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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!
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!
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.