Upgrading between Joomla major versions is not an easy task and is actually a migration. This tut will guide you through all steps of upgrading Joomla 1,5 to 2.5 to get the best result in the shortest possible time.

1. How to Upgrade Joomla 1.5 to 2.5?
by CMS2CMS Team
June, 2013
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2. How to Upgrade Joomla 1.5 to 2.5?
Automated Migration Service
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3. How to Prepare for Joomla Upgrade?
2. Install Joomla 2.5
3. Find FTP access details (for both Joomla sites)
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1. Back up your Joomla 1.5 website
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4. Migration SetupStep 1. Create your account
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Register your CMS2CMS account or sign up via Facebook or Google
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5. Migration Setup
Step 2. Set up your Source and Target sites
1. Select your
Current
and New
CMS types
(Joomla in
both cases)
2. Type in the
URLs of
your
websites
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6. Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
1. Download Bridge file (zip) to your PC
2. Extract 'cms2cms' folder from the zip
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7. o Connect to Joomla 1.5 website via FTP
o Upload extracted 'cms2cms' folder to Joomla 1.5 root
directory.
o Connect to your Joomla 2.5 website via FTP
o Upload 'cms2cms' folder to its root folder.
Note. Root directory is the top folder with
index.php file
Find more info here or watch the video tutorial.
Migration SetupStep 3. Connect your Sites
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8. Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
Go back to Migration wizard and click Verify
Connection to your Sites
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9. Migration Setup
Step 4. Select Migration preferences
Check the boxes to activate
the following migration
options:
• Migrate Media - to have
images moved
• Make URLs SEO
friendly - to have internal
links formed according to
the rewrite rules on your
Joomla 1.5 site.
• Clear Target website
data - delete all content
from Joomla 2.5 website
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10. Migration SetupStep 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.
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Note. You can
skip this step
and start Full
migration right
away

11. Migration SetupStep 5. Start Full Migration
Only one mouse click separates
you from the new Joomla 2.5
site.
After you click 'Start Full
Migration', your Joomla 1.5
website content will be moved
to the new Joomla 2.5
installation.
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
upgraded Joomla site!
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12. Migrate your site now - it's never been easier!
Go ahead and start the new life of your
website!
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