Migrating from Joomla 1.5 to Joomla 1.7

July 14, 2011 | Joomla Tutorials | Written by Ed Andrea

JUpgrade Joomla 1.5 is solid, high-quality software and it will be supported until April 2012. So with many 1.5 sites working flawlessly, not everyone will rush to migrate. I say migrate because the structure of 1.5 is so different from 1.7 that you can't simply upgrade. Now is the time to consider a plan for the migration process.

With Joomla 1.6, the upgrade process will be built in to the Joomla framework, making incremental upgrades a possibility and streamlining the entire process. However, to move from 1.5 to 1.7 will be more difficult.

This tutorial uses the free jUpgrade extension. We have also reviewed the commercial SP Upgrade extension which is a viable alternative.

If you already have 1.6 your upgrade will be much easier: see this tutorial on moving to 1.7.

Step 1: Check the Joomla 1.7 Requirements

Here are the hosting requirements for Joomla 1.7.

Apache: v2.x or Microsoft IIS: v7
PHP: v5.2.4 +
MySQL: v5.0.4+

Check with your webhost if you're not sure your hosting meets this requirements.

Step 2: Do a Migration Analaysis

Joomla has provided for a migration utility, called jUpgrade, but before you get started, there are a few things that you are going to have to check and/or think about:

Is your Joomla 1.5 version up to date? The most up-to-date version of Joomla 1.5 is 1.5.23. If your version is not up-to-date, upgrade to 1.5.23 before migrating, especially if you are running Joomla 1.5.11 or lower.

Do all your extensions have Joomla 1.7 native versions? At the time of the writing of this tutorial there are 108 available on the JED. Please note that jUpgrade is not currently able to upgrade Joomla 3rd party extensions, so those will have to be done via their respective upgrade procedures. This is however a work in progress.

Have you modified any core files? Any changes that you have made to core files in Joomla will be lost so please be forewarned.

Is there a Joomla 1.7 compatible template available from your template provider? If not, do you feel comfortable making the changes yourself? Please note that although jUpgrade is not able to currently upgrade templates, the developers are working hard at implementing the feature.

Is your language pack available in Joomla 1.7? Find your Joomla 1.7 Translation.

Do you NEED to migrate to Joomla 1.7? Joomla 1.5 is powerful and very mature. For many people there is not a need to rush into Joomla 1.7. Joomla will continue to support Joomla 1.5 for quite some time, releasing security updates and bug squashing updates when needed.

Step 3: Make a Backup!

Before you even start your migration, please make sure you have a backup.

Use Akeeba Backup Akeeba Tutorial link
Download it here if you need it: Akeeba Download link

Step 4: Install jUpgrade

You can download jUpgrade here: jUpgrade download link

Install it in your Joomla 1.5 installation using Extensions>Install/Uninstall.

Step 5: Enable MooTools Upgrade Plugin

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Go to Extensions > Plugin Manager and make sure that the "System - Mootools Upgrade" plugin tutorial is enabled.

Step 6: Start jUpgrade

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Go to Extensions > jUpgrade and click the "Parameters" button. We're going to modify the options for our migration.

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Step 7: Configure Options

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As of jUpgrade version 1.1.1, support is present to migrate to Joomla! 1.6, Joomla! 1.7, and an old Molajo build. As well, for jUpgrade to be successful, you must configure your current table prefix prior to beginning the migration. The following are the options that can be configured with jUpgrade:

Global:

Distribution - Select whether to migrate to Joomla! 1.6, 1.7, or Molajo
Prefix for old database - Your current table prefix
Prefix for new database - Your selected table prefix for your migrated site. Don't us -- - for added security you might change this to your own prefix instead of the defaults.

