ObsoletePower Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 I am not very clear on that note. From what I understand about the warning, installing this release will result in a total loss of data. Is that referring to total loss of the 2.1.7 data or the SQL data such as people's posts, passwords, usernames etc...Can someone please clarify this for me?Thank you in advance!
Keith J. Kacin Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 If you install it on the same database (using the same prefix), as your current 2.1.7 board, your data WILL be lost. Your posts, members, forums, etc.
Buddy Kidd Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 Do not install this on a production board. When you install it you start out with everything new. All the code and all the sql data. This version is for a test system only. When IPS comes out with a production version it will have a install package which will not delete all the sql data.
ObsoletePower Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 If you install it on the same database (using the same prefix), as your current 2.1.7 board, your data WILL be lost. Your posts, members, forums, etc.Well what if I use the feature on the admin cp of the 2.1.7 board and backup the sql data, will I be able to revert it back? Is there a way that 2.2 won't be compatible with this data?I would install on a separate database if we had one but the package I have with my host, we only have two available and they are both used. I need to test it out to ensure compatibility with our scripts and so on. I also need to make sure the new features will work fine with our system, is there a way to test it out while keeping the data safe? I mean is the admin cp backup sufficient enough to restore our data?Thanks in advance!
Sinistra Sensei Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 install on a seprate database There is no current upgrade cripts for 2.2
Terry - AKA Dumbledore Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 There is most likely changes in the table structures also, and once you run the install the old DB will not reinstall with the new tables. I would install in a new DB only for testing purposes.
ObsoletePower Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 There is most likely changes in the table structures also, and once you run the install the old DB will not reinstall with the new tables. I would install in a new DB only for testing purposes.Yea I would not have a problem loading on a separate database if I had one. I only have two from my host and they are both being used.
Dark Phantom Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 Yea I would not have a problem loading on a separate database if I had one. I only have two from my host and they are both being used.Wait till the final, where you can upgrade your database.Infact unless you want to wipe your board, after Oct 15 you should wait till the final, because this current beta is set to expire then.
Sazpaimon Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 Couldn't he install it on the same database but with a different table prefix?
Logan Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 Couldn't he install it on the same database but with a different table prefix?I suppose, but why would you want to do that? It'd be safer to just use an entirely different database.
Sazpaimon Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 I suppose, but why would you want to do that? It'd be safer to just use an entirely different database.Well he mentioned that he didn't have any available fresh database so I guess that is his only option until a version with an upgrade script is released.
mgalyen Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 Just change the data tablebase.. where it says IPB_ just choose somethng like BETAIPB_
ObsoletePower Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 Well what about testing the version internally? Without uploading the files, just running the forum internally.
Dark Phantom Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 Well what about testing the version internally? Without uploading the files, just running the forum internally.What do you mean Internally?Why won't you wait till an upgrade method is provided, were only talking about a little while.
Josh DeVeau Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 Internally meaning on a local install, using a personal web server like Reactor Server 1.4 would work.
Terry - AKA Dumbledore Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 The problem with that is the encoding. You can install zend or ioncude on a local host, but I have found it to be more of a problem then with my host account.
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