Joomla upgrades I have tried to move to 2.5.28 by switching to 'short term' support and finding updates. This fails:
Update: :Collection: Could not open http://update.joomla.org/core/sts/list_sts.xml
Update: :Collection: Could not open http://update.joomla.org/jed/list.xml
Update: :Extension: Could not open http://www.joomlackeditor.com/upgrade/plg_jckeditor.xml
Update: :Extension: Could not open https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/ind ... ension.xml
Update: :Collection: Could not open http://update.joomla.org/language/translationlist.xml
The joomlaackeditor site no longer exists and I guess everything else has moved to https...
I did try downloading the zip file for 2.5.28, unpacking it and then using the 'install from directory' command. That actually seemed to upgrade with a couple of errors about access to .htaccess.
I am not sure if this is the best way to proceed and would like some advice. Can I just plow ahead putting one version on after another to bring Joomla up to a supported version and then update Kunena?
Another issue is the software is currently running under php 5.6 - trying to run with later versions causes issues due to ancient features being deprecated. I guess I will be able to switch to later versions as newer versions of Joomla are installed...
If anyone has been in a similar situation and manged to move forward then I would be grateful for any advice. I know this is a big ask, but no-one else wants the job :-(
Cheers,
Dave
Statistics: Posted by DaveTyson — Sat Dec 21, 2024 11:21 pm