Comments on: How to migrate from Drupal 5 to WordPress 2 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/ polluting the blogosphere for three quarters of a decade Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:47:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Peter http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-183905 Peter Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:49:35 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-183905 I'm looking for a solution to migrate from Drupal5 --> Serendipity without WP-workaround I’m looking for a solution to migrate from Drupal5 –> Serendipity without WP-workaround

]]> By: Summer Brooks http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-183638 Summer Brooks Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:28:47 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-183638 While I have not done this for WP 2.5.1 directly, I don't think the changes to the SQL script would be that hard to make. I may look at it later, but I still have more work to do on the site I needed to convert from Drupal 5 to Wordpress. I installed WP 2.2, then made some changes to the SQL script, because the site I'm converting has many contributors, and on my first conversion attempt, this script didn't do anything to import users, no names, no logins, no passwords. I had to add that info into the SQL script. Another mod I had to make was to accomodate how database users are handled in Plesk. There's no easy way to give a single mysql user access to multiple databases in Plesk, and the workaround requires root and/or shell access. It was easier for me to do a mysqldump of the Drupal database and import everything into my new WP database... none of the table names overlapped, so that seemed to be the simple and obvious workaround. So I imported the Drupal db tables into my WP db, then changed the script to not refer to external databases, and the script ran like a charm. It brought my users over, kept their same passwords, and their ownership of various articles. Once that was done, I upgraded WP from 2.2 to 2.5.1, and now the new site is running just fine, and all it needs is some cleanup to work in my new template. Once I finish some more individual tweaking to take advantage of the new magazine-style Wordpress template I'm using, I'll just drop the Drupal tables from my WP db, and be done with it. I may take another look at the SQL script later, because there is one other Drupal site that needs to be converted, and I'd like to avoid the "instal WP 2.2 / Upgrade to WP 2.5" step, if I can. While I have not done this for WP 2.5.1 directly, I don’t think the changes to the SQL script would be that hard to make. I may look at it later, but I still have more work to do on the site I needed to convert from Drupal 5 to Wordpress.

I installed WP 2.2, then made some changes to the SQL script, because the site I’m converting has many contributors, and on my first conversion attempt, this script didn’t do anything to import users, no names, no logins, no passwords. I had to add that info into the SQL script.

Another mod I had to make was to accomodate how database users are handled in Plesk. There’s no easy way to give a single mysql user access to multiple databases in Plesk, and the workaround requires root and/or shell access. It was easier for me to do a mysqldump of the Drupal database and import everything into my new WP database… none of the table names overlapped, so that seemed to be the simple and obvious workaround.

So I imported the Drupal db tables into my WP db, then changed the script to not refer to external databases, and the script ran like a charm. It brought my users over, kept their same passwords, and their ownership of various articles. Once that was done, I upgraded WP from 2.2 to 2.5.1, and now the new site is running just fine, and all it needs is some cleanup to work in my new template.

Once I finish some more individual tweaking to take advantage of the new magazine-style Wordpress template I’m using, I’ll just drop the Drupal tables from my WP db, and be done with it.

I may take another look at the SQL script later, because there is one other Drupal site that needs to be converted, and I’d like to avoid the “instal WP 2.2 / Upgrade to WP 2.5″ step, if I can.

]]> By: Aeshan http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-183034 Aeshan Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:10:52 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-183034 Hi , I'd like to migrate my old drupal 5 gallery content to my Wordpress gallery (which is actually a WP Blog with images/videos as seperate posts).any tips i should follow?thanks! Hi , I’d like to migrate my old drupal 5 gallery content to my Wordpress gallery (which is actually a WP Blog with images/videos as seperate posts).any tips i should follow?thanks!

]]> By: Jeff http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-182042 Jeff Sun, 11 May 2008 14:18:35 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-182042 @Frank I am looking for a solution for this too. @Frank

I am looking for a solution for this too.

]]> By: Frank http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-181942 Frank Mon, 05 May 2008 06:27:36 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-181942 Has anyone yet modified this for a Drupal5->WP 2.5.x Migration? This should be quite different due to the new term-stuff in WP? Has anyone yet modified this for a Drupal5->WP 2.5.x Migration? This should be quite different due to the new term-stuff in WP?

]]> By: PCBytes Network Consulting http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-180993 PCBytes Network Consulting Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:07:26 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-180993 Thanks for this guide it really helped in the migration process with our corporate blog. We had a little bit of hangups in the process but overall it was a great success! I'm bookmarking this page if I ever need it again ~ Cheers Jason Thanks for this guide it really helped in the migration process with our corporate blog. We had a little bit of hangups in the process but overall it was a great success! I’m bookmarking this page if I ever need it again ~ Cheers Jason

]]> By: Drupal to Wordpress Migration In Progress | Yimto Affiliate Marketing Blog http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-180784 Drupal to Wordpress Migration In Progress | Yimto Affiliate Marketing Blog Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:58:34 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-180784 [...] http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wo... Fantastic Drupal to Wordpress migration post with an SQL script that works quite well. You need to migrate to Wordpress 2.0 for it to work. [...] [...] http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wo... Fantastic Drupal to Wordpress migration post with an SQL script that works quite well. You need to migrate to Wordpress 2.0 for it to work. [...]

]]> By: ChickenMoo http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-180644 ChickenMoo Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:35:26 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-180644 Thanks for making this page My Conversion is Drupal 5.2 to WP wordpress-2.0.4 old version downloaded only for conversion. the script works good except..... If you have many categories in Drupal like Government - State - state names and Business - State Names It will choke a bit and shoot everything into uncatagorized AND for people that use CCK and Address Fields that content is not stored in the normal area of content So if like me you have lots of businesses listed on pages using special CCK fields The script will make the page blank and you will have to manualy copy the info All in all though you saved me a MRI and Brain Aneurysm :o) Thanks for making this page
My Conversion is Drupal 5.2 to WP wordpress-2.0.4 old version downloaded only for conversion.

the script works good except…..

If you have many categories in Drupal like
Government
- State - state names

and

Business - State Names

It will choke a bit and shoot everything into uncatagorized

AND for people that use CCK and Address Fields
that content is not stored in the normal area of content

So if like me you have lots of businesses listed on pages using special CCK fields
The script will make the page blank and you will have to manualy copy the info

All in all though you saved me a MRI and Brain Aneurysm :o)

]]> By: estetik http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-180261 estetik Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:42:34 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-180261 I think the database files are the most important point on moving to wordpress. Thanks for the useful tips. I think the database files are the most important point on moving to wordpress. Thanks for the useful tips.

]]> By: Importing Drupal to Wordpress | Guys like Dolls http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-180232 Importing Drupal to Wordpress | Guys like Dolls Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:35:21 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/#comment-180232 [...] last night and managed to transfer all of the data in a couple hours of work. The key was this sql script to transfer everything, which is a little bit old and required installing Wordpress 2.0, importing, [...] [...] last night and managed to transfer all of the data in a couple hours of work. The key was this sql script to transfer everything, which is a little bit old and required installing Wordpress 2.0, importing, [...]

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