SJ77 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Will having our communities on the newest version of 4.7.x better position us for a smoother upgrade to 5.x when it's available, or is 5.x so different that it won't make a difference? Are steps being taken in 5.x to ensure a smooth upgrade to from 4.x? What can we do now to prepare our communities for the upgrade without issues? Thank you Elon Report and SecondSight 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean West Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Backup, backup, backup check and install updates to meet or exceed required minimums (php/sql) disable 3rd-party apps/plugins setup a test server copy database and test in a sandbox Elon Report 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Stridgen Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 7 hours ago, SJ77 said: Will having our communities on the newest version of 4.7.x better position us for a smoother upgrade to 5.x when it's available, or is 5.x so different that it won't make a difference? Are steps being taken in 5.x to ensure a smooth upgrade to from 4.x? What can we do now to prepare our communities for the upgrade without issues? Thank you Being on the latest release is something we would always advise, and yes will always make for the smoothest upgrade process Yes, we always aim to make the process a smooth process. But this is also a large upgrade. If you have custom items, you need to account for those not working and needing upgrading when you get to that point Review all 3rd party items and remove what you are not using. You could indeed set up a test environment as mentioned above, ready for this. However I would advise probably doing this closer to the time. Other than that, there isnt really anything else you can do to prepare until we are ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Silvester Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 12 hours ago, Ocean West said: check and install updates to meet or exceed required minimums (php/sql) The recommended versions in the latest releases are aligned with the minimum requirements for v5 FanClub Mike and Marc Stridgen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean West Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I am working with my provider to setup a new server for WHM cPanel moving from CentOS to Rocky Linux and in the process upgrading SQL and PHP. Trying to figure out the move with DNS name servers and also CloudFlair involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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