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Classic Self Hosted Only These instructions apply only to classic self-hosted customers who are responsible for manually installing and upgrading their own environments. If you fall into this category, you should proceed with caution. A failed installation or upgrade can leave your community in an unusable state, including potential data loss, corruption, or extended downtime. It is therefore critical that you take appropriate precautions before proceeding. At a minimum, you should ensure that y

Moving your site to another server / Server Transfer is a relatively simple task with regards to the way in which your software works. In order to do this, you would follow the process below. Step 1 - Your old hosting Switch your site offline ready for transfer to your new server Make a full backup of your database. Make a full backup of your files and folders. Step 2 - Your new hosting Create a new database Restore your backup from the above steps to the new database you have just created

Before continuing, it is important to understand how URLs are associated with your license for Invision Community. Note This guide is applicable only to classic self-hosted customers. To change your domain on any other license, please visit the "Client Services → Changing your domain" guide Licensed URL Each license is valid for one live installation URL only. When you install the platform, the URL used during installation becomes your licensed URL, and this will be recorded against your licens

About the File Classic Self-Hosted Only The constants.php file is only relevant to classic self-hosted installations of Invision Community and should be modified with caution. It is intended for specific configuration changes as directed by official guidance, and altering it outside of those instructions can lead to unexpected behaviour or site issues. As this involves direct changes to your application environment, you should ensure a backup is in place and consult your hosting provider or se