XF 2.0 Import database from XF 1 to XF 2

[Mattia Del Franco]

Hi,

for testing purposes before upgrade I need to make a private/secondary installation of XenForo 2, importing all the existing data from my XenForo 1.x installation.

How I can proceed, without upgrading my existing XF1 installation?

 

[Andrej]

You make a copy of your XF1 installation using this guide. Then you upgrade that copy to XF2.

 

[Mattia Del Franco]

You make a copy of your XF1 installation using this guide. Then you upgrade that copy to XF2.

Ok, after I have duplicated my install, how I should proceed to upgrade the installation from XF1 to XF2?

 

[Andrej]

From the latest Beta announcement:

Installation and Upgrade Instructions for XenForo 2.0

Full details for how to install and upgrade XenForo can be found in the XenForo Manual. While XenForo 2 has a different appearance compared to XenForo 1, the installation and upgrade process is largely unchanged.

Basically the same process as before. Upload the XenForo 2.0 files and run the upgrader.

 

[Jumuro]

Upgrade from XF1 to XF2 and import from XF2 to XF2.

 

[Mattia Del Franco]

I'm trying to upgrade, but in the installation page I get this prompted:

"Remove all XenForo-related data, including posts and users, from zadmin_xf2"

wtf?

 

[Andrej]

That suggests you might not have done the uploading correctly. Is the file /internal_data/install-lock.php present? If not, did you make sure to merge with the existing folders and not overwrite them? You can create a empty install-lock.php file and try again to verify if you have uploaded the files correctly.

 

[Mattia Del Franco]

That suggests you might not have done the uploading correctly. Is the file /internal_data/install-lock.php present? If not, did you make sure to merge the existing folders and not overwrite them?

I've merged and now it says to me

Oops! We ran into some problems.

You have already completed installation. If you wish to reinstall, please delete the file internal_data/install-lock.php.

But if i go to the forum home it says:

The site is currently being upgraded. Please try again later.

 

[Mike]

Go back to /install/ -- it will redirect you to the upgrade system at that point. (Previously, since files were missing, you were explicitly in the new install system.)