Upgrading Joomla 2.5 to Joomla 3
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The document provides a step-by-step guide for upgrading Joomla from version 2.5 to 3.0, emphasizing the importance of the upgrade due to end-of-life support and enhanced features in Joomla 3.x. It outlines key steps including setting up a development environment, backing up the live site, auditing components, and updating incrementally to avoid issues. The guide also highlights potential pitfalls, such as the need to ensure compatibility of templates and extensions during the upgrade process.
Upgrading Joomla 2.5 to Joomla 3
- 1. Upgrading Joomla Moving from J2.5 to J3
- 2. Upgrading Your Joomla Site Easier Well at least easier... than Joomla 1.5
- 3. Lots of Documentation Tons of resources Official Documentation https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla_2.5_to_3. x_Step_by_Step_Migration
- 4. Lots of Documentation Webinar by Cloud Access https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- VFASq9tsnQ
- 5. Lots of Documentation Overview of the process from SiteGround https://www.siteground.com/tutorials/joomla- video/jooml25-to-joomla3/
- 6. Why are we upgrading Joomla?
- 7. Why??? ● End of life ● Not officially supported ● Features in Joomla 3.x ● Third party extension support
- 8. Lets look at the proces...
- 9. Setup a local development environment
- 10. Backup the live site and migrate to the local
- 11. Audit the site Determine what components you are using, these are usually the show stoppers
- 12. Put Joomla on a Diet! Remove components Get rid of everything you don’t need, and maybe even things that you do need...
- 13. Aim to use just core... This is why there was a big move away from third party extensions and frameworks...
- 14. Upgrade to Joomla 2.5.28 This is the first step, making sure your site is perfect on the latest Joomla 2.5.x series
- 15. Issues! If upgrading from a very early version of Joomla 2.5.x e.g 2.5.3, you will have issues
- 16. Update in Steps Easier to debug in smaller steps... 2.5.3 -> 2.5.4
- 17. ...but lets take a gamble and create some headaches
- 18. ...but lets take a gamble and create some headaches
- 19. Upgrading in BIG STEPS There are some things you need to do...
- 20. Turn on Error Reporting Set it to Maximum
- 21. Unziped the Patch Unzip the patch for 2.5.x->2.5.28 in the site... Joomla 2.5.3 doesn’t have Joomla Update Component
- 22. Looks like it works...
- 26. ... but there is no Joomla Update component
- 27. Discover Missing Components There maybe more things missing
- 33. Fatal Error Fatal error: Call to undefined method RuntimeException::get() in librariesjoomlaerrorerror.php on line 803
- 34. Fix? Run this command: php cli/deletefiles.php
- 35. Database FIX Run the Database fix in the Extension Manager
- 37. Fix your template Did you check if your template works on Joomla 3?
- 38. Debug your template code... A lot of styles for components need Bootstrap, you may need to call in the system Bootstrap files