How To Migrate My Joomla Site

Joomla migrations are usually straightforward when the source files, database, and configuration.php are available, but older Joomla installs often depend on older PHP versions, legacy extensions, and customized template paths.

Joomla Migration Steps

• Detect Joomla from the install folder and confirm the major version before quoting the move.
• Copy the Joomla file tree, images, templates, extensions, and database directly to the destination server.
• Update database host, database name, user, password, log path, tmp path, and live site URL when needed.
• Verify administrator login, menus, modules, contact forms, SEF URLs, redirects, images, and cache behavior.

What Changes The Route

The migration route changes when the site is on Joomla 2.5 or 3.x with old extensions, when the destination cannot run the same PHP version, or when the site uses custom rewrite rules. In those cases, Migration Monkey should flag the job for assisted review before DNS cutover.

Use Migration Monkey

Use the Migration Monkey walkthrough to confirm authorization, point to the Joomla install folder, detect the app, set source and destination endpoints, and review warnings before transfer.