Upgrade / Migrate from Joomla 1.5.26 to Joomla 3.0.1

Question

I have a joomla 1.5.26 site and want to upgrade over to Joomla 3.0.1. Is that possible? If so, what are the steps? I am looking for an installer like JUpgrade to do this.

I realize that it is a 2 step process: a. Migrate from Joomla 1.5.26 to Joomla 2.5

b. Migrate from Joomla 2.5 to Joomla 3.0.1

Use JUpgrade for both the steps after backing up your files using Akeeba / XCloner component

Am I right or am I missing a step?

Answer 1

It is better to stick with Joomla 2.5 as it is recommended till 2014. Here is statement quoted by joomla .org

"Joomla 2.5 is the Long Term Support (LTS) version of Joomla. That means that it has already undergone many months of real-world testing. Joomla 2.5 is stable, tested and reliable. Joomla 2.5 is the version being used by Joomla.org."

Answer 2

As you already know, you have to upgrade to Joomla 2.5 first, then to 3.x

Once you have upgraded to Joomla 2.5, download the 2.5-3.0.1 Update Patch and upload to the root folder in your FTP and extract it.

Of course, take a backup of your site before uploading the patch.