Skips:

Skip checks - Skip pre-migration checks
Skip download - Skip downloading the package (Note: Must have a package already downloaded to your temp folder or set this and Skip Decompress if set to yes)
Skip decompress - Skip decompressing the downloaded package (Note: Must have a package already downloaded and decompressed to site_root/jupgrade if set to Yes)

Templates:

Keep original positions - Keep the currently defined positions for modules

Debug:

Enable Debug - Enable this to have messages displayed below the migration process concerning the progress, helpful if having issues

Step 8: Start jUpgrade

Click the "Start Upgrade" button to get started with your migration.

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Step 9: Wait Through the Migration

You'll now see a series of progress bar. Leave these running.

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After the migration you have lots of work to do. You're templates may not translate exactly, and you may have to go through a separate process for upgrading each module. If you've purchased a template check with the provider on it's compatibility with J17. Test everything on your backup site and make sure it's the way you want it and it works flawlessly.

Check with each of your module providers to see if there are compatible versions of modules. If your site relies heavily on a particular module or plugin that is not compatible, don't attempt the migration.

jUpgrade writes all the files to a subdirectory on your server called /jupgrade located in your main Joomla directory. You can check out your migration by going to http//yoursite.com/jupgrade and the admin section is http://yoursite.com/jupgrade/administrator - check it over in this directory and make sure it works before the final step.

Step 10: Make the Duplicate Installation Live

Assuming you have a backup in case things go wrong. using your FTP Program or your server's file manager, copy all the files in the jUpgrade directory to your main site directory. Now your site is migrated and public.

If you get this error when trying to go to your new administrator section in your browser,

Fatal error: Call to a member function logout() on a non-object in /home/username/public_html/joomladirectory/...

Here's what happened and what to do.

In the last step, If you didn't completely remove the old files or copy to a clean directory your old administrator directory will have copies of older files, and will interfere with your administrator login. Delete or rename the administrator folder in the main directory, and make a new copy of the one in the jupgrade directory and place it in the main directory.

Comments

#1 allisons 2011-07-20 16:42

I think in the first sentence you meant April 2012, not 2010

#2 Nick 2011-07-20 16:52

Hi Allison,

Yes it does say 2012 though, but maybe one of our staff recently changed it (wasn't me).

Kind regards,
Nick

#3 Remus 2011-08-13 13:45

I have currently Joomla 1.5.15 and I want to upgrade to Joomla 1.7.. I can this? When I try to upgrade and I click on UPDATE button nothing happens. Why? What's wrong?

#4 Adrianadi 2011-08-15 17:08

First you have to update your Joomla to 1.5.23.

Download the ZIP. Unpack it and copy the files into your Root directory.

In Joomla 1.5.23 you have the plugin, which you nedd for the jupgrade component. If it doesn't work yet, you might have to enable the Plugin "System - Mootools Upgrade" manually.

Luck!

#5 Nick 2011-08-15 17:32

Good advice! :)

Kind regards,
Nick

#6 Nick 2011-08-15 17:34

Hi Remus,

As Adrianadi stated, make sure your Joomla version is up to date and running 1.5.23 before attempting to migrate to 1.7.0.

Here's an easy way how to upgrade:
ostraining.com/.../...

Kind regards,
Nick

#7 bruna 2011-08-17 15:11

For solve the "406:cURL not loaded"
#apt-get install php5-curl
at the linux terminal if your server did not had cURL installed yet.

#8 iamriis 2011-08-24 08:38

Thanks for this tutorial. I've followed the steps and I have a couple of questions.

When I visit the site www.iamriis.com it shows the Joomla 1.5 template and I can't configure it through the 1.7 backend.

When I enter www.iamriis.com/jupgrade it gives me an error message.

Please visit the URL's for viewing.

Kind regards,
Riis

#9 iamriis 2011-08-29 05:24

Sorry, if I'm asking about the obvious, but I'm not that good at these things.

Can somebody point me in the right direction here?

#10 Spider 2011-10-08 22:33

Simply beautiful! This process worked really well. I am still needing to do the work after the migration... that will take some time. I did omit one of the steps -- I am always too anxious! I used the default options in the configure section! I think I could do this again.. and follow more closely to the instructions.
Anyhow, again thanks to OS Training.. you are a great bunch!

