Re: [xwiki-users] MyXWiki: migrate users to a permanent XWiki instance

Created http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-13038. On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 2:18 PM, Thomas Mortagne &lt;thomas.mortagne(a)xwiki.com&gt; wrote: > I just reproduced it by exporting a user from my tuska.myxwiki.org > wiki and trying to import it in 6.4.6. Working on it. > > On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Gerritjan Koekkoek > &lt;gerritjan(a)cdlsworld.org&gt; wrote: >> I could send you the two files? >> Should I send you the files via wetransfer.com? >> >> >> Gerritjan Koekkoek >> Vader van Rai Koekkoek (cdls) en voorzitter vereniging CdLS >> Visit our website >> Facebook >> email >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: users &lt;users-bounces(a)xwiki.org&gt; on behalf of Thomas Mortagne &lt;thomas.mortagne(a)xwiki.com&gt; >> Sent: 28 January 2016 14:12 >> To: XWiki Users >> Subject: Re: [xwiki-users] MyXWiki: migrate users to a permanent XWiki instance >> >> So you do have an error during import, no need to search for it if the >> import fail. >> >> I will try to reproduce your use case. >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 2:05 PM, Gerritjan Koekkoek >> &lt;gerritjan(a)cdlsworld.org&gt; wrote: >>> I've tried two scenario's. >>> >>> Export a single user by going to the local user page and export as XAR >>> Then import that XAR in 6.4.7 >>> I get the selection list and I select the user page >>> Then click import >>> Importing XWiki.JoseLaheij.xar: Import successful >>> 0 Document(s) installed >>> 0 Document(s) skipped >>> 1 Document(s) with error >>> List of erroneous documents >>> XWiki/JoseLaheij.xml >>> >>> When navigating to the erroneous document: >>> Not Found >>> >>> The requested URL /xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/JoseLaheij/xml was not found on this server. >>> >>> The url looks a bit strange: >>> http://www.waihonapedia.org/xwiki/bin/view/XWiki%2FJoseLaheij/xml >>> (the %2F instead of /) >>> >>> The other scenario i used was using the wiki preferences on myXWiki and click export. >>> Without any dialog a backup.xar is created >>> When importing the backup.xar on 6.4.7 file is successfully attached, but when clicking to import there is no page shown although the size is 17MB >>> >>> Gerritjan Koekkoek >>> Vader van Rai Koekkoek (cdls) en voorzitter vereniging CdLS >>> Visit our website >>> Facebook >>> email >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: users &lt;users-bounces(a)xwiki.org&gt; on behalf of Thomas Mortagne &lt;thomas.mortagne(a)xwiki.com&gt; >>> Sent: 27 January 2016 20:58 >>> To: XWiki Users >>> Subject: Re: [xwiki-users] MyXWiki: migrate users to a permanent XWiki instance >>> >>> XAR exported in 7.3 are supposed to be compatible with 6.4.x (or 1.0 >>> for that matter). Unless you use things like sub space which simply >>> don't exist in 6.4 (but even in this case you will get your document >>> imported, just not exactly in the same place). >>> >>> Do you get an error when you import it in the UI or in the log ? >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 7:02 PM, Gerritjan Koekkoek >>> &lt;gerritjan(a)cdlsworld.org&gt; wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> >>>> The last half year we have used a free wiki from myXWiki.org, thanks a lot. >>>> >>>> Now we have decides to have a dedicated XWiki. Is it possible to migrate the local users in that myXWiki instance to the new wiki. >>>> >>>> I tried to export one user as XAR and import it, but it does not convert to a user-object >>>> >>>> The same problem with a macro page with the XWikiMacro and XWikiMacroParameters objects. >>>> >>>> It results in empty wiki pages in the new wiki >>>> >>>> >>>> myXWiki = 7.3 >>>> >>>> The new wiki is on 6.4.x >>>> >>>> So maybe a downgrade export/import not possible? >>>> >>>> >>>> Gerritjan Koekkoek >>>> Vader van Rai Koekkoek (cdls) en voorzitter vereniging CdLS >>>> Visit our website<http://www.cdlsworld.org> >>>> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/gerritjan.koekkoek> >>>> email&lt;gerritjan(a)cdlsworld.org&gt; >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> users mailing list >>>> users(a)xwiki.org >>>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Thomas Mortagne >>> _______________________________________________ >>> users mailing list >>> users(a)xwiki.org >>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>> _______________________________________________ >>> users mailing list >>> users(a)xwiki.org >>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> >> >> >> -- >> Thomas Mortagne >> _______________________________________________ >> users mailing list >> users(a)xwiki.org >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> _______________________________________________ >> users mailing list >> users(a)xwiki.org >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > > > -- > Thomas Mortagne -- Thomas Mortagne