[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # hikashop db tables (field descriptions needed) ## - **[senor\_mike](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike "View senor_mike's Profile")** - [![senor_mike's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar33975.jpg)](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike "View senor_mike's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike) Less More - Posts: 6 - Thank you received: 0 - - 12 years 1 month ago [\#169560](#169560) by [senor\_mike](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike "View senor_mike's Profile") *[hikashop db tables (field descriptions needed)](/forum/37-import-export-csv-xls/870737-hikashop-db-tables-field-descriptions-needed#169560 "I am PHP/MySQL developer and new to Joomla & Hika. I am working with a legacy mysql database. My task: take existing data and import into the appropriate/corresponding hikashop tables. I need descriptions of the fields in the Hikashop tables to help me map the data from the legacy db to hika db. Does such documentation exist? if so, where can i find it? Thanks in advance for your help.")* was created by *[senor\_mike](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike "View senor_mike's Profile")* I am PHP/MySQL developer and new to Joomla & Hika. I am working with a legacy mysql database. My task: take existing data and import into the appropriate/corresponding hikashop tables. I need descriptions of the fields in the Hikashop tables to help me map the data from the legacy db to hika db. Does such documentation exist? if so, where can i find it? Thanks in advance for your help. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM3LWltcG9ydC1leHBvcnQtY3N2LXhscy84NzA3MzctaGlrYXNob3AtZGItdGFibGVzLWZpZWxkLWRlc2NyaXB0aW9ucy1uZWVkZWQ/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86290 - Thank you received: 14268 - - 12 years 1 month ago [\#169576](#169576) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[hikashop db tables (field descriptions needed)](/forum/37-import-export-csv-xls/870737-hikashop-db-tables-field-descriptions-needed#169576 "I am PHP/MySQL developer and new to Joomla & Hika. I am working with a legacy mysql database. My task: take existing data and import into the appropriate/corresponding hikashop tables. I need descriptions of the fields in the Hikashop tables to help me map the data from the legacy db to hika db. Does such documentation exist? if so, where can i find it? Thanks in advance for your help.")* Hi, We have a database structure diagram available in our developer documentation: [ www.hikashop.com/support/support/documen...r-documentation.html](https://www.hikashop.com/support/support/documentation/62-hikashop-developer-documentation.html) But there is no description for each field that I know of. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM3LWltcG9ydC1leHBvcnQtY3N2LXhscy84NzA3MzctaGlrYXNob3AtZGItdGFibGVzLWZpZWxkLWRlc2NyaXB0aW9ucy1uZWVkZWQ/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[senor\_mike](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike "View senor_mike's Profile")** - [![senor_mike's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar33975.jpg)](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike "View senor_mike's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike) Less More - Posts: 6 - Thank you received: 0 - - 12 years 1 month ago [\#169636](#169636) by [senor\_mike](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike "View senor_mike's Profile") Replied by *[senor\_mike](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike "View senor_mike's Profile")* on topic *[hikashop db tables (field descriptions needed)](/forum/37-import-export-csv-xls/870737-hikashop-db-tables-field-descriptions-needed#169636 "I am PHP/MySQL developer and new to Joomla & Hika. I am working with a legacy mysql database. My task: take existing data and import into the appropriate/corresponding hikashop tables. I need descriptions of the fields in the Hikashop tables to help me map the data from the legacy db to hika db. Does such documentation exist? if so, where can i find it? Thanks in advance for your help.")* Hi Nicolas, Thanks for your reply. I have another question regarding the Products table. Fields such as product_published or product_hit (less evident names), how would I determine what kinds of data they store w/o field descriptions? Mike Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM3LWltcG9ydC1leHBvcnQtY3N2LXhscy84NzA3MzctaGlrYXNob3AtZGItdGFibGVzLWZpZWxkLWRlc2NyaXB0aW9ucy1uZWVkZWQ/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26394 - Thank you received: 4078 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 12 years 1 month ago [\#169643](#169643) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[hikashop db tables (field descriptions needed)](/forum/37-import-export-csv-xls/870737-hikashop-db-tables-field-descriptions-needed#169643 "I am PHP/MySQL developer and new to Joomla & Hika. I am working with a legacy mysql database. My task: take existing data and import into the appropriate/corresponding hikashop tables. I need descriptions of the fields in the Hikashop tables to help me map the data from the legacy db to hika db. Does such documentation exist? if so, where can i find it? Thanks in advance for your help.")* Hi, published - the product is published or not. hit - the number of hits. Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. The following user(s) said Thank You: [senor\_mike](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike "View senor_mike's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM3LWltcG9ydC1leHBvcnQtY3N2LXhscy84NzA3MzctaGlrYXNob3AtZGItdGFibGVzLWZpZWxkLWRlc2NyaXB0aW9ucy1uZWVkZWQ/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[senor\_mike](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike "View senor_mike's Profile")** - [![senor_mike's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar33975.jpg)](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike "View senor_mike's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike) Less More - Posts: 6 - Thank you received: 0 - - 12 years 1 month ago [\#169735](#169735) by [senor\_mike](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike "View senor_mike's Profile") Replied by *[senor\_mike](/forum/user/33975-senor-mike "View senor_mike's Profile")* on topic *[hikashop db tables (field descriptions needed)](/forum/37-import-export-csv-xls/870737-hikashop-db-tables-field-descriptions-needed#169735 "I am PHP/MySQL developer and new to Joomla & Hika. I am working with a legacy mysql database. My task: take existing data and import into the appropriate/corresponding hikashop tables. I need descriptions of the fields in the Hikashop tables to help me map the data from the legacy db to hika db. Does such documentation exist? if so, where can i find it? Thanks in advance for your help.")* What do these fields store? table: hikashop_category fields: category_left category_right category_depth category_namekey Thanks in advance, Mike Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM3LWltcG9ydC1leHBvcnQtY3N2LXhscy84NzA3MzctaGlrYXNob3AtZGItdGFibGVzLWZpZWxkLWRlc2NyaXB0aW9ucy1uZWVkZWQ/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26394 - Thank you received: 4078 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 12 years 1 month ago [\#169738](#169738) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[hikashop db tables (field descriptions needed)](/forum/37-import-export-csv-xls/870737-hikashop-db-tables-field-descriptions-needed#169738 "I am PHP/MySQL developer and new to Joomla & Hika. I am working with a legacy mysql database. My task: take existing data and import into the appropriate/corresponding hikashop tables. I need descriptions of the fields in the Hikashop tables to help me map the data from the legacy db to hika db. Does such documentation exist? if so, where can i find it? Thanks in advance for your help.")* Hi, It is a question that you can also ask in Joomla! forum ; because Joomla! also use b-tree. [ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-tree](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-tree) Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM3LWltcG9ydC1leHBvcnQtY3N2LXhscy84NzA3MzctaGlrYXNob3AtZGItdGFibGVzLWZpZWxkLWRlc2NyaXB0aW9ucy1uZWVkZWQ/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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