Drupal Gotchas in a D5 to D6 Upgrade

Agenda Steps in an upgrade Backup Plan Test Execute Gotchas Links

Steps in an upgrade

Backup

Plan

Test

Execute

Gotchas

Links

Plan Upgrade Migrate

Upgrade

Migrate

Steps Backup (files and database) Command line GUI (phpmyadmin) Module – Backup and Migrate Setup Test site Install Drupal 6, all contrib modules and theme.

Backup (files and database)

Command line

GUI (phpmyadmin)

Module – Backup and Migrate

Setup Test site

Install Drupal 6, all contrib modules and theme.

Prepare Site Turn off contributed modules (do not uninstall) Change theme to Garland or bluemarine Set to maintenance mode Login as user 1 Export database

Turn off contributed modules (do not uninstall)

Change theme to Garland or bluemarine

Set to maintenance mode

Login as user 1

Export database

Gotcha's .info file for themes Running update.php but not logged in as user/1 – set access to True in settings.php

.info file for themes

Running update.php but not logged in as user/1 – set access to True in settings.php

Upgrading - more sophisticated approach ( http://drupal.org/node/323089 ) Convert a Drupal 5 theme to 6 ( http://wtanaka.com/drupal/convert-theme-6 ) Upgrading Drupal ( http://drupal.org/upgrade/ ) Converting 5.x themes to 6.x ( http://drupal.org/node/132442 ) Converting 5.x modules to 6.x ( http://drupal.org/node/114774 )

Upgrading - more sophisticated approach ( http://drupal.org/node/323089 )

Convert a Drupal 5 theme to 6 ( http://wtanaka.com/drupal/convert-theme-6 )

Upgrading Drupal ( http://drupal.org/upgrade/ )

Converting 5.x themes to 6.x ( http://drupal.org/node/132442 )

Converting 5.x modules to 6.x ( http://drupal.org/node/114774 )