Upgrading to 9.1.2.1 ? :: Archived

heliown · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:46 pm Post subject: Upgrading to 9.1.2.1 ?

I am planning to upgrade it to 9.1.2.1 soon as I have been waiting for the version to be stablize for a while now. Do I have to upload every files like new install or just the upgrade files? I appreciate any direction and hints from those who have upgraded on what to watch for.
Thanks

Phoenix · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:47 pm Post subject: Re: Upgrading to 9.1.2.1 ?

You should upload ALL files and then run install.php.

If you have any customized core files, you should check you have them backed up and then adjust the new core files AFTER the upgrade.

Your version listed in your specs in 9.2.1??

heliown · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:18 am Post subject: Re: Upgrading to 9.1.2.1 ?

I was trying to upgrade a few months ago and changed my specs but then I postponed it as I saw someone was having problem. Thanks for the hints.

heliown · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:46 am Post subject: Re: Upgrading to 9.1.2.1 ?

Not sure should I report it here or not but when I went to document to read the doc for upgrade dragonflycms.org/Wiki/id=2.html

I clicked on Conversion and Upgrade to Dragonfly, it led to the same page. Seems like of the link is wrong.

Phoenix · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:19 am Post subject: Re: Upgrading to 9.1.2.1 ?

I am not aware of an upgrade wiki entry other than from 8.2c so it looks like the intended info hasn't been entered yet - it looks more like someone has just made provision for it.

heliown · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:53 am Post subject: Re: Upgrading to 9.1.2.1 ?

I know I asked stupit questions but please forgive me for that. I don't want to screw up and then give you more serious problems to help so I have one more question before I uploading files to upgrade.

when you say "You should upload ALL files and then run install.php", wouldn't all my old files be overidden by the new files such as congfig or gallery files when I uploading them, etc.? What about my image files, etc?

Phoenix · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:19 am Post subject: Re: Upgrading to 9.1.2.1 ?

Far from stupid, in fact your caution is commendable - you should always backup your database and also your website before any upgrade - then you can restore if you're not happy with it.

Better still, test the upgrade on a backup site and database - if you're happy with it, then you have the advantage of having stepped through an upgrade and resolved any issue before touching your live site.

The upgrade will not affect any of your own files you have uploaded, like downloads, gallery images etc.

heliown · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: Upgrading to 9.1.2.1 ?

I just want to drop by and say thank you to Phoenix and all other DragonflyCMS development team for a great job they provide to everybody day and night for nothing. I've just upgraded my site to 9.1.2.1 successfully and by upgrading it, it resolved my long lasting langange issue since I moved from my old web host to my current web host. All your work is appreciate it

fabke · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: Upgrading to 9.1.2.1 ?

Thx for the info guys , just one question , do I have to edit the config.php file too like I had to do in the past when I installed my first Dragonfly site?

WebSiteGuru · 1000+ Posts Club Offline Joined: Jun 09, 2005 Posts: 2318

Nope!

fabke · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:40 am Post subject: Re: Upgrading to 9.1.2.1 ?

WebSiteGuru wrote:

Nope!

So I just have to leave the config.php file as I downloaded it , don't have to fill in my specs. ? Can I overwrite it?

Because at my first Dragonfly install I had some trouble to fill in the right things Confused

WebSiteGuru · 1000+ Posts Club Offline Joined: Jun 09, 2005 Posts: 2318

DF 9.1+ create config.php automatically and put it in includes directory. You still needs to know your info to fill them in when you run the install. Installation take care of putting the info in for you.

fabke · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: Re: Upgrading to 9.1.2.1 ?

WebSiteGuru wrote:

DF 9.1+ create config.php automatically and put it in includes directory. You still needs to know your info to fill them in when you run the install. Installation take care of putting the info in for you.

Thx a lot for the info , will soon try to update and hope everything will be ok after the upgrade Wink

radiogetswild · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: Upgrading to 9.1.2.1 ?

Hi there

I upgraded onto a test site and from there further onto the CMS version i just gotta say the new blocks system is wicked...

The freedom it gives you to make the navigation smoother more controllable ..blocks system by placing in html you can make your own headers to however you want to be brill ..many thanks to all the Dev Team outstanding design...

my test site www.testsite.radiogetswild.com/ please bare in mind alot of pics wont be on there cos it is a test site.. but feel free to look around.

cheers to all Tim

xjdavid1 · Newbie Offline Joined: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 35

I have configured DF to suite my needs but I had a friend install it on the server. My skills are quiet limited. How do I upgrade to the latest version of DF. I have downloaded it but dont want to over write the existing site.