1. UPGRADING JOOMLA
SP UPDATE
Moving from Joomla 1.5.x -> Joomla 2.5.x
Peter Bui
pbwebdev.com.au
Twitter: @astroboysoup

2. TIME TO UPGRADE
Joomla 1.5.x end of life this month (April 2012)

3. CURRENT USAGE SURVEY
163 people polled

4. RESPONSES TO SURVEY
Mixed usage between Joomla 1.5
Joomla 2.5 but more with 2.5
110 voted 2.5,
11 voted 1.7,
3 voted 1.6
37 voted 1.5 and
2 voted 1.0

5. SHOULD I UPGRADE
http://ow.ly/aaGg8

6. SP UPDATE
Download it from: Cyend.com
http://ow.ly/aaHGj

7. WHAT IT UPGRADES
- Users
- Articles (along with their Sections and Categories)
- Contacts
- Web Links
- News Feeds
- Banners
- Images
- Menus
- Modules
- Majority of Templates (Only core templates files are
migrated. Some templates comes with additional
extensions e.g modules. Those are not migrated.)

8. UPGRADE PROCESS
Install a fresh Joomla 2.5.x installation,
no sample data
Best as a sub domain or sub site

9. DATABASE CONNECTION
Make sure installation can connect to old website database

10. MIGRATION OPTIONS
Select options for migration

11. DEMO TIME
Upgrading Joomla 1.5 -> Joomla 2.5
Using the sample data from a fresh install

12. THANKS!
Peter Bui
peter@pbwebdev.com.au
02 9357 4420
twitter: @astroboysoup