Spider

#11 Nick 2011-10-09 20:07

Hi Riis,

What's the exact error message you're getting?

Kind regards,
Nick

#12 Nick 2011-10-09 20:07

Hi Riis,

What's the exact error message you're getting?

Kind regards,
Nick

#13 Nick 2011-10-09 20:07

You're very welcome, Spider! :)

Kind regards,
Nick

#14 iamriis 2011-10-09 20:45

Hi Nick
It's solved. It was Artisteer related.

#15 Spider 2011-10-09 22:34

Hi Nick:

I wonder if you could look at the jUpgrade portion. I didn't need to follow these instructions:

Skips:

Skip checks - Skip pre-migration checks
Skip download - Skip downloading the package (Note: Must have a package already downloaded to your temp folder or set this and Skip Decompress if set to yes)
Skip decompress - Skip decompressing the downloaded package (Note: Must have a package already downloaded and decompressed to site_root/jupgr ade if set to Yes)

I think I got the result I wanted. Again, I am not sure why the defaults would be changed.

Is it that there is a newer version of jUpgrade?

Love to hear your comments on this one!

Spider

#16 Nick 2011-10-10 18:23

Hi Spider,

That's because the settings are set by default, so if you didn't change anything then the default settings were used.

Kind regards,
Nick

#17 Spider 2011-10-10 18:26

Hi Nick:

So, is there an issue using the defaults...?
You seem to indicate in the tutorial that the defaults should be changed.

Spider... Tony

#18 Nick 2011-10-10 18:38

Hi Tony,

No, the defaults are fine in most cases and that's why they are the defaults :)

Ed was just stating what could be changed but not necessarily that it should. For example, he said "The following are the options that can be configured with jUpgrade".

Hope that helps!

Kind regards,
Nick

#19 Spider 2011-10-10 19:24

Hi Nick:

Yes that helps... I hadn't read it thoroughly! My apologies... In future, the defaults!

Cheers and thanks,

Tony

#20 Nick 2011-10-10 20:13

No worries Tony. You're welcome! :)

BTW, I'm not sure that you noticed the following comment: ostraining.com/.../...

Take a look at the link because you'll find a pleasant surprise.

Cheers,
Nick

#21 Spider 2011-10-10 20:15

Thanks Nick... Great feedback from OSTraining...

Tony the Spider......

#22 Spider 2011-10-10 20:18

I had noticed the comment and busy participating in the 'coding' lessons... They are very good so far...

Thanks again to OSTraining...

Spider!

#23 Nick 2011-10-10 20:50

You're welcome, Tony! :)

#24 wathiq 2011-10-10 21:45

hi,
i followed the steps.. it worked but i had a problem. i didn't find the articles!! everything is ok but all the catagories are empty!! -no articles !! whats the error?

#25 wathiq 2011-10-10 23:34

i followed the steps. everything is ok but no articles migrated !! catagories, menu, sections are ok but no articles inside. why is that?

#26 Student 2011-10-11 00:42

I've upgrade my joomla 1.5.22 to 1.5.23 and it works! But still, the jupgrade button did not work and nothing happened when I click on it. May I have your kind help about this?

#27 Nick 2011-10-11 17:45

Hi and welcome, Wathiq!

Sorry for the inconvenience, but if you're a student at OSTraining, could you copy and paste this into the support forum so one of our support techs can look into it for you? All you have to do is log in at www.ostraining.com and click on Support Forum in the main menu.

Please see the support FAQ for more information:
www.ostraining.com/.../

Kind regards,
Nick

#28 Nick 2011-10-11 17:45

#29 Nick 2011-10-11 17:45

Hi and welcome!

Sorry for the inconvenience, but if you're a student at OSTraining, could you copy and paste this into the support forum so one of our support techs can look into it for you? All you have to do is log in at www.ostraining.com and click on Support Forum in the main menu.

