Joomla Importer

Joomla importer is a tool for importing content from your Joomla website to Vivvo CMS.

It can import:

• Categories and articles - Joomla importer imports all categories and articles from Joomla to Vivvo database while overwriting existing Vivvo categories and articles. Uncategorised articles (articles that doesn't belong to any section or a category) can be imported as Vivvo pages.

• Users - The script will import all users (with preserved passwords) from Joomla to Vivvo as Members. It will delete existing Vivvo user accounts except the administrator who imports content. After import, you can still log-in to Vivvo using your current Vivvo administrator account.

You need to access the Plug-ins section. Click on the Plug-ins link which is located in Main menu at the top of your administrator panel.

A list of all plug-ins currently registered to the system is displayed on the right hand side of the screen on Downloaded plug-ins tab.

To install Joomla importer you need to click on the install icon on the right side of the plug-ins name.

This will take you to the page with the installation link: Click here to Install the plug-in

After you run the installation, you will be informed that the plug-in was successfully installed.

You may easily go back to the Plug-ins page, by following the link: Click here to go to Plug-in

To uninstall Joomla importer you need to click on the uninstall icon on the right side of the plug-in name.

This will take you to the page with the link for uninstall: Click here to uninstall the plug-in

You will be informed that the plug-in was successfully uninstalled and you may return to the Plug-ins page by clicking the link: Click here to return to Plug-in home page.

The path to the Joomla importer:

Click on the Plug-ins link (which is located in Main menu at the top of your administrator panel).

Choose Joomla importer from the list of all installed plug-ins (on the left side of the screen).

This plug-in can be accessed only by users with administrator-level privileges.

First you need to back-up files and content that you'll import later to your Vivvo website.

To back-up files (images) from Joomla, you need to copy the whole /images folder from Joomla's root to Vivvo's root. Simply download this folder to your hard drive via FTP, then upload the folder to Vivvo's root. You also need to put a htaccess file with the following content to VIVVO_ROOT/images folder:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine Off
ErrorDocument 404 ../index.php
</IfModule>

Now you can create a database backup file of your Joomla content via phpMyAdmin database management tool.

You should log-in to phpMyAdmin administration panel, then select the database that you would like to backup from the list on the left hand side of the screen.

A new page will be loaded in phpMyAdmin showing the selected database. In order to proceed with the backup click on the Export tab.

A new page will appear and you need to make sure that the following options are checked:

• Comments
• Structure
• Enclose table and field names with backquotes
• Data
• Use hexadecimal for BLOB
• Save as file

Options that should be selected are shown on the image below.

Click on the Go button to start the database export/backup procedure. A download window will pop up prompting for the exact place where you would like to save the file on your local computer. Depending on your browser's settings it is possible that the download starts automatically.

After you have created a back-up using phpMyAdmin tool and saved the backup file on your local computer you should upload it via FTP to /VIVVO_ROOT/files/joomla_importer folder. You can also upload the back-up via Vivvo administration panel when you access the plug-in's page.

Go to the plug-in's page and find the backup listed on the right-hand side of the screen. To import previously created and uploaded backup, click on the Import icon next to its name.

A pop-up notice will appear and you need to confirm this in order to proceed:

“This action will restore Joomla backup and it will overwrite existing Vivvo content. Are you sure you want to continue?”

If confirmed, the process will execute and you'll be able to see the progress of the import on the right-hand side of the screen.