Which folders need to be backedup for migration in Joomla?
- by Devdatta Tengshe
I have never used Joomla before, so this might be a noobish question. I have tried searching, but haven't found anything relevant.
I'm helping someone update & migrate their old website, built on the Joomla framework.
Currently it is running on Joomla 1.5.8 which is an ancient version. I've convinced them to upgrade Joomla to atleast 2.5
I have already taken the database backup.
Most links I have seen talk of backing up the entire public_html folder (The website runs on a shared host). But in my fresh Joomla installation there are several folders that are in the public_html folder.
So which of the folders in the public_html folder are from the content of the website, and which are of the old Joomla framework?
I'm afraid that I might overwrite files of the new Joomla framework with the old framework, if copy all the files and folders into the new installation.