Please see the support FAQ for more information:
www.ostraining.com/.../

Kind regards,
Nick

#30 Spider 2011-10-18 20:04

Hi Nick:

I am also experiencing the same problem with one of my sites... pdacl.ca. I was successful with two other sites, so it is puzzling why it is picking on this site!

Spider...

Tony

#31 Nick 2011-10-19 18:51

Hi Tony,

Let's continue the conversation in the support forum:
www.ostraining.com/.../#p31587

Kind regards,
Nick

#32 Spider 2011-10-20 01:03

Hi NIck:

I have done that and added this discussion to the forum. It is funny how this worked for all my sites except for PDACL.ca

Cheers,

Tony

#33 nauta 2011-10-20 01:45

Hi

i have joomla 1.5.23 but when i click in start update nothing happens, i have to do somethings else ?

#34 Nick 2011-10-20 19:15

Hi Tony,

Sounds good. Let's continue the discussion in the forum.

Kind regards,
Nick

#35 Nick 2011-10-20 19:15

Hi Nauta,

Make sure you have the mootools upgrade plugin enabled in plugin manager.

Kind regards,
Nick

#36 theAlchemist 2011-10-24 20:39

you need to enable the Mootools Upgrade plugin

#37 Nick 2011-10-24 20:49

Hi theAlchemist,

Unfortunately his version is Joomla 1.5.15 which wouldn't have the Mootools Upgrade plugin which was introduced around version 1.5.19 if I remember correctly. That's why I recommended for him to upgrade his Joomla version to the latest in the 1.5 series.

Hope that helps!

Kind regards,
Nick

#38 nauta 2011-10-25 07:45

hi iowawebco

i check the mootools plugin and its enabled, when i run firebug i get this error on scripts

"Uncaught TypeError: Object # has no method 'hide'"

i have jupgrade 1.2.1 and mootools 1.2.4

kind regards

#39 Nick 2011-10-25 07:50

Hi Nauta,

Try switching default templates and give it another try. Create a test site if needed.

Kind regards,
Nick

#40 nauta 2011-10-25 14:40

hi Nick

I change the template to the default and the error change, i get this error in the migrate.js

Uncaught TypeError: Object # has no method 'setOptions'

thanks very much for your help

kind regards

#41 Nick 2011-10-25 20:35

Hi Nauta,

You're welcome! Looks like you either have another jQuery or mootools plugin getting in the way or your MooTools Upgrade plugin is not working as it should (I've seen this happen a few times). Try reinstalling your Joomla core by using the following tutorial:
ostraining.com/.../...

If you still get the error then look through your plugins for javascript plugins that you can disable.

Please do all this on a test site.

Kind regards,
Nick

#42 nauta 2011-10-25 22:06

hi Nick

thanks for your help. I disabled rokBox component and this time jUpgrade works fine. Tanks for you time

kind regards,

#43 Nick 2011-10-27 00:31

You're very welcome, Nauta! I'm glad that you got it sorted! :)

Kind regards,
Nick

#44 vitnoz 2011-11-01 17:32

Warning: set_time_limit( ) has been disabled for security reasons in /home/telindus/ public_html/adm inistrator/comp onents/com_jupg rade/views/cpan el/view.html.ph p on line 43
I have this error plz help me (and where can I cheek steep 1

#45 zura 2011-11-01 18:49

hi all
help me on Step 1 where can I update it? and I have the joomia 1.5.24 :)

#46 Nick 2011-11-02 01:05

Hi Vitnoz,

Make sure you're using the latest jUpgrade version. If you are, then have your host enable set_time_limit( ). After the upgrade, you can disable it again.

Kind regards,
Nick

#47 Nick 2011-11-02 01:07

Hi Zura,

Could you explain a bit more please? What do you mean where can you update it? Step 1 is the system requirements. If your system doesn't meet some of those requirements, then you'd have to contact your host to upgrade those to the latest versions.

Hope this helps!

Kind regards,
Nick

#48 Ubaid 2011-11-04 10:22

Please give me JUpgrade

#49 Josh McCoy 2011-11-09 02:52

Worked Perfectly! Thanks!

