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<title>{{{b2evo package}}}: {{{Upgrading from Movable Type}}}</title>
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			<span class="floatright"> {{{After install}}}: <a href="../blogs/index.php">{{{Blogs}}}</a> &bull; <a href="../blogs/admin.php">{{{Admin}}}</a> </span> 
			{{{Before install}}}: <a href="../index.src.html">{{{Hello!}}}</a> &bull; <a href="changes.html">{{{Changelog}}}</a> &bull; <a href="../blogs/install/index.php?locale=%7B%7B%7Btrans_locale%7D%7D%7D">{{{Installer}}}</a> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="MenuTop2" --><!-- InstanceEndEditable -->		</div>
		
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			<h1>{{{Upgrading from Movable Type}}}</h1>
			<p class="note">{{{Before you begin, please note that some network features of b2evolution require you to agree our simple <a href="http://b2evolution.net/about/terms.html">Terms of service</a>.}}}</p>
			<p>{{{This procedure has been tested with Movable Type version 2.661 but should also work with other versions. You can't break anything by trying anyway...}}}</p>
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				<li>{{{Use MT's export functionnality to create a .TXT file containing your posts.}}}</li>
				<li>{{{<a href="install_new.src.html">Install b2evolution in the regular way.</a>}}}</li>
				<li>{{{Once b2evo is up and running, copy your .TXT export file into the /blogs/admin folder on your server.}}}</li>
			<li>{{{In the admin, go to the Tools tab and launch the MT migration utility.}}}</li>
			<li>{{{Follow the instructions on screen.}}}</li>
			<li>{{{Import will only take a few seconds/minutes depending on how many posts you import.}}}</li>
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			{{{Online resources}}}: <a href="http://b2evolution.net/" target="_blank">{{{Official website}}}</a> &bull; <a href="http://b2evolution.net/about/recommended-hosting-lamp-best-choices.php" target="_blank">{{{Find a host}}}</a> &bull; <a href="http://manual.b2evolution.net/" target="_blank">{{{Manual}}}</a> &bull; <a href="http://forums.b2evolution.net/" target="_blank">{{{Forums}}}</a><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="MenuBottom2" --><!-- InstanceEndEditable -->
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	<div class="copyright"><a href="http://b2evolution.net/about/license.html" target="_blank">Copyright &copy; 2003-2009 by Fran&ccedil;ois Planque &amp; others &middot; {{{GNU GPL license}}}</a> &middot; <a href="http://b2evolution.net/contact/" target="_blank">{{{Contact}}}</a><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="CopyrightTail2" --><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></div>
		
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