J! 1.5 to 1.6 migration presentation from Joomla! Day New England 2011.

1. J! 1.5 to 1.6 Migration
Joomla! Day New England 2011

2. Upgrade vs. Migration
UPGRADE MIGRATION
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3. Upgrade vs. Migration
UPGRADE MIGRATION
Updates/additions to
functionality
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4. Upgrade vs. Migration
UPGRADE MIGRATION
Updates/additions to
functionality
Bug fixes
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5. Upgrade vs. Migration
UPGRADE MIGRATION
Updates/additions to
functionality
Bug fixes
Few changes to base
system
J! 1.5 To 1.6 Migration | Joomla! Day New England 2011

6. Upgrade vs. Migration
UPGRADE MIGRATION
Updates/additions to Changes to underlying
functionality data structures
Bug fixes
Few changes to base
system
J! 1.5 To 1.6 Migration | Joomla! Day New England 2011

7. Upgrade vs. Migration
UPGRADE MIGRATION
Updates/additions to Changes to underlying
functionality data structures
Bug fixes Existing data must be
Few changes to base converted to work in
system new system
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8. Upgrade vs. Migration
UPGRADE MIGRATION
Updates/additions to Changes to underlying
functionality data structures
Bug fixes Existing data must be
Few changes to base converted to work in
system new system
Basically, a completely
new platform
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9. Requirements
Ch..Ch..Ch..Changes
J! 1.5 J! 1.6
PHP 4.3 5.2
MySQL 3.23 5
Apache 1.3 2
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10. More things a-changin’
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11. More things a-changin’
Access Controls
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12. More things a-changin’
Access Controls
One-click updates for J! core as well as 3rd party
extensions (that support them)
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13. More things a-changin’
Access Controls
One-click updates for J! core as well as 3rd party
extensions (that support them)
Better content hierarchy/organization (nested
categories)
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14. More things a-changin’
Access Controls
One-click updates for J! core as well as 3rd party
extensions (that support them)
Better content hierarchy/organization (nested
categories)
Modern CSS layouts (read: no tables, different
CSS class names, etc)
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15. Watch Out for
Roadblocks
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16. Watch Out for
Roadblocks
No Legacy Mode
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17. Watch Out for
Roadblocks
No Legacy Mode
J! 1.0 Extensions will not work
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18. Watch Out for
Roadblocks
No Legacy Mode
J! 1.0 Extensions will not work
J! 1.5 will need to be modified to function
correctly
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19. Watch Out for
Roadblocks
No Legacy Mode
J! 1.0 Extensions will not work
J! 1.5 will need to be modified to function
correctly
Makes for less code/better performance
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20. Well, should I upgrade?
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21. Well, should I upgrade?
Is your J! 1.5 site broken?
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22. Well, should I upgrade?
Is your J! 1.5 site broken?
Do you have a specific reason or is there a
particular feature that you need?
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23. Well, should I upgrade?
Is your J! 1.5 site broken?
Do you have a specific reason or is there a
particular feature that you need?
Do your 3rd party extensions have migration
paths?
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24. Well, should I upgrade?
Is your J! 1.5 site broken?
Do you have a specific reason or is there a
particular feature that you need?
Do your 3rd party extensions have migration
paths?
Do you have a compatible template?
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25. Well, should I upgrade?
Is your J! 1.5 site broken?
Do you have a specific reason or is there a
particular feature that you need?
Do your 3rd party extensions have migration
paths?
Do you have a compatible template?
Have you stayed away from modifying core J!
files?
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26. Still haven’t decided?
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27. Still haven’t decided?
Is using young software (read: not as heavily
tested or secured) acceptable to your
organization?
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28. Still haven’t decided?
Is using young software (read: not as heavily
tested or secured) acceptable to your
organization?
Are you OK with a smaller collection of
documentation?
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29. Still haven’t decided?
Is using young software (read: not as heavily
tested or secured) acceptable to your
organization?
Are you OK with a smaller collection of
documentation?
Do you need a solution before J! 1.7?
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30. Still haven’t decided?
Is using young software (read: not as heavily
tested or secured) acceptable to your
organization?
Are you OK with a smaller collection of
documentation?
Do you need a solution before J! 1.7?
Do you also upgrade your iPhone/iPad/laptop
every single time a new version is released?
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31. Save the date... (maybe)
Release End of Life
Joomla! 1.5 Jan 2008 Apr 2012
Joomla! 1.6 Jan 2011 Aug 2011
Joomla! 1.7 Jul 2011 Feb 2012
Joomla! 1.8 Jan 2012 LTS
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32. What good is 1.6, then?
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33. What good is 1.6, then?
As an intermediate step between J!1.5 and
future versions
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34. What good is 1.6, then?
As an intermediate step between J!1.5 and
future versions
Smaller codebase
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35. What good is 1.6, then?
As an intermediate step between J!1.5 and
future versions
Smaller codebase
Better performance
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36. What good is 1.6, then?
As an intermediate step between J!1.5 and
future versions
Smaller codebase
Better performance
Good steps toward being database agnostic
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37. What good is 1.6, then?
As an intermediate step between J!1.5 and
future versions
Smaller codebase
Better performance
Good steps toward being database agnostic
Improved (mostly) API’s for use by J!
developers
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38. What good is 1.6, then?
As an intermediate step between J!1.5 and
future versions
Smaller codebase
Better performance
Good steps toward being database agnostic
Improved (mostly) API’s for use by J!
developers
Not a bad choice for new development,
especially if you are fairly experienced
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39. Choices
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40. Choices
Manual upgrade
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41. Choices
Manual upgrade
Hire someone
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42. Choices
Manual upgrade
Hire someone
Rebuild from scratch
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43. Choices
Manual upgrade
Hire someone
Rebuild from scratch
jUpgrade component
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44. Choices
Manual upgrade
Hire someone
Rebuild from scratch
jUpgrade component
WHATEVER DIRECTION YOU TAKE, BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP!
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45. jUpgrade
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46. jUpgrade
Install as a component on your J! 1.5 site
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47. jUpgrade
Install as a component on your J! 1.5 site
Downloads and sets up a J! 1.6 (or Molajo) install
in a subfolder of your site
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48. jUpgrade
Install as a component on your J! 1.5 site
Downloads and sets up a J! 1.6 (or Molajo) install
in a subfolder of your site
Converts and migrates all the data from your
core site components to the new 1.6 installation
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49. jUpgrade
Install as a component on your J! 1.5 site
Downloads and sets up a J! 1.6 (or Molajo) install
in a subfolder of your site
Converts and migrates all the data from your
core site components to the new 1.6 installation
Does not work with 3rd party extensions (yet)
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50. Credits
(blogs I plagiarized)
http://docs.joomla.org/
Tutorial:Migrating_from_Joomla_1.5_to_Joomla_1.6#Backing_up_Your
_Existing_1.5_Site
http://cocoate.com/joomla-16-english/upgrade
http://www.i-programmer.info/news/87-web-development/1820-
joomla-16-is-here-upgrade.html
http://www.compassdesigns.net/joomla-blog/should-i-use-joomla-16
http://joomlaedinburgh.com/index.php?
option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=30&category_id=51&Itemid=5
http://www.theartofjoomla.com/home/5-commentary/134-when-
should-developers-upgrade-to-joomla-16.html
http://www.joomlart.com/blog/news-updates/upgrade-to-joomla-16-
or-stick-with-j15
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51. About Me
BRIAN EDGERTON
edgewebworks.com
brian@edgewebworks.com
@brian_edgerton
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