1. Best Practices for Migrating a Legacy-Based CMS to Drupal Paul Chason Managing Partner Mediacurrent Bryan House Marketing Director Acquia

2. © 2009 Acquia, Inc. All rights reserved. Agenda Introduction Preparing to migrate legacy content Understanding Drupal concepts Importing content into Drupal Case study – In-Fisherman.com How Acquia can help Questions

3. Drupal Gaining Market Momentum

4. Social Publishing Software =>Participation-Driven Websites social networks blogs / wikis forums / comments content workflow taxonomy analytics search RSS ratings tagging users Social Publishing Systems Content Mgmt Systems Social Software Tools

5. Drupal & ROI Reduce costs Zero $$ software licensing Reduced maintenance costs Deploy websites faster Modular architecture Configurable, not custom Repeatable infrastructure Multisite support Turnkey site deployment

6. © 2009 Acquia, Inc. All rights reserved. Mediacurrent Paul Chason Managing Director, Mediacurrent

7. Mediacurrent Company Overview

8. Mediacurrent Company Overview Atlanta, GA based web consultancy exclusively focused in Drupal

9. Mediacurrent Company Overview Atlanta, GA based web consultancy exclusively focused in Drupal Full-service Drupal provider – front and back end development; specialize in enterprise level Drupal implementations

10. Mediacurrent Company Overview Atlanta, GA based web consultancy exclusively focused in Drupal Full-service Drupal provider – front and back end development; specialize in enterprise level Drupal implementations Acquia Gold Development Partner

11. Mediacurrent Company Overview Atlanta, GA based web consultancy exclusively focused in Drupal Full-service Drupal provider – front and back end development; specialize in enterprise level Drupal implementations Acquia Gold Development Partner

12. Define Drupal Site Requirements

13. Define Drupal Site Requirements Determine how your users will interact with the legacy data on the new site

14. Define Drupal Site Requirements Determine how your users will interact with the legacy data on the new site Is there any legacy data that can be leveraged to create new content? Example: using an address record to populate a Google Map

15. Define Drupal Site Requirements Determine how your users will interact with the legacy data on the new site Is there any legacy data that can be leveraged to create new content? Example: using an address record to populate a Google Map Will content need to be re-categorized in the new site?

16. Sizing Up Legacy Content

17. Sizing Up Legacy Content Where does your content “live” and what format is it in?

18. Sizing Up Legacy Content Where does your content “live” and what format is it in? Determine which parts of legacy content will be used on the new site and what new meta data will possibly need to be added during the export

19. Prepare Content Export

20. Prepare Content Export Generate CSV file containing legacy content data (most Drupal contributed modules have CSV support)

21. Prepare Content Export Generate CSV file containing legacy content data (most Drupal contributed modules have CSV support) Make sure steps to generate CSV file are well-documented, especially if making complex data transformations in the export logic

22. Drupal Content Basics

23. Drupal Content Basics A “node” in Drupal is the general term for describing a unit of content. A node can be a story, blog post or page for example.

24. Drupal Content Basics A “node” in Drupal is the general term for describing a unit of content. A node can be a story, blog post or page for example. A “content type” is a collection of fields that make up a node. Nodes can have one or more data fields and the content type serves as a container for those fields.

25. Drupal Content Basics Content Type Node Title field

26. How is Legacy Content Stored in Drupal?

27. How is Legacy Content Stored in Drupal? Imported data is matched to a specific content type by way of a Drupal module or custom PHP / MySQL scripts

28. How is Legacy Content Stored in Drupal? Imported data is matched to a specific content type by way of a Drupal module or custom PHP / MySQL scripts Legacy content fields map to various content types’ fields such as text, numbers, checkboxes / radio button groups, categories, images, etc.

29. How is Legacy Content Stored in Drupal? Imported data is matched to a specific content type by way of a Drupal module or custom PHP / MySQL scripts Legacy content fields map to various content types’ fields such as text, numbers, checkboxes / radio button groups, categories, images, etc. Each row of the CSV export file becomes a node in Drupal’s database

30. Methods for Importing Content to Drupal

31. Methods for Importing Content to Drupal Drupal contributed modules such as Node Import, Migrate and Transformations. See http://groups.drupal.org/node/21338 for comparison of various Drupal data export/import modules

32. Methods for Importing Content to Drupal Drupal contributed modules such as Node Import, Migrate and Transformations. See http://groups.drupal.org/node/21338 for comparison of various Drupal data export/import modules Custom PHP scripts (it’s possible to bootstrap just the database layer of Drupal to cut down on the code required) or custom Drupal modules

33. Methods for Importing Content to Drupal Drupal contributed modules such as Node Import, Migrate and Transformations. See http://groups.drupal.org/node/21338 for comparison of various Drupal data export/import modules Custom PHP scripts (it’s possible to bootstrap just the database layer of Drupal to cut down on the code required) or custom Drupal modules Custom MySQL scripts for database to database migration

34. Advantages of Migrating to Open-Source Drupal at the Enterprise Level

35. Advantages of Migrating to Open-Source Drupal at the Enterprise Level Scalable

36. Advantages of Migrating to Open-Source Drupal at the Enterprise Level Scalable Social networking feature-rich

37. Advantages of Migrating to Open-Source Drupal at the Enterprise Level Scalable Social networking feature-rich Flexible, easy to customize

38. Advantages of Migrating to Open-Source Drupal at the Enterprise Level $ Scalable Social networking feature-rich Flexible, easy to customize Lower total cost of ownership

