THIS IS A MAJOR OPERATION!
Fact: Basically no extension or template is compatible with Joomla 3.x! This process is mainly described to migrate users and articles to Joomla 3.x. All modules and templates etc are anyhow not compatible so that needs to be redone in any case (copy/paste) so useless to get a headache about extensions, plugins, or others. So users and articles it is (!)
Upgrade your Joomla 1.0.xx site to Joomla 1.0.15 (latest version) You can download that from https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla ... ackage-zip . Use this package Extract locally and upload and overwrite (in binary mode) all files and folders of the package
You need to download a working Joomla 1.x to Joomla 1.5 migrator script from our site (for free of course)
You install the zip as a component -> after installing go to the migrator component --> check all boxes (keep it simple!) --> Run.--> Export the SQL file to your computer.
Extract and upload a fresh Joomla 1.5.26 from Joomlacode (use this package) to your domain and run the Joomla installer. Instead of "install example data" --> use "migrator script" and upload the script you got from your Joomla 1.0.xx site --> give the correct prefix as in your SQL (probably jos_), tick the "This script is a Joomla! 1.0 migration script" box and hit install
The next screen will show that (if all goes well) that the installation is successful. Follow the next steps and you are on Joomla 1.5! Make a backup! (Akeebabackup)
---> Review the documentation on the Joomla Migration Portal https://docs.joomla.org/Planning_Migrat ... a_1.5_to_3 for detailed information but practically it works like this:
Install Joomla 3.x in a subdirectory of your Joomla 1.5 installation (do not install sample data!!!).
Get and Install SP Upgrade https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/sp-upgrade/ (all the others are inferior - IMHO -) and update the settings in the Options/settings tab of the component. The component is well documented. If all is set properly you can select all and hit upgrade --> a few minutes later your site is on J3.x --> Back up your site! (Akeebabackup) http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions ... eba-backup
Remove the Joomla 1.5 from the root and delete the database in use by J15. Move the Akeebabackup to "root" and upload Akeeba's single file 'kickstart.php" (get it here https://www.akeebabackup.com/products/a ... start.html ) to root and run in your browser yoursite.com/kickstart.php and extract the .jpa file.
Create in your CTRL panel a new DB user and DB and assign the user to have all functions for that database. After that
Run Akeebabinstaller (shows up after extraction of .JPA file). Remove after finish all Kickstart files.
Now your data is on Joomla 3.x and you can add your new template, your extensions, etc. It is as simple as described
Leo
