Cheesehead Dave Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 My board has only been up since February, so I started out with 2.1.something. Would there be any benefit to starting with a fresh copy of the board software when 2.2 is released, or should I just directly upgrade the existing board?If I went with the fresh copy, what would the procedure be? Back up the database, install a fresh copy of 2.1.7, then upgrade that to 2.2, or can I use the backed-up database from 2.1.7 and restore it to a fresh 2.2 installation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy S Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 You can upgrade from 2.1.x to the 2.2. Always back up your database and files before attempting to upgrade. You'll be able to run the upgrade script to upgrade it once the final release is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Working4computers Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Is there any reason why you want to re-install? Like extreme modding to your forums?:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdon Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Hi,I would do a fresh install every time.It makes sure that any files that should not be there gets cleaned up.If your system has been compromised in any way and you are not aware of it, then doing a fresh install makes sure that anything that the hackers have left around to help them are removed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy S Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Not every one is wanting or willing to lose everything they've worked for by doing a fresh install. Since he's recently started the forums, he won't have a whole lot to lose. But for others, that's a lot of information to lose. I'm not willing to lose all of that. I have back-up so if something goes wrong, my site is hacked, I may lost a weeks worth of information at the most. Not months or for some, years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesehead Dave Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I guess my question is more along the line of... are there any performance benefits to going with a fresh install over running the upgrade script? from 2.1.7 -> 2.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Nope there isn't.Although, if you want to clear out all the old tables and columns from mods and such... and make your database exactly like the default structure... use this tool: http://www.ipsbeyond.com/forums/index.php?...mp;showfile=695 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdon Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Not every one is wanting or willing to lose everything they've worked for by doing a fresh install. Since he's recently started the forums, he won't have a whole lot to lose. But for others, that's a lot of information to lose. I'm not willing to lose all of that. I have back-up so if something goes wrong, my site is hacked, I may lost a weeks worth of information at the most. Not months or for some, years.I see your point, but a backup wont detect if anything has been tampered with.Recently I was hacked, and all they did was place a r57shell script that gave them full access to the site, and also added a few lines of code into my index.php that atempted to install virus's on my users PCs.Removing all the files and doing a fresh install makes sure there is nothing left behind that a hacker was using....I just think its worth the effort.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 A "fresh install" doesnt necessarily mean wiping the database, either... you could easily remove all your old IPB files (saving only conf_global.php) and replace with the ones from 2.2 (again, dont overwrite conf_global.php)... you will still need to run the upgrade script to apply all the database changes, etc... This might especially be useful if there is any chance your board was affected by any of the 2.1.x exploits that allowed people to upload files to your installation... I'm sure each board installation and administrator will require their own needs when it comes time to move up from 2.1.x to 2.2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCWT Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 would there by issues upgrading from 2.0x to 2.2 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigs Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 So if I upgrade from 2.1.7 to 2.2 I lose my arcade and user rep, I also have probattle installed but not activated ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigFat Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Go to your client center, and send off a ticket to the helpful support team instead. You'll get a faster responce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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