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Apfelstrudel Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Is this recommendable for a RC7 live installation ?This would be interesting to know. Are there any show stoppers in RC7a?
Woodsman Posted April 9, 2015 Author Posted April 9, 2015 This would be interesting to know. Are there any show stoppers in RC7a?I have been using this method of upgradeing testboards from the previews (pre-beta) to now with no issues.... These same rules should apply to the final.
Woodsman Posted April 9, 2015 Author Posted April 9, 2015 hi. i tried woodsmans pretty well described steps on page 1 of this topic.i tried to get a clean upgrade from the productive server onto a test server.for me, the following steps were necessary in addition to that before the upgrade:- i cleaned up my default language pack (which was in a mess) as described here: https://www.exactservers.com/topic/477-how-to-restore-the-english-us-language-pack/ - in the adminCP under system/system/settings/general configuration, check if the settings in "Path to 'upload' directory" and "Upload URL" are correct and if not, change them and click on change settings.Yes I should have said something on how to remove any lanuage packs and keeping the default. Sorry about that!Setting up a 3.4.7 and earlier yes there are 3 areas where URL's that need to be modified to point to the correct uploads path. The 1st is found in System - System Settings - General configuration. There are 2 elements that need to be changed. Path to 'upload' directory and Upload URL These apply also to the blog and gallery setting if you have them. The both of these are found here. System - System Settings - IPS APPS.
sasiko Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 uh your step isnt workingf or me, going to ugprade page just leads me to coding contains error 2, Providing you have IP.Downloads copy these files back to your Forum Root Directory from the _347folder.Copy the following folders, downloads, public, screenshots and uploads along with your conf_global.php file. Otherwise only public, uploads and conf_ global.php will due.
JEFF MACK Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Are we at the point now to where all this isn't needed and we can do a straight forward upgrade from 3.4.7 using the built in setup?
ossipetz Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I would say so. I've created a test installation from the 3.4.7 live board and followed the instructions from the upgrader. No issues with this anymore since beta 5. The issue tracker also does not seem to contain obvious issues. The background tasks took some time to run. While they run some posts look a bit broken (quotes for example are not yet styled). So I think I'm going to upgrade soon JEFF MACK 1
Premier Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Having already done the upgrade by merely overwriting everything with IPB 4.0 and running the converter then upgrade script, what can I safely delete? I also noticed a fresh install creates 110 tables in the database, where as I have 133.
Woodsman Posted April 23, 2015 Author Posted April 23, 2015 I would say so. I've created a test installation from the 3.4.7 live board and followed the instructions from the upgrader. No issues with this anymore since beta 5. The issue tracker also does not seem to contain obvious issues. The background tasks took some time to run. While they run some posts look a bit broken (quotes for example are not yet styled). So I think I'm going to upgrade soon There are files being built in the background which can take some time. This most likely is what you have experienced.
therealstn Posted April 26, 2015 Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) wow this was really helpful!. Thank you, installed IPS4 and loving it Edited April 26, 2015 by therealstn
Owdy Posted May 3, 2015 Posted May 3, 2015 I use iPcontent outside of forum folder http://hoitajat.netAny extra steps?
estan Posted May 3, 2015 Posted May 3, 2015 I use iPcontent outside of forum folder http://hoitajat.netAny extra steps?See here: http://community.invisionpower.com/4docs/administration/pages/using-pages-under-your-community-root-r100/
B_U_R_I Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 Hi Woodsman. Thank you for your excelent tutorial.I'm having a couple of difficulties since I'm a novice with online communities. I tried doing a test upgrade of my 3.4.7 site using wamp environment. I did a clean install, since I've never used it before. Then I downloaded all of the files from my live site FTP server and put them in ..\wamp\www\IPS4 Then I logged into PhpMyAdmin on my live site and exported (downloaded) my database. Then I created a new database on localhost's PhpMyAdmin and imported the database I just downloaded. After that I created a new user and gave him all of the priviliges for the new database. I modified the global_conf.php in ..\wamp\www\IPS4 accordinglyWhen I go to localhost/ips4 I get this error: http://i.imgur.com/pRmHAw4.png I tried following the tutorial as best I could, but obviously I'm doing something wrong. I'd really appreciate some help with this.
Woodsman Posted May 5, 2015 Author Posted May 5, 2015 Hi B_U_R_I There are a couple of things to look for. The first check to make sure the conf_global.php is correct. Also look for odd characters namely the colon (:) that may have added itself... This happens to me frequently in Wamp during save. Next compare the database including physical size. It sounds as though the whole file did not transfer... This can be caused mainly from the server download. When exporting the original database, remember to export using the "Export Method". Make sure to select "Select All". Select your compression option then got to the bottom and hit Go. OK don't hit it I don't want you angry with me for breaking your monitor so select "Go" instead. I always take a minimum 3 backups. 1st 2 as a gzip to compare and make sure they are exact, and the 2nd without compression ( Just Habit). B_U_R_I and EarthDog 2
Nathan Explosion Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 You can run the CRON at any rate you want - running it every minute just means it gets done quicker than running it every 15 minutes.
Lokomotiv Posted May 16, 2015 Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) misspost Edited May 16, 2015 by Peter Mattsson
recifbox Posted May 27, 2015 Posted May 27, 2015 i have rolled a copy of my live 3.4.8 and trying to upgrade from this version to 4.0.6.1 and get a lot of error, other have tried from this 3.4.8 ?
GrooveOnBeat Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) i have rolled a copy of my live 3.4.8 and trying to upgrade from this version to 4.0.6.1 and get a lot of error, other have tried from this 3.4.8 ?I did without any issues. I didn't follow the steps in the first post, but it's similar. I ran the compatibility file (ensured that all passed), converted to UTF-8mb4, uploaded the files in their respective directories, changed database (made another specifically for the upgrade after cloning the previous), and ran the install script provided.Anything custom like BBCodes, templates, mods, etc. did not port over (although I expected the BBCodes to port but they didn't). I also had to redo the ACP admin restrictions.What errors were you getting? Edited May 31, 2015 by GrooveOnBeat
recifbox Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 i have find some issue with Database, i need to redo the process s from start to be sure this is not from my side
Reality Check Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 Thank you for the fix for iOS devices. It is much appreciated and is working very well!One feature that I really miss that was in V3 is the ability to quote a post to a private message. Could this please be restored in a future update?
reddyredcp Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 Can the forum be online if background processes are still running? Rebuilding posts is at 23% right now and is going very slowly w/ Crons running. Members are starting to get a bit impatient, unfortunately.
Tom_F Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 I've created a copy of my live DB, that's all fine on 3.4.8, then deleted all files bar conf_global, public and uploads.. then I got to /admin/upgrade and get this error: array_merge(): Argument #2 is not an array I have Nexus using ioncube but I disabled this completely before attempting the update. Any help :/
Woodsman Posted June 5, 2015 Author Posted June 5, 2015 I've created a copy of my live DB, that's all fine on 3.4.8, then deleted all files bar conf_global, public and uploads.. then I got to /admin/upgrade and get this error: array_merge(): Argument #2 is not an array I have Nexus using ioncube but I disabled this completely before attempting the update. Any help :/Did you keep the pertinent files described in the original post?
vpsBoard Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 Attempting to upgrade on a dev server to test IPB4 out before I consider going live with it. Getting this error when installing the UTF converter:Table 'ipbupgrade.core_tasks' doesn't existCan't find any mention of this anywhere else. Any idea?
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