[rt-users] RT2toRT3, 2.0.15 to 3.8.x, and PostgreSQL

[Roderick A. Anderson]

Kevin Falcone wrote:
> On Jun 19, 2009, at 4:50 PM, Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> 
>> I've searched the list archives (well at least the "users") and took a
>> brief look through the code but still have a few questions.
>>
>> 1. Will I be able to use RT2toRT3 with being PostgreSQL instead of  
>> MySQL?
> 
> Yes, the conversion is done in perl.  I've done it on mysql and postgres

Great.

>> 2. Can I move the files created by rt-2.0-to-dumpfile from the current
>> system to another then then run dumpfile-to-rt-3.0?
> 
> yes.

Better!

>> 3. What is the minimum number of versions needed to get from 2.0.15 to
>> 3.8.4?
> 
> I don't understand your questions, the converter will go directly
> from 2.x to 3.x.  At one point it required you to go to 3.2 and
> then go up from there, but that was fixed years ago.

I've been off the list for around three years.  :-(  RT (2.0.15) just 
kept chugging and I was off on other projects.  The system is getting 
long-in-the-tooth hardware-wise and is going to replaced so it makes 
sense to upgrade it all.  :-)

>> and while I'm asking
>>
>> 4. Has anyone actually done this?  I didn't see a follow-up to the
>> message in the archives about going from 2.0.15 to 3.8.x
> 
> Do a test conversion and see what happens.
> Use a backup of your rt2 database so you can do it all on your test box,
> report bugs.

Will do.

Thanks Kevin.


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