Migrating to Exponential
Looking for migrations of one site? Once your site runs on Exponential, its schema and content changes are written as files and applied with
./console exp:migration:migrate, a different job from moving the site: Migrations versus migrating a site.
Contents
Which path is yours
| Your site runs today | Path | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Exponential 6.0.x, and only the host changes | A move, not a migration | Moving a site between hosts |
| An older Exponential release, including 4.x and 5.x from the eZ Publish years | An upgrade or migration to 6 | From an older Exponential release |
| eZ Platform or Ibexa DXP/OSS | Two destinations: Nexus, or the Exponential 6 kernel | From eZ Platform or Ibexa |
| Another CMS, a site builder or static HTML | A content migration with export and import | From another system |
Source: Switching to Exponential.
The pages of this stage
| Page | What it answers |
|---|---|
| From an older Exponential release | Upgrades within 6.0 and migrations from 3.x, 4.x and 5.x |
| From eZ Platform or Ibexa | The two destinations and how to choose |
| From another system | Export, map, import |
| Content migration checklist | What to check before, during and after |
| URLs and redirects when migrating | Keeping links and search rankings |
The phased plan
From Switching to Exponential:
- Inventory: content types, languages, extensions, integrations, traffic.
- Choose the path and a partner if needed.
- Rehearse on a staging copy and measure every step.
- Verify content, URLs, forms, the store and sign-ins on the copy.
- Plan the cut-over: a content freeze, a maintenance window with maintenance mode, the final run.
- Keep a rollback plan until the new site is accepted.
Related pages
- Adopters: start here
- Migrations for hosts
- Switching to Exponential
- Launching
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
Become an Exponential Partner
Partners share their information, provide funding, contribute back and develop the products with us, and that is how Exponential grows. A partner website and dashboard are planned for mid-2027: please become a partner today to speed up our growth rate and land new features faster.