osCommerce-Official 281 Posted January 21, 2022 osCommerce v4 comes with a migration tool to import data from old osCommerce 2.x and some osCommerce forks that use same or similar DB (the latter MAY work but is not guaranteed to work). We have created a Wiki manual about how to use the migration tool: https://wiki.oscommerce.com/index.php?title=Importing_Data_from_Older_osCommerce_Version_to_New_One However we STRONGLY recommend using a qualified development partner to migrate data from old osCommerce. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kamrankhan21ali 0 Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) I am searching for this solution about my site that i want to transfer from osCommerce into osCommerce v4t i want to transfer data from old Edited March 15, 2022 by osCommerce-Official Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osCommerce-Official 281 Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, kamrankhan21ali said: I am searching for this solution about my site that i want to transfer from osCommerce into osCommerce v4t i want to transfer data from old Will PM you to discuss Edited March 15, 2022 by osCommerce-Official Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmandiga 0 Posted August 7, 2022 Tried with migration tool.. Not working.. Failing at OSC link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osCommerce-Official 281 Posted August 7, 2022 3 hours ago, rmandiga said: Tried with migration tool.. Not working.. Failing at OSC link Could you please kindly pm us the errors it is showing so that we could assist you? Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
w2vy 1 Posted September 20, 2022 Does the migration create a separate database or attempt to do it in-place? Does it need access to the old source or can I load the new code and import the old database (on a different server)? Tom Thomas A. Moulton, W2VY osCommerce core developer osc2.1 to osc 2.3.x Support the developers! http://www.oscommerce.com/about/team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osCommerce-Official 281 Posted September 20, 2022 @Ivan Holbicould you please comment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
w2vy 1 Posted September 20, 2022 Also I am running a modified osc 2.3.2 I am not sure if I added any fields to osc tables, there may be some new tables that I would expect would be ignored... Is there a download site that has all the historical official releases? I'd like to do a mysqldiff on the structures to see what I might have done in the past 20 years... Thomas A. Moulton, W2VY osCommerce core developer osc2.1 to osc 2.3.x Support the developers! http://www.oscommerce.com/about/team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ivan Holbi 17 Posted September 21, 2022 20 hours ago, w2vy said: Does the migration create a separate database or attempt to do it in-place? Does it need access to the old source or can I load the new code and import the old database (on a different server)? Tom Hi Tom, Regarding your first question after you install osc4 the new database is created and the data from the old website is imported to this new database. Regarding your second question it is necessary that the old website should be functional. The new functionality that allows to import to the new server is temporarily added to it. Please see the following link with the description of this import process - https://wiki.oscommerce.com/index.php?title=Importing_Data_from_Older_osCommerce_Version_to_New_One Best regards, Ivan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ivan Holbi 17 Posted September 21, 2022 18 hours ago, w2vy said: Also I am running a modified osc 2.3.2 I am not sure if I added any fields to osc tables, there may be some new tables that I would expect would be ignored... Is there a download site that has all the historical official releases? I'd like to do a mysqldiff on the structures to see what I might have done in the past 20 years... Hi Tom, We import some data from the popular extensions (such as Customer Groups), but in most cases the new tables and the fields will be ignored. As for a download site that has all the historical official releases we are not aware of such a site but probably you can find one in the Internet. Best regards, Ivan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
w2vy 1 Posted September 22, 2022 22 hours ago, Ivan Holbi said: Hi Tom, Regarding your first question after you install osc4 the new database is created and the data from the old website is imported to this new database. Regarding your second question it is necessary that the old website should be functional. The new functionality that allows to import to the new server is temporarily added to it. Please see the following link with the description of this import process - https://wiki.oscommerce.com/index.php?title=Importing_Data_from_Older_osCommerce_Version_to_New_One Best regards, Ivan Yes I have been looking at that page but it does not give any background just a set of steps: DO THIS... I would prefer not trying it for the first time in my production environment... It would be helpful (for me as well as others) to know that the import process leaves the old DB unchanged Also if moving the db offline (to a test server) what is needed besides the db, maybe the config files (./includes/configurtion.php, includes/local/configuration.php) anything else? I know some of these questions may be answered in the process, but by then I'd hate to be fully committed on a one way street. Tom ps. I will look again to update my signature... I was a core dev about 20 yrs ago... Thomas A. Moulton, W2VY osCommerce core developer osc2.1 to osc 2.3.x Support the developers! http://www.oscommerce.com/about/team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
w2vy 1 Posted September 23, 2022 On 9/21/2022 at 8:47 AM, Ivan Holbi said: Hi Tom, We import some data from the popular extensions (such as Customer Groups), but in most cases the new tables and the fields will be ignored. As for a download site that has all the historical official releases we are not aware of such a site but probably you can find one in the Internet. Best regards, Ivan The import went ok. I did see that the category images were copied but not the product info images, that would be a nice improvement Thomas A. Moulton, W2VY osCommerce core developer osc2.1 to osc 2.3.x Support the developers! http://www.oscommerce.com/about/team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
w2vy 1 Posted September 23, 2022 16 minutes ago, w2vy said: The import went ok. I did see that the category images were copied but not the product info images, that would be a nice improvement I installed again and de-selected sample data import but still have the splash screen and can't see how to see the top page of the site I only have the one sales channel, but when I click View Site it still give me the list... Thomas A. Moulton, W2VY osCommerce core developer osc2.1 to osc 2.3.x Support the developers! http://www.oscommerce.com/about/team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sherhan 0 Posted October 18, 2022 Hello. I did it with the help of a special migration tool.☺️ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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