Posted by jdaviescoates on July 19, 2010 at 11:02am
Just wondering if there is anyone in this group working on ning to drupal migration tools? Its is possible to get all the data out of a Ning network using the Ning Archiver tool:
http://help.ning.com/cgi-bin/ning.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3796
But it'd be really great if this project were able to build a module/ or write a tutorial about how best to get the data IN to a fresh drupal install.
Is anyone working on this?
Thanks,
Josef.
Comments
Probably not yet...
I'm not aware of anyone having started working on this but it has certainly been discussed. We should start to define requirements and a spec for it because it would probably make the job of porting to Drupal much easier.
If possible you could help this effort by generating an output JSON file using the Archiver tool and posting an example here (all private/personal data changed or removed of course). I guess the ideal scenario would be a 2 step process for a TI group:
Download Ning content using the Archiver tool.
Within a new Drupal install, select that JSON file and import it.
So the Drupal bit would simply process the JSON.
Me niether
I don't know of anyone tackling that, either.
I'm in the middle of an import right now using the node import module and it's doing a good job. I believe it only handles CSV files, though. There is a lot of extra logic that Node Import provides that you may not want to rebuild by making your own import routine i.e. importing into CCK fields so helping the maintaining port the module to D7 would be a worthy use of your time, too. Doing that would definitely teach someone the ins and outs of CCK and the new D7 database access layer.
Andre Angelantoni
Founder, PostPeakLiving.com
Agreed
Absolutely wouldnt want to duplicate anything that a good existing module might do, but perhaps there is a logical way to wrap it to make it simpler for processing Ning output...
Good point
yes, that's a good point!
Andre Angelantoni
Founder, PostPeakLiving.com