best way to upgrade

[majdi]

i searched through the documentation for a how to on upgrading IPB but couldn't find one -maybe there is one but i didn't see it-

i would like to know how to upgrade without loosing any modifications i made to the script (templates, etc..)

[RyPingu]

tbh it will depend on the upgrade. If its a major version change then there are probably going to be issues with incompatability with skins or mods. if its a security fix then less so. However if you have made manual edits to the php files then if they are changed in the new version then you will have to redo those edits

the REALLY easy way to get an upgrade to to raise a support ticket and ask invision to do it for you but to do it yourself isnt a problem - its really very very easy.

ftp the files across and run the upgrade script.. go make a cup of tea and ... your board is upgraded

I would STRONGLY suggest that you perfrom a test upgrade on a seperate install first though to make sure that you will like the "after" version and that everything goes across properly

[majdi]

for the time being i have v3.1.1 installed and i have only installed few apps on my board, 2 skins and made few template changes.
would an upgrade break any of these? i mean should i redo any of these changes after an upgrade?

[RyPingu]

tbh it will depend on which apps you have installed and how they install. if they are hooks etc and are listed as compatable with 3.12 then there shouldnt be any issues. I dont know of any skin issues going from 3.11 to 3.12 but it again will depend on which skins they are and what edits, if any, you have made

If you have manually edited any code however then i would guess that you will have to make those edits again.

try it on a test board first and see

[majdi]

i think IPS should add an official tutorial in the knowledge base about upgrade process. its a very important subject.
dont you think ?

[AndyF]

i think IPS should add an official tutorial in the knowledge base about upgrade process. its a very important subject.

dont you think ?

Its on the first page of Documentation > http://community.invisionpower.com/resources/documentation/index.html as a featured article , you cannot miss it :)

Click here to read it.

[majdi]

thanks Andy :lol:

[RyPingu]

its also something that is incredibly easy to do. tbh if you cant upgrade a vanilla IPB install then you probably shouldnt be thinking about doing it in the first place

[majdi]

back in the days, upgrades used to overwrite template changes, thats why i asked in the first place.

[Abomination]

Its on the first page of Documentation > http://community.invisionpower.com/resources/documentation/index.html as a featured article , you cannot miss it :)

Click [url="http://community.invisionpower.com/resources/documentation/index.html/_/documentation/getting-started/upgrading-r18"]here[/url] to read it.

Thanks Andy :thumbsup:

its also something that is incredibly easy to do. tbh if you cant upgrade a vanilla IPB install then you probably shouldnt be thinking about doing it in the first place

Your post motivated me to perform our first upgrade on our test site, which has exactly 1 post in it. :D

Thanks!