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| author | Greg Roach <fisharebest@webtrees.net> | 2018-12-18 16:30:44 +0000 |
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| committer | Greg Roach <fisharebest@webtrees.net> | 2018-12-18 16:30:56 +0000 |
| commit | 2b70c9042746752192ee1db760ceab2718363f0d (patch) | |
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| parent | 362be83a34a1d0ba0292c4387f55a3b0ea10cb2f (diff) | |
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Remove PhpGedView transfer wizard. PhpGedView users will need to migrate to webtrees 1.7 before upgrading to webtrees 2.0
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@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Further documentation is available at [wiki.webtrees.net](https://wiki.webtrees. * [Gedcom (family tree) files](#gedcom-family-tree-files) * [Security](#security) * [Backup](#backup) -* [Converting from phpgedview](#converting-from-phpgedview) ### License @@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ However, before you can use **webtrees**, you need at least one GEDCOM (family tree) file. If you have been doing your research using a desktop program such as Family Tree Maker, you can use it's “save as GEDCOM” function to create a GEDCOM file. If you are starting from scratch, then **webtrees** can create a -GEDCOM file for you. Alternatively, you can import data directly from PhpGedView. +GEDCOM file for you. On successful installation you will be taken to the ``Control panel`` -> ``Manage family trees`` page where you can: @@ -147,9 +146,6 @@ On successful installation you will be taken to the * ADD a GEDCOM file from your server, (if your GEDCOM file is too large to upload, you can copy it to the webtrees/data folder, and load it from there) * CREATE a new, empty GEDCOM file - * TRANSFER your existing PhpGedView data straight into **webtrees**, using the - PhpGedView-to-**webtrees** wizard described below: - [Converting from phpgedview](#converting-from-phpgedview) There are *lots* of configuration options. You'll probably want to review the privacy settings first. Don't worry too much about all the other options - the @@ -372,70 +368,3 @@ To make a backup of **webtrees**, you need to make a copy of the following Remember that most web hosting services do NOT backup your data, and this is your responsibility. - - -### Converting from phpgedview - -If you are moving to **webtrees** from an existing PhpGedView setup, and -your PhpGedView install meets certain requirements, **webtrees** has provided a “wizard” -to help make the transfer of the majority of your data a relatively quick and -painless operation. See exceptions noted below. Please note that we have designed -this wizard so as to not disturb your existing PhpGedView installation, leaving all those -settings, data and your website intact and fully functional. - -The requirements are: - -* The PhpGedView database and index folder must be on the same server as **webtrees**. -* Your **webtrees** MySQL database username and password must either be the same - as your PhpGedView username and password, or if you created a new user for **webtrees**, - that new user must also have full privileges to access your PhpGedView database. -* PhpGedView must be at least versions 4.2.3 or 4.2.4 (this corresponds to an internal - “PGV_SCHEMA_VERSION” of between 10 and 14). Newer versions, including the current - version 4.3 SVN work (as of JAN 2013) also currently, and later versions, should - they be released, will probably work, provided the data structures do not change; -* All changes in PhpGedView must be accepted (as pending edits will not be transfered). -* All existing PhpGedView users must have an email address, and it must be unique to that - user (PhpGedView allows users to delete their email address, or have the same email - address as other users; **webtrees** requires that all users have their own - unique email address). -* The wizard transfer process overwrites the username and password you may have - entered in setting up the initial admin account. The main administration user - name and password in **webtrees** will be identical to the admin username and - password from PhpGedView after running the wizard. Once done, you can change it back - if desired. - - -#### Warning - -Please read the [https://wiki.webtrees.net/en/Converting_from_PhpGedView](https://wiki.webtrees.net/en/Converting_from_PhpGedView) -before doing a transfer as important pre-processing steps and known issues may -be outlined there. - - -#### Important Note - -This transfer wizard is not able to assist with moving media items. You will need -to set up and move or copy your media configuration and objects separately after -the transfer wizard is finished. If you use the media firewall in PhpGedView with a -folder outside the PhpGedView root, then duplicating the media configuration in -**webtrees** to use the same firewall folder should make your media available -in **webtrees**. - -After the transfer is complete, you should check your family tree configuration -and privacy settings. Due to differences in internal data formats, the following -settings are not yet transfered: custom privacy restrictions, block configuration, -FAQs, and HTML blocks. We hope to add these to the wizard in a future release. - - -#### Custom privacy restrictions, block configuration, FAQs and HTML blocks - -We hope to add these to the wizard in a future release. Otherwise, read the -[https://wiki.webtrees.net/en/Converting_from_PhpGedView](https://wiki.webtrees.net/en/Converting_from_PhpGedView) -before reporting a problem in the forum. - -The transfer wizard is accessed in **webtrees** from ``Control panel`` -> -``Manage family trees`` to which you will be automatically directed once you -have completed the initial **webtrees** installation steps (section 4 above: -[installation](#installation)). This option is only available on a new, -empty **webtrees** installation; once you have created a GEDCOM (family tree) -or added user accounts, it will no longer be available. |
