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  • Yoni 49 posts 118 karma points
    Jul 28, 2014 @ 17:54
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    Convert my site from SQL CE to regular MSSQL? Umbraco 7

    Using Umbraco 7

    I created my site in 7 using SQL CE. It is almost ready to go live. I have seen there a few plugins that only work with ms SQL and not CE. Is there any way to convert my site without building it from scratch?

    Thanks

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  • Sebastiaan Janssen 5045 posts 15476 karma points MVP admin hq
    Jul 28, 2014 @ 19:19
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    Easy, open the site in WebMatrix, go to Database, click Umbraco.sdf, click Migrate and put in your SQL server credentials. enter image description here

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  • Yoni 49 posts 118 karma points
    Jul 28, 2014 @ 19:24
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    Thanks

    Then what settings do I need to change in Umbraco to point it there?

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  • Sebastiaan Janssen 5045 posts 15476 karma points MVP admin hq
    Jul 28, 2014 @ 19:58
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    Connectionstring umbracoDbDsn, I think it gets updated automatically when you do this.

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  • Yoni 49 posts 118 karma points
    Jul 29, 2014 @ 08:21
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    I would like to add my experience.

    I used the Migrate option in WebMatrix. I did not need to create the DB in advance, Webmatrix did it for me.

    When the process was done, I was left with 2 connections strings. The original one and the new SQL which got the name "Umbraco". I deleted the original one and renamed the new one to "umbracoDbDSN" and everything worked great.

    But thanks, you did get me most of the way there.

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  • philw 99 posts 434 karma points
    Apr 26, 2015 @ 13:18
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    Thanks, you just saved my life with that. Notres:

    • Can't download Webmatrix using Chrome, but IE works ok.
    • WebMatrix 3 works as you suggest - you have to double click the DB entry to get the "migrate" option to show up.
    • I migrated straight to a remote hosted DB. I had only 15 pages to shift but it took a good 10 minutes even so, with not much progress report. If you had a big migrate it may take a while, or you could migrate it to a local SQL Express (which WebMatrix offers to install for you). and then backup/ restore it.

       
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