I've added a second proposal to the Drupal Camp Toronto site (May 23-24 ... register NOW as there are only a very few spaces left). Apparently the Toronto group is very much NOT interested in learning more about the socks. Take Two is a technical overview of how to import your existing Web site into a Drupal framework. Because sometimes you just gotta dress up and play geek...

Moving in: how to port your content from * to Drupal

You've decided to make the switch to Drupal. Fantastic! Only one problem: you have to figure out how to move your content from the old database to Drupal. Although there are many import/export modules available
it's sometimes good to know what's happening behind the scenes. This session will walk you through my adventures of porting community Web sites into Drupal.

The talk will include:

• exporting usable data from your old site;
• using CCK to create the right home for your new content;
• using existing import modules (specifically: import html, node import and user import); and
• importing content "by hand" using MySQL command line magic.

We will also touch on some of the headaches I ran into in keeping data synchronized on very active community sites during the development phase (aside: I will be using specific examples from www.crochetme.com as well as other community Web sites).

This session is perfect for people who are preparing to migrate their Web site to Drupal and also people who are new to database management but want to know more about how things work behind the scenes. Of course if you're already a pro at data migration, please bring your stories and suggestions!