Migrating from PageGate Server 4.x to 5.x

[roryfarr]

Hi,

My understanding is that there have been database changes from version 4.x to 5.x of the PageGate Server. I was wondering if there is a conversion utility provided for migration of data.

Regards,
Rory

[Tech Support]

Yes, it is automatically included as part of the version 5 installation. The first time you run the PageGate Admin after upgrading the program, it will ask you if you would like to convert the database. Say yes and it will auto-convert the file.

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[gperkins]

As I read the instructions and forum posts it appears that the only time to convert the v4 database is immediately after a fresh install. However, I'd like to:

1) Do a fresh install of v5 on a new server, convert a v4 database, play with the new v5 release using a copy of the production database.

2) Test for a while, modifying the converted database willy-nilly not caring about keeping it synchronized with actual production v4 database.

3) Schedule the production cut-over, re-copy the v4 production database to the v5 server, have it convert cleanly.

Can I do this? How?

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Thx,
George

[Tech Support]

That's actually really easy to do. The pagegate.mdb from v4 can be copied in to the v5 database directory at any time. The next time you run the v5 admin, it will convert the database. It's that simple.

So, install v5 on your test system, transfer the database, let it convert, and run your tests.

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