What are the steps in the Magento 1 to Magento 2 migration process?
E-commerce is evolving, and Magento is not far behind. Magento 2 was released a long time ago, and more and more Magento 1 stores have already switched to Magento 2. It is important to update the platform version to grow your business in the future. So how to migrate Magento 1 to Magento 2?
Method 1. Using the Data Migration Tool
Precautions:
- stop all cron jobs in Magento 1
- do not make any changes to Magento 1 Admin other than order management during the process
- do not make any changes to the code during the process
- do not make any changes to Magento 2 Admin and storefront during the process
Run the Data Migration Tool for further incremental changes, settings, and data migration:
Step 1. Log in to the Magento server as a user with permissions.
Step 2. Add <magento_root>/bin to your system PATH to run Magento commands from any directory.
Step 3. Bash shell example for CentOS:
export PATH=$PATH:/var/www/html/magento2/bin |
Step 4. Command example:
bin/magento migrate:<mode> [-r|--reset] [-a|--auto] {<path to config.xml>} |
Step 5. After creating the Data Migration Tool, the following data transfer sequence is assumed:
- Settings
- Data
- Changes
These steps, in turn, consist of a lot of code and commands, which will require high technical skills from you. You will have to deal with fixing code, backing up a database, restoring or fixing databases.
How to migrate to Magento 2 hassle-free?
Looking for the most simple way to upgrade Magento 1 to Magento 2? Consider using Magento 1 to Magento 2 Migration Service. Thanks to this method, all unused M1 extensions will be removed, and suitable M2 extensions, product- and customer-related data will be converted from Magento 1 to Magento 2 without any loss and following all your wishes. Moreover, your M1 theme can be converted and optimized to M2 using this service.
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