Is there a thread available that gives detailed instructions on the upgrading process? Going from 3.3.4B to latest.
I've purchased the script, downloaded the tar file, and uploaded the tar file to my domain, but I'm extremely new as how to work with these tar files function. Don't laugh at me
I've done some reading on the Basic Editon forum before it was closed regarding upgrading, but it makes me real nervous being a newbie and all.
Or is there anyone here that sells services that would be interested in performing my upgrade?
Pin pointing what I might need help with is going to be tough until I attempt it I guess. My biggest fear is crashing it or making it unavailable, since I've probably built too long on the basic edition.
One thing that is confusing me is what files to over write. Unless I'm looking at the wrong set of instructions it says to; Overwrite all files except the /attachments/ and the /templates/ directories. Overwrite the /admin/sub directory of template set.
So when I start sending in directories and files is it going to automatically recognize same names and prompt me on each one whether or not to over write?...or will chomd'ing certain directories prevent the overwrite?
It would probably depend on whatever yor FTP program wants to do. Mine asks me if im sure I want to overwrite files, but there is a "yes to all" buttom that I push.
chmoding wont affect you copying files up to the server (providing you are logged in as root or something similiar)
You can always just copy everything from your server to keep a backup before doing anything. Also keep in mind that all the information (links, catgories) are stored in the database, so even if you totally delete everything then you wont loose any of this information, you would just need to re-do your templates.
After you do an upgrade once then it is no longer stressful.
I attempted it and I think I made a mess in my pants LOL!
It didn't take because it still shows version 3.3.4b at the bottom. But it's still up..whewww.
This is what I got after initially running upgrade.php; Administrative account verified... starting upgrade.
Warning: fopen(templates/styles/default.css): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/finsandf/public_html/filefunctions.php on line 267
Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/finsandf/public_html/filefunctions.php on line 268
Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/finsandf/public_html/filefunctions.php on line 269
Attention: You need to chmod your templates/styles/default.css file to 666 so that it will be writeable.
Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/finsandf/public_html/filefunctions.php on line 271
Done adding fields.
No new settings need to be added.
No new switches need to be added.
Appending new language from englishonly.lng to your current languages:
Added these items to default:
Done appending languages.
Attempting to CHMOD new templates for you...
Updating stylesheets...
If you have any attachments, they haven't been converted to the new format yet. Click to begin conversion.
I clicked to begin the conversion and it took me to a "done" page with this at the top. Warning: mysql_num_rows(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/finsandf/public_html/classes/database.php on line 108
It didn't take because it still shows version 3.3.4b at the bottom
Since you see 3.3.4b there, you haven't overwriten the files.
When you do actually run the real upgrade using the full version's files -- instead of running the upgrade to upgrade from a previous basic edition up to 3.3.4B like you're currently doing -- you will still get the message "Attention: You need to chmod your templates/styles/default.css file to 666 so that it will be writeable" that you have there. This isn't very important, but if you don't wish to have the error appear then you chomod as it tells you to.
My biggest fear is crashing it
That's not possible, unless you fail to upload all the files. 3.3.4B's database would run on 3.3.13's files with just a few hard-to-find issues involving a couple of fields that the upgrade.php will add. Of course you should still run the upgrade so that everything is proper. The main thing anyhow is that you need to actually upload the files, I don't know how you can possibly expect to upgrade to a new version without actually uploading said version.
I clicked to begin the conversion
Given that the conversion was for something well before 3.3.4, I'm guessing you don't actually have any attachments so you don't need to be clicking that (though no harm is done by the click).
Or is there anyone here that sells services that would be interested in performing my upgrade?
Never do that -- please use the setup and upgrade instructions provided instead of inventing your own. 90% of upgrade problems people have seem to be that they insist on uploading the tar to turn the upgrade process into a complicated ssh session where it becomes easy to make mistakes. I should probably remove the tar option because somehow it tempts people to complicate things with a server-side extraction (seems people aren't tempted by the .zip, I guess they don't have an unzip on their servers).
So when I start sending in directories and files is it going to automatically recognize same names and prompt me on each one whether or not to over write?
If you do server-side extractions you will end up with different owners of files and all that making it a rediculous headache to overwrite files. If you've previously extracted via SSH, you may find it simplest to create a new directory to upload all files to, copy your templates attachments and config.php over from the old directory to the new one, delete the old directory and rename the new one to it so that your FTP client will own everything. And in future installs, please use the setup instructions, which say to FTP, instead of inventing your own method.
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Is there a thread available that gives detailed instructions on the upgrading process?
Going from 3.3.4B to latest.
I've purchased the script, downloaded the tar file, and uploaded the tar file to my domain, but I'm extremely new as how to work with these tar files function. Don't laugh at me
I've done some reading on the Basic Editon forum before it was closed regarding upgrading, but it makes me real nervous being a newbie and all.