#50 Nick 2011-11-10 01:32

Hi Ubaid,

You can get it from the following link:
redcomponent.com/.../

Kind regards,
Nick

#51 Nick 2011-11-10 01:32

You're very welcome, Josh!

Kind regards,
Nick

#52 AlainBB 2011-11-11 14:45

And /etc/init.d/apa pche2 restart for me (debian/squeeze )

#53 bcadmin 2011-11-14 08:19

Hi all,

I recently done to the steps to install Joomla 1.7 to my server. Now that is done under /jupgrade folder, how do I copy all the informations, articles, user informations, templates and more from the old Joomla (1.5) to the new one. I need a specifit step by step instruction. Simply moving the 1.7 files to the root is not the answer I'm afraid.

#54 Nick 2011-11-15 05:54

Hi bcadmin,

Read the going live steps at the following tutorial:
ostraining.com/.../...

Hope this helps!

Kind regards,
Nick

#55 mikev 2011-11-27 19:47

Hello will templates for 1.6 be working in 1.7?

Thanks

Mike Verbeeck
Student at www.ostraining.com

#56 Nick 2011-11-27 20:05

Hi Mike,

Yes, they almost all generally will. If you're using a template club template, make sure you've updated to the latest version of their template and everything should work fine.

Kind regards,
Nick

#57 mikev 2011-11-29 23:26

hello my template is from joomlatemplates hop.net but they don´t have my template for 1.7 what does template club template means?

#58 Fela 2011-12-02 07:07

Hello, after installation, i get a blank when i attempt to login through the admin page, Can anyone help out?

#59 Nick 2011-12-02 07:51

Hi Mike,

It should still work for you, but to be sure what you can do is create a copy of your current site and move it to a testing environment, using the following tutorial:
ostraining.com/.../...

There you can test upgrading and not have to worry about breaking things.

Hope this helps! If you need more help, please open up a support topic on the support forum and I'll be more than glad to help out.

Kind regards,
Nick

#60 bewing 2011-12-02 17:42

Greetings All,

I'm trying to use jUpgrade to upgrade from a 1.5.25 version, and jUpgrade hangs. I check the log files and I get the following error:

[Fri Dec 02 11:38:44 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: C:/wamp/www/adm inistrator/plug ins, referer: localhost/.../...

I'm at a loss on how to troubleshoot this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

== Bewing

#61 Nick 2011-12-05 05:55

Hi and welcome, Fela!

Sorry for the inconvenience, if you're a student at OSTraining, could you copy and paste this into the support forum so one of our support techs can look into it for you? We answer all support request on the support forum within a business day (usually well within). All you have to do is log in at www.ostraining.com and click on Support Forum in the main menu.

Please see the support FAQ for more information:
www.ostraining.com/.../

Kind regards,
Nick

#62 Nick 2011-12-05 05:55

Hi and welcome, Bewing!

Sorry for the inconvenience, if you're a student at OSTraining, could you copy and paste this into the support forum so one of our support techs can look into it for you? We answer all support request on the support forum within a business day (usually well within). All you have to do is log in at www.ostraining.com and click on Support Forum in the main menu.

Please see the support FAQ for more information:
www.ostraining.com/.../

Kind regards,
Nick

#63 Ross 2011-12-08 13:15

I have the same error on my jupgrade page. I have a few forum topics on the jupgrade page as well, with no further luck. I've tried methodically removing every plugin, and trying to re-order the mootools.js file include several ways but still cannot get the jupgrade button to do anything. It just sits there, loading all the other images below it. Are there any other methods that have helped?

#64 Denys 2011-12-08 14:16

Can someone look at this

www.youtube.com/.../

for some reason it doesn't work for me.

#65 Nick 2011-12-08 18:35

Hi Ross,

Try it in a different browser and clear your site's and browser's cache.

Kind regards,
Nick

#66 Nick 2011-12-08 18:37

Hi and welcome, Denys!

