drupal maintenance drupal6 to drupal7 upgrade slides
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Hello, my name is Chris
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matason
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Upgrading from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7
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Okay, so when should I upgrade?
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#D7CX pledge - http://cyrve.com/d7cx
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1. Are all the contrib modules and theme(s) I am currently using available (and stable) for Drupal 7?
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Why should I upgrade to Drupal 7?
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NikLP
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Overview of the upgrade procedure
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How hard can it be?
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/steveharris/
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Drupal 7 Upgrade Guide at http://drupal.org/node/548922
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Preparation/Upgrade
• Devise a backup and restore procedure
• Check for “module movement”
• Disable and remove unused stuff
• Use pencil to create an upgrade plan
• Take your site off-line
• http://drupal.org/node/195435 - Theming the Drupal 6 maintenance page
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Preparation/Upgrade (cont.)
• Switch your theme to Garland
• Disable all custom & contributed modules
• http://drupal.org/project/contrib_toggle - disable contributed modules with two clicks - woooo!
• And so on...
• Testing
• Put your site back on-line
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Coders, get involved in Coder
http://drupal.org/project/coder
"Developer Module that assists with code review and version upgrade."
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Useful Moduleshttp://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate - Backup and migrate module - "Backup and Migrate simplifies the task of backing up and restoring your Drupal database or copying your database from one Drupal site to another."
http://drupal.org/project/contrib_toggle - disable contributed modules with two clicks
http://drupal.org/project/coder - Coder module - "Developer Module that assists with code review and version upgrade."
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Useful Linkshttp://drupal.org/node/548922 - Drupal 7 Upgrade Guide
http://drupal.org/node/195435 - Theming the Drupal 6 maintenance page
http://drupal.org/node/536854 - Review and test the upgrade guide for Drupal 7
http://drupal.org/node/563106 - Cannot upgrade from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7 - meta issue
http://drupal.org/node/366364 - Upgrade path for D6 CCK fields
http://drupal.org/update/modules/6/7
http://drupal.org/update/theme/6/7
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Worth Watching
http://www.archive.org/details/TheStateofDrupal - The State of Drupal - keynote by Dries
http://www.archive.org/details/Drupal7StatusUpdateandNextSteps - Drupal 7 Status by Webchick
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How to Help
Issues tagged with "D7 upgrade path" - http://drupal.org/project/issues/search/drupal?issue_tags=D7%20upgrade%20path
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That’s that, any questions?