Switching a Static HTML Site to Drupal Automatedly

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How
to
Migrate
from
the
Static
HTML
Site
to
Drupal
by CMS2CMS Team June, 2013
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How
to Migrate
from the Static Drupal?
HTML
Site
to
Automated Migration Service
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How to Prepare for Migration?
1. 2. 3. 4.
Back up your static HTML website. Install
Drupal. Set up custom URL structure for Drupal.
Find
FTP
access
details (for HTML and Drupal).
Find
more
info
in
this article
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Migration Setup Step 1. Create your account
Visit www.cms2cms.com
Register
your
CMS2CMS
account
or
sign
up
via
Facebook
or
Google
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Migration Setup
Step 2. Set
up
your
Source
and
Target
sites
1.
Select your Current and New CMS types Type in the
URLs of your HTML and Drupal websites
2.
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Migration Setup Step 3. Connect your Sites
1. 2.
Download Bridge file (zip) to your
PC zip
Extract
'cms2cms'
folder
from
the
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Migration Setup Step 3. Connect your Sites
o o
Connect to your static HTML
website via FTP
Upload extracted 'cms2cms' folder to HTML
root directory. o Connect to Drupal website via
FTP
o Upload
'cms2cms' folder to Drupal root folder
Note. Root directory is the top folder
with
index.php file Find more info here.
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Migration Setup Step 3. Connect your Sites
Go back to Migration
wizard
and
click
"Verify
Connection
to
your
Sites"
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Migration Setup
Step 4. Select
Migration
preferences
Check the boxes to activate the
following migration options

Migrate Image Files - have images moved
to
Make URLs SEO friendly - to have internal links
formed according to the rewrite rules on Drupal
website Clear Target website data - delete all
content from Drupal website Get design suggestion
the team offers you similar themes


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Migration Setup Step 4. Start Demo Migration
You're all set to start your migration. It's
recommended
to
start
the
free
Demo
migration
to
see
how
the
service
works.
Note. You can skip this step and start
Full migration right away.
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Migration Setup Step 5. Start Full Migration
Only one mouse click separates you from the new
Drupal site. After you click 'Start Full
Migration', your HTML website content will be
moved to Drupal.
You'll receive an email notification as soon as
the transfer is complete.
You'll be able to check the results and enjoy
your new Drupal website!
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Go
ahead
and
start the new website!
life
of
your
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Migrate your site now - it's never been easier!