Changing Directory Scripts and Still Keeping Links?

Is this possible by any chance? I use SIteSift and it's alright but I prefer the PHP scripts. So, can I change the scripts and still keep all the links that have been submitted?

 

all you need to do it figure out the DB schema and then extract accordingly. tedious but shouldn't prove to be too hard to do.

 

You can do it automatically with phpLynx, failing that one of our support team will happilly do it for you free of charge. And there's no charge for the script OR support either.

 

It's correct. In most case it just as simple as copying the database content to new db schema, but it also depend how the old script store the data, it may require some calculation, usually in comment/review and votes.

We offer free database migration for free. Just submit a helpdesk ticket and we'll handle the db migration.

 

But what I found was from my experince is that it is a tedious process and sitesifts tables are quite different from PHP link directory's tables in DB

 

That a normal that each script have different db schema. So that why it will need a migration script, from on db to another one.

 

It doesn't matter. It's as easy as outer joining all the info in one straight call and parsing and processing all info into the appropriate places for the new schema.

Did i ever forget to mention that I am a php/mysql smarty newb? I really am. Still less than a years time involved with it all.

 

Yes, and as nicecoder mentioned, most scripts will do the migration for you. We offer this service too.

 

Anon I said as I tried to trasfer categories from phpld to sitesift so only I thought it was really very difficult

 

I'm just saying that if you would like to give it another go, compile all of the necessary info via multiple joins and then toss it into [directory x] format for the xfer

 

So, most scripts should have the option for you to transfer data from the old script to the new one when you're installing it?

 

No, but in most cases you can provide your database and we will do the migration for you.

 

As David said, most good script owners will provide this service free, and it really is only a case of looking at what needs to be altered, in line with that we do the migration free of charge as well.

 

EDIT: Alright. What exactly do you need me to tell/give you for you to do the migration then?

 

Good luck with your migration, if you ever change your mind you can always come over and one of our lads will make the migration happen for you.