Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Magento Q&A - 1


Do Magento developers prefer Capistrano?

Yes, many Magento developers prefer Capistrano for deploying Magento as it ensures minimal site downtime and doing zero-down deployments. To use Capistrano for deploying Magento you can take a look at this detailed guide here https://davidalger.com/posts/deploying-magento2-using-capistrano/.

There are other alternatives to Capistrano such as Fabric, Shipit, Chef, Ansible, and Docker.


Can I migrate Magento 1 to Magento 2 on the localhost?

Yes, you can migrate your website from Magento 1 to Magento 2 on the localhost.
Follow these steps.

  • Step 1 => Review extensions on your current site 
  • Step 2 => Build and prepare the Magento 2 store for migration Install Magento 2.x (with all modules of this release) and the Data Migration Tool on a system that meets the Magento system requirements 
  • Step 3 => Copy your Magento 1 store to a staging server Fully migrate the replicated Magento 1 store to Magento 2 Thoroughly test your new store 
  • Step 4 => Start your migration 
  • Step 5 => Make changes to the migrated data 

For more detailed information reach out to https://www.emizentech.com/magento2-migration.html

Which is the best Magento version for an eCommerce store solution?

The latest version is Magento 2.3.4 which was released in Jan 2020 and it is one of the best platforms to develop an eCommerce store. All you need is expertise and time to develop a fully functional eCommerce website. You can learn more about this version of Magento here https://www.emizentech.com/blog/magento-open-source-2-3-4-release-notes.html