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 IX. Upgrading:

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IMPORTANT: There is a significant difference between upgrading from 1.1 to

           1.2 on the one hand and upgrading from 1.0x to 1.1 on the other

           hand. Please read the appropriate instructions carefully before

           proceding!

           You cannot upgrade directly from 1.0x to 1.2! First upgrade to

           1.1 and then upgrade to 1.2!

 

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                        Upgrading from 1.1 to 1.2:

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It is important that you follow these 4 simple steps to ensure your upgrade will be performed correctly. It is assumed your current installation is configured correctly.

 

AS USUAL: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PROPER AND UPDATED BACKUP OF YOUR DATA. THE

          UPGRADE SCRIPT HAS BEEN TESTED TO WORK LIKE IT SHOULD, BUT WE DO

          NOT GUARANTEE IT TO BE ERROR FREE! WE CAN NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE

          FOR ANY LOSS OF INFORMATION!

 

 

  1. Replace all existing files with the ones in the YapBB1.2 zip.
  2. Configure YapBB by editing 'config.inc.php'.
  3. Place 'convert1112.php' in the same directory as 'config.inc.php'.
  4. Open the page in your webbrowser, fill in the requested info and press submit.

 

 

It is important you perform the database upgrade AFTER replacing your existing files! If you attempt to upgrade the database prior to replacing the files, the database upgrade script will fail.

 

 

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                     Upgrading from 1.0 or 1.0a to 1.1:

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It is important that you follow these 4 simple steps to ensure your upgrade will be performed correctly. It is assumed your current installation is configured correctly.

 

AS USUAL: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PROPER AND UPDATED BACKUP OF YOUR DATA. THE

          UPGRADE SCRIPT HAS BEEN TESTED TO WORK LIKE IT SHOULD, BUT WE DO

          NOT GUARANTEE IT TO BE ERROR FREE! WE CAN NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE

          FOR ANY LOSS OF INFORMATION!

 

 

  1. Place 'convert1011.php' in the same directory as 'config.inc.php'.
  2. Open the page in your webbrowser, fill in the requested info and press submit.
  3. After the upgrade, replace your existing files with the ones in the YapBB1.1 zip.
  4. Edit 'config.inc.php' to configure your new installation of YapBB.

 

 

It is important you perform the database upgrade BEFORE replacing your existing files! If you replace the files prior to upgrading the database, the database upgrade script will fail.

 

 

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                   Applying patches (latest_update.zip):

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When upgrading your existing version of YapBB, you are adviced to replace ALL existing files with new ones in the zip file and afterwards make all the necessary modifications to e.g. 'config.inc.php'.

 

Note that you CAN NOT use patches for the 1.0x family on a YapBB 1.1 installation! Please see http://yapbb.sourceforge.net/yapbb for a complete list of families and patches.

 

The file 'setup.sql' is for creating a completely new set of tables for YapBB. Use the file 'update.sql' (if available) to upgrade your existing tables.