i am getting errors with upgrades and have another problem

[turbobikes]

i tried to upgrade a few times and seem to be getting this error??

32.     Execute Modification     ./Themes/default/languages/index.english.php     Test failed


i have been trying to maintain this site for a while now but it seems there have been a few problems show up recently ??

it also seems most of my users dont have a quote or reply button in the PM's if they use an older version of firefox or any IE

please advise as i dont want to lose this site from doing something wrong (i crashed it the first week i had it and have been going along pretty good for 11 months or so

Thank you

[Antechinus]

Bit more information would be handy. Are you trying to upgrade from 1.1.6 to 1.1.7?

Do you have any mods installed on your forum?

[turbobikes]

i dont think i have any mods added??

i am tryin to upgrade from 1.1.4 to 1.1.5 (i dont think i can go higher till this upgrade is done first??)
also i am fairly certain i have no clue what i am doing and have tried to just maintain it as so i dont crash the site

i have tried this upgrade 2 times with this error so i dont continue
i tried back when it was released and never went along with it due to this error
then my members told me they couldnt reply to pm's so now i have worried lately that something is wrong
sorry to bother you all just dont want upset members

[Antechinus]

Ok cool. If there aren't any modifications to worry about and you have to go all the way from 1.1.4 to 1.1.7 then the easiest way to do it is to grab the large upgrade pack and go with that. It will overwrite all of your existing forum files (which will get rid of the errors) but it wont trash your data (post, topics, etc, etc).

Best thing to do is to run your normal forum maintenance routine first and get a backup of your database. This is purely a precaution and usually will not be needed but it is better to be safe.

Then download the large upgrade pack from here: http://www.simplemachines.org/download/

Have you done an installation before or did you just inherit the site as it is?

[turbobikes]

i started the site but i am not sure what to do with a download like this
and the last time i tried to reload a backup i am not sure i did it right so i am not sure i am realling knowing what i am doing?

i hate to sound dumb but i am a programmer of cnc's not computers lol

is there an easy way to do this?
and i just did a backup (i think)

[Antechinus]

Well really there's only one way to do it. If you're getting an error when you try to use the patch you'll need to do some file editing anyway, so you may as well just go for the big upgrade in one go.

Anyway if you have a backup of the database that's the first step. If you aren't sure you have one then do one now. You probably wont need to restore it but you should have it just in case. If it becomes necessary to restore it we can talk you through that later.

For the upgrade itself, unzip the download file and load all the files from it into your forum folder on your server. You may have to set the permissions on your current files and folders if they are not writable at the moment. Do you now how to use ftp?

[turbobikes]

Well really there's only one way to do it. If you're getting an error when you try to use the patch you'll need to do some file editing anyway, so you may as well just go for the big upgrade in one go.

Anyway if you have a backup of the database that's the first step. If you aren't sure you have one then do one now. You probably wont need to restore it but you should have it just in case. If it becomes necessary to restore it we can talk you through that later.

For the upgrade itself, unzip the download file and load all the files from it into your forum folder on your server. You may have to set the permissions on your current files and folders if they are not writable at the moment. Do you now how to use ftp?

yes i ran a backup and saved it to my computer

what is ftp and no i dont know how to use it ??

[ccbtimewiz]

How do I use FTP? / What is FTP?

[turbobikes]

i am hosting with siteground
and use a control panel once in a while but im not sure where to place the file that you linked??

[Antechinus]

Ok,which file do you mean? Are you talking about an ftp client download file or the SMF upgrade file?

[turbobikes]

Ok cool. If there aren't any modifications to worry about and you have to go all the way from 1.1.4 to 1.1.7 then the easiest way to do it is to grab the large upgrade pack and go with that. It will overwrite all of your existing forum files (which will get rid of the errors) but it wont trash your data (post, topics, etc, etc).

Best thing to do is to run your normal forum maintenance routine first and get a backup of your database. This is purely a precaution and usually will not be needed but it is better to be safe.

Then download the large upgrade pack from here: http://www.simplemachines.org/download/

Have you done an installation before or did you just inherit the site as it is?

this file

[turbobikes]

well actually now i am not sure which to download lol
sorry i get lost easily

[turbobikes]

i just downloaded the smf upgrade (the one that says if not using 1.1.6) or mods

not where would i place this file (i unzip first correct?)

[Antechinus]

Yes. Unzip the thing first. Then you need to upload the contents to the folder that holds your forum. You'll need to get your ftp set up first.

This is actually fairly simple once you've done it once. It is just a matter of taking it one step at a time and being a bit careful. I'm loading up a test site at the moment.

[turbobikes]

Yes. Unzip the thing first. Then you need to upload the contents to the folder that holds your forum. You'll need to get your ftp set up first.

doesnt my siteground host offer the ftp to use?
i thought it did
if not ill get one for my computer

[turbobikes]

ok i am in my Cpanel and where is my forum located?
i have a list of sql sites or something??

this is the list of my database (was told this is where my files are (but not sure if is or not?)
MySQL® Databases
MySQL® Database Wizard
phpMyAdmin
Remote MySQL
PostgreSQL Databases
PostgreSQL Database Wizard
phpPgAdmin

[turbobikes]

oops its in my files manager right? (told you i get lost)

[Antechinus]

Yes. 

You should be able to see folders called Themes, Sources, etc. If you can see all of those you are in the right place.

[turbobikes]

ok now exactly where do i download this set of files?

there seems to be alot of files do i move them all over?

[Antechinus]

Yes, the whole lot.

One thing I just though of: have you put your forum into maintenance mode so that nobody tries to use it while the upgrade is happening? If you haven't nick into SMF admin and do it now.

Anyway you have to load all the files and folders from your desktop to your server. They should overwrite all the existing files and folders. To make sure this happens check the permissions on the existing files and folders. If you can it is best to set them all to 777 or 755, depending on what your host allows.