Page 1 of 1

[job] script help [title]run phpdrupal 6 to blogger script

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:27 am
by tokyoprog
Hello. This is not a job exactly but a request for help at a fair fee. Need online help.

Subject: Drupal 6 to Blogger script published at github, difficulty understanding it.

I am hoping to find a person who understands php to help me, either by guiding me in following the use of a script or, for what you consider a fair fee, doing the work on my behalf. I am told it is fairly straightforward, but not for someone with my skill level.

I have a longstanding site that was made for me using Drupal 6. I have been told it is out of date and it is not trivial to redo it for drupal 7 or 8?.  I have neither the skills or funds to undertake this. At first I thought of making a sitesucker static version but have found a better option.  Luckily, I have found a script at github which imports the content of a drupal site (the posts) into blogger.

That is useful, since I have decided to continue my site on blogger anyway.

I can share both the drupal site address and the current blogger site if needed, but I created a separate blog just for the old drupal posts, which go back 8 years. They are in Japanese and English.

The script is here.
https://github.com/cvandeplas/inet_scri ... logger.php


I have little understanding of coding, and both the original developers and my webhost, plus the script author, have suggested I ask around for help.


Summary of where I am:

The instructions callfor taking the xml file from blogger.  Then running the script--I think this is also called an xml file, filling in some variables from my drupal instalation, then somehow running it--on the web site or via cli (?)--, taking some data, pasting it into the blogger file and uploading it.

I have the variables, but am stuck because the program I downloaded for my MAC, TextWrangler, is unclear. I can't seem to copy the script into it.  And if I do have a script loaded, there is no option to save as xml, I think html only.

My webhost also says he doubts it can run on cli as that would not give access to the files on the server.  This is essentially a foreign language for me. 

I do not really understand how I run the script.  As well, it is not clear what part of the blogger xml file I replace with the new data.

NEEDED INFO for script

The variables I think I have gotten correctly are


$user=“db_drupal_user

$pass="db_drupal_pass”;

$db="database_name”;

BTW, there is also a another database file called “paul_dev”. Not sure what that is.

$db_prefix="drupal_";
While his  script calls for this, there doesn’t seem to be a field for this.


He also says that I  modify the $global_author* variables to match the blogger profile.Not sure what that means.

In sum, I am stuck and hope for help, either in terms of an explanation or someone kindly doing the work for a fee. I prefer the latter because I am notoriously dense when it comes to following instructions.

Again, if this is not the place to ask, I would appreciate being pointed in the right direction.

Thanks,

Paul Arenson
paul@tokyoprogressive.org

Re: [job] script help [title]run phpdrupal 6 to blogger scri

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 8:33 am
by ana_gal
Hello, we are a team of professional web developers. Currently we are working for rating, so we are ready to help you with your small projects for a very small price(or even free if your pproblem wont take much time) and a possitive comment about us on elance.
We create sites, fix bugs, help you with coding. Let us know if you need examples of our work.
If you nave a project on your mind, please send a private message :)