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Magento 1.8 is the latest stable version of the shopping cart. Merchants, who wish to upgrade their 1.6 version stores to the new one can try alternative upgrade method. It guarantees 100% uptime for current store and doesn’t require technical knowledge. Follow this simple guide to explore alternative method to upgrade Magento 1.6 to 1.8[1] with Cart2Cart.

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Steps

  1. 1
    Prepare for upgrade.
    • Install Magento 1.8 to a separate folder of the FTP.
    • Select time when the traffic is the lowest.
    • Notify users about the time of upgrade.
    • Disable all redirects on your current store.
    • Backup your store data
      • the service doesn’t influence the store data, but this step is recommended before any major changes.
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  2. 2
    Register a new account.
    • Create a new account or sign in with Google or Facebook.
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  3. 3
    Set Magento 1.6 as a Source Cart.
    • Select the proper version from the dropdown list.
    • Paste your current store URL address
    • Download the Connection Bridge Files, unzip them and upload to the stores root folder[2].
      Source_1.6 1.png
  4. 4
    Set Magento 1.8 as a Target Cart.
    • According to the same principle, provide information about target Magento 1.8 store.
    • Upload the connection bridge files.
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  5. 5
    Specify entities for transfer.
    • Fill in the boxes to select products, customers, orders, reviews, categories, taxes for basic migration.
    • Check additional options[3] if needed. Keep in mind that some of them are provided for additional costs.
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  6. 6
    Map stores, currencies and order statuses.
    • If you wish to migrate several stores, you will need to configure the multi-store.
    • Map currencies to be displayed properly on a new store.
    • Map order statuses to make store management after migration easier.
      Multistore 5.png
  7. 7
    Start Free Demo Migration.
    • Migrate up to 10 entities for free in less than 30 minutes to a new store.
    • Download CSV report file and check the result of Demo Migration.
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  8. 8
    Select Migration Insurance plan.
    • Migration Insurance allows you to restart the same migration a couple of times and up to 30 days[4].
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  9. 9
    Run Full Migration.
    • Check selected entities again and launch full data migration to a new Magento 1.8 store.
    • You will receive a confirmation email when migration is completed.
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Tips

  • Customize the design of a new store when migration is finished;
  • Due to Magento platform peculiarities after any changes like updating products you will have to reindex data, so the changes will be displayed on the front end[5];
  • Disable all redirects on a ource store for accurate migration.
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Warnings

  • Cart2Cart is a commercial tool, so use Online Estimator to calculate a price of personally your migration before transfer;
  • Add Cart2Cart IP addresses to the whitelist;
  • Do not delete the Connection Bridge till migration is not finished;


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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/shopping-cart-migration-options/migration-by-version/19476-magento-16-to-magento-18
  2. ↑ http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/faq/1-general-questions/47-what-are-the-connection-bridge-files-and-how-to-download-them
  3. ↑ http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/blog/44-migration-service-tips/18586-cart2cart-additional-options-extra-opportunities-for-data-migration
  4. ↑ http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/blog/44-migration-service-tips/20284-how-to-avoid-risks-with-migration-insurance
  5. ↑ http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/magento-store-after-migration

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