Or is there anyone here that sells services that would be interested in performing my upgrade?
Thanks in advance folks.
Jim
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It may be easier for you to download the zip version, extract it on your PC and then upload the folder.
Is there anything in particular you need help with?
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I appreciate the reply mrowton.
Pin pointing what I might need help with is going to be tough until I attempt it I guess.
My biggest fear is crashing it or making it unavailable, since I've probably built too long on the basic edition.
One thing that is confusing me is what files to over write.
Unless I'm looking at the wrong set of instructions it says to;
Overwrite all files except the /attachments/ and the /templates/ directories.
Overwrite the /admin/sub directory of template set.
So when I start sending in directories and files is it going to automatically recognize same names and prompt me on each one whether or not to over write?...or will chomd'ing certain directories prevent the overwrite?
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It would probably depend on whatever yor FTP program wants to do. Mine asks me if im sure I want to overwrite files, but there is a "yes to all" buttom that I push.
chmoding wont affect you copying files up to the server (providing you are logged in as root or something similiar)
You can always just copy everything from your server to keep a backup before doing anything. Also keep in mind that all the information (links, catgories) are stored in the database, so even if you totally delete everything then you wont loose any of this information, you would just need to re-do your templates.
After you do an upgrade once then it is no longer stressful.
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I attempted it and I think I made a mess in my pants
It didn't take because it still shows version 3.3.4b at the bottom. But it's still up..whewww.
This is what I got after initially running upgrade.php;
Administrative account verified... starting upgrade.
Warning: fopen(templates/styles/default.css): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/finsandf/public_html/filefunctions.php on line 267
Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/finsandf/public_html/filefunctions.php on line 268
Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/finsandf/public_html/filefunctions.php on line 269
Attention: You need to chmod your templates/styles/default.css file to 666 so that it will be writeable.
Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/finsandf/public_html/filefunctions.php on line 271
Done adding fields.
No new settings need to be added.
No new switches need to be added.
Appending new language from englishonly.lng to your current languages:
Added these items to default:
Done appending languages.
Attempting to CHMOD new templates for you...
Updating stylesheets...
If you have any attachments, they haven't been converted to the new format yet. Click to begin conversion.
I clicked to begin the conversion and it took me to a "done" page with this at the top.
Warning: mysql_num_rows(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/finsandf/public_html/classes/database.php on line 108
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It didn't take because it still shows version 3.3.4b at the bottom
Since you see 3.3.4b there, you haven't overwriten the files.
When you do actually run the real upgrade using the full version's files -- instead of running the upgrade to upgrade from a previous basic edition up to 3.3.4B like you're currently doing -- you will still get the message "Attention: You need to chmod your templates/styles/default.css file to 666 so that it will be writeable" that you have there. This isn't very important, but if you don't wish to have the error appear then you chomod as it tells you to.
My biggest fear is crashing it
That's not possible, unless you fail to upload all the files. 3.3.4B's database would run on 3.3.13's files with just a few hard-to-find issues involving a couple of fields that the upgrade.php will add. Of course you should still run the upgrade so that everything is proper. The main thing anyhow is that you need to actually upload the files, I don't know how you can possibly expect to upgrade to a new version without actually uploading said version.
I clicked to begin the conversion
Given that the conversion was for something well before 3.3.4, I'm guessing you don't actually have any attachments so you don't need to be clicking that (though no harm is done by the click).
Or is there anyone here that sells services that would be interested in performing my upgrade?
Upgrade service is in the resources section: scripts.webmastersite.net/w...index.php?section=upgrades
uploaded the tar file to my domain
Never do that -- please use the setup and upgrade instructions provided instead of inventing your own. 90% of upgrade problems people have seem to be that they insist on uploading the tar to turn the upgrade process into a complicated ssh session where it becomes easy to make mistakes. I should probably remove the tar option because somehow it tempts people to complicate things with a server-side extraction (seems people aren't tempted by the .zip, I guess they don't have an unzip on their servers).
So when I start sending in directories and files is it going to automatically recognize same names and prompt me on each one whether or not to over write?
If you do server-side extractions you will end up with different owners of files and all that making it a rediculous headache to overwrite files. If you've previously extracted via SSH, you may find it simplest to create a new directory to upload all files to, copy your templates attachments and config.php over from the old directory to the new one, delete the old directory and rename the new one to it so that your FTP client will own everything. And in future installs, please use the setup instructions, which say to FTP, instead of inventing your own method.
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I wasn't really inventing my own set up instructions Paul
Granted they were right there if I would have been brilliant enough to know that.
I DO appreciate your reply, and thanks to all of you it was a success.
Looks great. You guys have a great script here.