A while ago I wrote a script to bulk import users into a Joomla 1.5 installation… I was surprised (and still am) that there was no good Joomla component to import users from CSV or Excel Spreadsheet. It might be outdated with the newest Joomla builds, but the core might still be a useful starting point.
The script is available here: http://www.paulferrett.com/php/joomla_user_import.phps
Of course, the script comes with no guarantees as it is far from robust. Please ensure you backup your database before trying anything with it…
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hi
this seems to work greatly but not when there is the user ID in the cvs, it just screw the whole thing
I don’t see a way to export a table without the first ID row in phpmyadmin
Thanks for this script, I test components to move users and all have problems, this script is clear, fast and secure. Use and remove, no installation, thanks for sharing this.
I made some changes on the script. You can download from here: http://www.planetadeleste.com/joomla/joomla_user_import.phps
Thanks for this script,
ID is absolutely needed for moving users from other CMS , when comments are moved too.
Worked great for me – thanks Paul!
I did this manually using phpMyAdmin last time. Your script worked just fine.
Will your script need modifications to work in Joomla 1.6?
Hi Lars, not sure sorry. Haven’t used Joomla in a while…