Sorry for the inconvenience, if you're a student at OSTraining, could you copy and paste this into the support forum so one of our support techs can look into it for you? We answer all support request on the support forum within a business day (usually well within). All you have to do is log in at www.ostraining.com and click on Support Forum in the main menu.

Please see the support FAQ for more information:
www.ostraining.com/.../

Kind regards,
Nick

#67 najma 2011-12-19 11:16

after updated (1.5 to 1.7.3 I can not enter in Admin penal.

#68 Nick 2011-12-21 21:04

Hi Najma,

Are you getting any error messages? What's the URL to your site?

Kind regards,
Nick

#69 shantellepa 2011-12-29 17:15

If I had a site built in joomla and had the file forwarded to me but never used the site or uploaded them to a host is that consider migrating or building a new site.

#70 foxvor 2012-01-06 23:58

I've just started the migration, up to now everthing is a ride in the park, let's hope stays that way. Thanks for the great tutorial

#71 Nick 2012-01-12 05:55

Hi Shantellepa,

That's considered migrating from server to server but it's not considered migrating from version to version. Here's a good tutorial on moving from one server to another:
ostraining.com/.../...

Kind regards,
Nick

#72 Nick 2012-01-12 05:57

Hi Foxvor,

You're welcome! Hope migration went well for you! :)

There's a lot more great tutorials available at www.ostraining.com/online

Kind regards,
Nick

#73 foxvor 2012-01-12 06:26

It all finished well, great tool and tutorial. Thanks a lot

#74 Nick 2012-01-12 06:43

Cheers, you're welcome!

#75 kalai 2012-01-18 11:34

Hi,
I installed jupgrade in joomla1.5.23. I followed the steps to upgrade the joomla 1.7 .There is no option to select "Parameter" (component->jup grade).How can i change the version ?

Kind regards,
kalai

#76 Nick 2012-01-18 22:04

Hi and welcome, Kalai!

The parameters button should be there on the top-right of your screen in the jUpgrade component.

Kind regards,
Nick

#77 kalai 2012-01-19 13:16

Hai,
I had download modules, templates,jform , etc.. in J1.5.23 . I upgraded to j1.7.3 . When i execute J1.7.3 , there is no downloaded modules, templates,jform .
How can i move that ?
localhost/projects/newj5/ --> J1.5.23

localhost/.../jupgrade --> J1.7.3

#78 Nick 2012-01-19 13:35

Hi Kalai,

You can install the latest versions in the 1.7.3 site. Some extensions require a bit more to migrate so you'd have to check the documentation on each, but most just require a reinstall of the latest version and/or a transfer of the tables.

Kind regards,
Nick

#79 kalai 2012-01-19 14:34

Hi,
I upgrade to latest version 1.7.3. Can i have any URL to analysis for module, template migration ?

#80 Nick 2012-01-19 15:05

I'm not sure what you mean. Could you rephrase please?

Kind regards,
Nick

#81 kalai 2012-01-20 05:16

Hi,
I am a new joomla beginner, i have been facing problem because i can't figure out how to convert joomla 1.5 template to 1.7.Besides how would i able to match the content of demo site as like as the template of 1.5.

#82 Nick 2012-01-20 05:23

Hi Kalai,

We have a template design class available to help with that! :) You can find the sign up page at the following link: www.ostraining.com/online

Kind regards,
Nick

#83 Diocese 2012-01-20 21:03

Check to see if Mootools has been set to order of 2 which is system Debug/upgrade. after that it should work. Go to edit mootools. You should find it there.

#84 Murat 2012-01-23 12:03

thanks a lot...

#85 Nick 2012-01-23 20:36

You're very welcome, Murat!

Kind regards,
Nick

#86 sinhk 2012-01-25 10:54

hello
i followed the above steps as mentioned in the tutorials as it is, but while upgrading
"406: cURL not loaded" error is coming.
can any one please help me out.
Thank you.

