[TYPO3-dev] Manually inserting records

[Loek Hilgersom]

Hi Rik,

I have imported other databases into TYPO3 a few times in the past and never ran 
into problems. I started with creating the data structures in TCA for all fields 
and tables for which you need backend forms. Of course sometimes you will have 
to rename some tables (to fit the extension-prefix) or fields (like id -> uid, 
etc.) but if you take a bit of time to sort that out you can import entire 
database structures, also leaving internal references in place.

I never had problems with auto-increments, they just continue from the point 
where your inserts ended.

Cheers,
Loek


On 03/08/2011 05:14 PM, Rik Willems wrote:
> Howdy!
>
> I looking towards a data migration into a TYPO3 database. How does TYPO3 handle
> pages that are inserted outside of TYPO3 (i.e. phpmyadmin).
> Can I insert uids as I see fit? Does this influence autoincrement in any way?
> Looking forward to your thoughts.
>
> Cheers!