Joomla 3 Importer

This importer depends on the following third-party gems:

  • mysql2
  • safe_yaml
  • sequel
You may either install the gem(s) individually by running a command with syntax gem install GEM_NAME or install the required gems in a batch by running the following snippet: 
gem install mysql2 safe_yaml sequel

Invocation

Sample snippet to invoke the importer: 

jekyll import joomla3 --dbname --user --password --host --port --category --prefix

Option <PARAM>Description
--dbname

Database name.
--user

Database user name.
--password

Database user’s password.

 Default: ''
--host

Database host name.

 Default: 'localhost'
--port

Database port.

 Default: '3306'
--category

ID of the category.

 Default: '0'
--prefix

Table prefix name.

 Default: 'jos_'
Highlighted row(s) in table above indicate required options.

If the category numerical field is not filled, all articles will be imported, except the ones that are uncategorized.