Update SMF 2.0RC5

[Jules2015]

Hi, im try to update the smf versión 2.0RC5 to 2.0, i have a big doubt, in my forum i have many mods and posts, what is the best way to update to smf 2.0 without lose muy information and mods, really thanks for the support friends. Regards.

[NanoSector]

Hi Jules2015, welcome to the community!

Your only method of updating would be upgrading, losing any mods and custom coding in the meantime. Your posts will stay the way they are though, and no content will be lost. Make sure to backup your forum though.

Everything is described in this article:
http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Upgrading

[Arantor]

Upgrading from a beta version to the current stable version without losing mods would require about 3 days' full time work for an SMF expert to do.

Especially since a good number of the mods have been updated since.

You will keep your data, however.

[Jules2015]

Ok, i will do a full backup, but  if i understand correctly, all my mods will be delete and any custom code, but the users, posts, structure, etc...will be ok right? and when i update my forum only reinstall de mods with de the new version? and my last doubt i need tu uninstall all my mods or will be delete automatically? thanks for the support, im a dot net programmer, but is my first project of support of a smf forum, is awesome the smf because is very easy to installa from scratch, but i need to give support to a forum that have a lot of information and i dont wanna loose anything jeje, thnks

[Kindred]

always backup.

That is TWO backups... one for the database (done from your HOST control panel or phpmyadmin -- not the smf admin backup function) and one for your FILES.

yes, all mods will be removed (although ones using "hooks" may not be fully uninstalled...)

yes... you will reinistall mods once you are done upgrading the core. (do note, THEMES may require additional care... if you are using a custom theme, then you should probably remove the theme files and install a clean copy of that theme's files (since some mods apply to themes and could end up getting double installed, if you don't load clean files during the upgrade)

[Jules2015]

Ok thnk u very much,only last doubt, i need to turn on maintance mode the forum or is not a must? tomorrow i will start to update the forum, i will tell u later the resultado, i hope soon learn more about smf and can help to future users ,

[Kindred]

Not a must... But a better experience for the users

[Illori]

when you run upgrade.php it will prompt you to put the forum into maintenance mode.