39. Case Study: In-Fisherman.com

40. Case Study: In-Fisherman.com Complements the print magazine In-fisherman

41. Case Study: In-Fisherman.com Complements the print magazine In-fisherman Initially built with proprietary CMS

42. Case Study: In-Fisherman.com Complements the print magazine In-fisherman Initially built with proprietary CMS Averages 67,789 user visits, 266,379 page visits, and an average of 4:1 page visits/user visits per month

43. Why Did In-Fisherman.com Choose Drupal?

44. Why Did In-Fisherman.com Choose Drupal? Multi-site / multi-database capability

45. Why Did In-Fisherman.com Choose Drupal? Multi-site / multi-database capability Ability to run forums (forum module) and website on same platform with single sign-on capability

46. Why Did In-Fisherman.com Choose Drupal? Multi-site / multi-database capability Ability to run forums (forum module) and website on same platform with single sign-on capability Built-in social networking features offering commenting, tagging and user generated content

47. Why Did In-Fisherman.com Choose Drupal? Multi-site / multi-database capability Ability to run forums (forum module) and website on same platform with single sign-on capability Built-in social networking features offering commenting, tagging and user generated content Active development community

48. Lessons Learned from In-Fisherman.com

49. Lessons Learned from In-Fisherman.com Challenge Migrate 1500+ articles from Filemaker Pro database to Drupal 6 for In-Fisherman.com redesign

50. Obstacles

51. Obstacles Filemaker Pro only exported XML data, needed to transform data to CSV format

52. Obstacles Filemaker Pro only exported XML data, needed to transform data to CSV format Image files stored in disparate file system with no URL pointer stored in Filemaker Pro

53. Obstacles Filemaker Pro only exported XML data, needed to transform data to CSV format Image files stored in disparate file system with no URL pointer stored in Filemaker Pro Compromised data integrity

54. Obstacles Filemaker Pro only exported XML data, needed to transform data to CSV format Image files stored in disparate file system with no URL pointer stored in Filemaker Pro Compromised data integrity

55. Solution

56. Solution Transform XML content to CSV format with custom PHP script

57. Solution Transform XML content to CSV format with custom PHP script Insert Drupal image filepath during transformation and transfer image files via FTP to application server

58. Solution Customize Node Import module to handle importing CSV records into Drupal

59. Drupal’s Impact on In-Fisherman.com

60. Drupal’s Impact on In-Fisherman.com Flexible web platform offering ability to easily add new features without compromising core business logic

61. Drupal’s Impact on In-Fisherman.com Flexible web platform offering ability to easily add new features without compromising core business logic Faster page loads

62. Drupal’s Impact on In-Fisherman.com Flexible web platform offering ability to easily add new features without compromising core business logic Faster page loads Better SEO strategy: SEO-friendly URL’s via the Pathauto module, HTML title and meta-tag control at the article level

63. Drupal’s Impact on In-Fisherman.com Flexible web platform offering ability to easily add new features without compromising core business logic Faster page loads Better SEO strategy: SEO-friendly URL’s via the Pathauto module, HTML title and meta-tag control at the article level Biggest ROI: no enterprise-level licensing fees

64. Keys to a Successful Import

65. Keys to a Successful Import Ensure all project stakeholders are familiar with the structure of the legacy content and its intended use on the new site

66. Keys to a Successful Import Ensure all project stakeholders are familiar with the structure of the legacy content and its intended use on the new site Run several “test” imports

67. Keys to a Successful Import Ensure all project stakeholders are familiar with the structure of the legacy content and its intended use on the new site Run several “test” imports Make sure a Drupal consultant is available during the final import

68. Keys to a Successful Import Ensure all project stakeholders are familiar with the structure of the legacy content and its intended use on the new site Run several “test” imports Make sure a Drupal consultant is available during the final import Break down content migration tasks into small manageable steps

69. Keys to a Successful Import Ensure all project stakeholders are familiar with the structure of the legacy content and its intended use on the new site Run several “test” imports Make sure a Drupal consultant is available during the final import Break down content migration tasks into small manageable steps Document what works along the way

70. Interested in Migrating Your Current CMS to Drupal?

71. Interested in Migrating Your Current CMS to Drupal? Contact Mediacurrent at www.mediacurrent.com/contact to schedule a discovery call!

72. Interested in Migrating Your Current CMS to Drupal? Contact Mediacurrent at www.mediacurrent.com/contact to schedule a discovery call! For help on how to build an enterprise-level website with Drupal, go to www.mediacurrent.com/download-white-paper

73. Acquia is Your Drupal Guide What modules should we install? Where do we get professional support? How do we host our site? Will it scale? ...Where do we start?

74. Acquia Network Subscriptions Fitness Diagnostics Response

75. Drupal Support, When You Need It 20+ Drupal engineers on staff 24x7 emergency availability Defined SLAs Ticket tracking until satisfied resolution

76. Recommendations For Drupal Fitness Advisory support Best practices Information architecture Performance tuning Module selection Remote administration

77. On Demand Visibility and Diagnostics Health dashboard Heartbeat monitoring Site statistics Site profile information Remote cron

78. one-stop shop Drupal infrastructure + application support

79. Productive partnerships focused on customer success Acquia Gold Partner Mediacurrent Drupal site owners Define Projects Using Drupal to address unique business and technical requirements on the Web. Design, Build, Deploy Bring vertical and technical solution expertise to build websites that meet client specifications. Customer Success Maintain & Support Acquia Acquia Network subscriptions provide enterprise-class support, hosting and network services to ensure websites meet business objectives. Helping Organizations Succeed with Drupal

80. Benefits of Using Drupal CMS Accomplish more with less Harness community-driven technology innovation Engage your audience

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