Install PS in test site, then migrate it to thirty bees - good idea?

[alwayspaws]

What thoughts do you have about putting a copy of PS 1.6.1.11 in a test environment and then migrating that to thirty bees?

I plan to download thirty bees 1.0.1 – released April 26th, 2017 here:

https://thirtybees.com/download/

and I'm looking at the migration instructions here:

https://thirtybees.com/migrate-from-prestashop/

Thanks!

[Havouza]

May I ask for what reason? Why dont use TB directly?

[dynambee]

@alwayspaws said in Install PS in test site, then migrate it to thirty bees - good idea?:

What thoughts do you have about putting a copy of PS 1.6.1.11 in a test environment and then migrating that to thirty bees?

Do you want to do a test migration of an existing shop? If so then making a copy of your existing shop and doing multiple test migrations (modules on, modules off, etc) is an excellent idea. It's always advisable to do one or more test migrations on a non-production copy of your shop before doing any migration or upgrade on a live shop.

Of course when you do finally migrate your live production shop you should make a full backup first in case something still manages to go wrong. It's always easier to restore from backup than to try to fix or roll back a borked upgrade or migration.

[alwayspaws]

@mdekker yes, away from my live shop.

@dynambee I want to do a test migration of an existing shop.

@Havouza I'm not able to make a lot of changes to my live shop right now, so I want to do all of this in my own time.

[dynambee]

@alwayspaws Some hosts make it very easy to duplicate a website. If you're not sure how to do it you may find details in your hist's help area or you may need to contact support and ask them for help.

Both the files and db need to be duplicated and you will need to update PS to point to the new copy of the db. You'll also need to update the domain setting in PS.

[alwayspaws]

@dynambee update: Since I'm starting over, I decided I didn't want to migrate and have a lot of old junk on my new site, so I installed the latest thirty bees and updated the modules that needed it.

I'm taking my time because after two years, what's another year? :( but I'm very encouraged and motivated now.

There's also a plus to this for the community, I hope, because since I am starting new, I can notice and report little things without feeling embarrassed. lol.

[Pilou]

@alwayspaws I did the same. It works but some bugs remain but it's always better than Ps :-)

[alwayspaws]

For sure, thirty bees is better!

[alwayspaws]

I decided to begin a fresh installation in a subdomain of my site. The installation went very smoothly! :)

[Pilou]

What about your existing Ps products, customers, orders ?

[Nemo]

Actually, the database schema being almost identical, I believe you can just import those back in the respective tables :)

[alwayspaws]

@Nemo - that would be terrific for others. @Pilou - I don't have any customers or orders. I updated my products csv and can use that.

[Pilou]

Ok :)

For a new shop, it's enough. But for an old Ps shop, you must import all.

[alwayspaws]

@Pilou for you it's probably best to migrate.

[Nemo]

I agree, the migration tools should be able to take you to the fork side quite smoothly :P

[Pilou]

Yes it should be, but not ready now. A few bugs remain, but I'm sure it will be resolved soon.