#87 Nick 2012-01-25 18:53

Hi sinhk,

Make sure that your host has CURL enabled on the server.

Kind regards,
Nick

#88 kalai 2012-01-30 10:36

Hai,
I upgraded from j1.5 to j1.7.I use Jform in J1.5 . But it show, Fatal error: Cannot pass parameter 2 by reference in C:\xampp\htdocs \projects\publi c\jupgrade\admi nistrator\compo nents\com_jform s\globals.php on line 31 in j1.7

#89 Nick 2012-02-01 09:12

Hi and welcome, kalai!

We would love to help you out with this, however it would require some addition information to narrow down the issue. If you are a student at OSTraining.com, please log into the support forum (www.ostraining.com/.../) and post the comment in there, so that one of our support techs can look into it for you. If you’re not a student, I hope you’ll consider becoming one, so that we can give you the attention you deserve. You can find out more about our online class at www.ostraining.com/online

Kind regards,
Nick

#90 Hermione 2012-02-02 14:40

Nick,

It took me half a day to find instructions on how to upgrade that a Joomla beginner could understand. Thank you so much for your effort in putting this post together for the likes of me!

#91 Nick 2012-02-02 18:18

You're welcome, Hermione! We're glad we could help! :)

By the way, we have a lot more great time-saving tutorials as part of our Joomla class. If you're interested, check out: www.ostraining.com/online

Kind regards,
Nick

#92 Morshed Alam 2012-02-06 08:44

Hi,
I am facing difficulty to upgrade joomla 1.5.23 to 2.5. It became stopped after step "Downloading Joomla 2.5...". Not showing any indication in the browser or Firebug console. Using default configuration for jUpgrade and params 1.2 for mootool upgrade.

What can i do for that?

Thanks,
MA

#93 himadri 2012-02-06 11:46

Hi Morshed,

Please try to Upgrade 1.5 to 1.6 latest ver and try to upgrade till 2.5

Thanks,
Him

#94 Nick 2012-02-07 13:50

Hi and welcome, MA!

Download 2.5.1 from joomlacode.org/.../... then put this file into your tmp directory of your root. Then in the preferences of jUpgrade, set 'Skip Download' to 'Yes'. Then run jUpgrade again.

Kind regards,
Nick

#95 Morshed Alam 2012-02-07 13:58

Hi Him/Nick,
Thanks for the reply. Already, I have done. I have downloaded 2.5 full package and putted in the tmp directory, then skipped download option. And, chooses mootol 1.12 for admin and 1.2 for site.

Thanks both of you.

-MA

#96 Nick 2012-02-07 14:34

You're welcome, MA! Glad to hear you got things sorted! :)

Kind regards,
Nick

#97 Raja Ram Paneru 2012-02-09 15:05

I am running a site and wanted to upgrade to 1.7. After reading this article, I have some gut to upgrade. Thank you for providing this article.

#98 you are genious 2012-02-09 23:59

yes, that is a correct solution, switch mootools to order: 2, unbelievable,
and upgrade buttons started working

#99 Nick 2012-02-10 05:52

You're very welcome, Raja! :)

Kind regards,
Nick

#100 KevinD 2012-03-12 14:33

I tried to do the upgrade/migrate on a 1.5.25 install but I get this error after completion (both on site and administrator)

Table 'awwoodwo_jml1. j25_session' doesn't exist SQL=INSERT INTO `j25_session` (`session_id`, `client_id`, `time`) VALUES ('5115112b2d926 5855e414703442c ae55', 0, 1331562754)

#101 ChrisM 2013-01-25 17:33

Hey! Thanks a lot for your very good tutorial.
But unfortunately i got a problem, and after hours of trying to solve it, i dont know further.

Every time just after clicking the Start Upgrade Button I get the message
401: jupgrade_catego ries table not exist (I enabled Debugging).
The jupgrades tables were not in the DB, so i created them manuelly with the SQL install Script, but nevertheless the error is still there.
Can you help me?

Greetings from Germany
Chris

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