When you like to test smf2.1,
than you got the best exprience when you use the github version.
Since you need to move some stuff etc. i provide a ready to use packages,
which get generated twice of the day:
http://0exclusive.de/smf/smf2.1_nightly_install.zip
http://0exclusive.de/smf/smf2.1_nightly_upgrade.zip
https://0exclusive.de/smf/smf2.1_nightly_install.zip
https://0exclusive.de/smf/smf2.1_nightly_upgrade.zip
Also in this version it's important when you provide bugs,
which "version" you use ther for you find a file in the root called "last_commit_<version>" exp: last_commit_de7e49,
so when you open a bug/issue/request provide this number or even better update first to last version.
-- Added https links
Minor issue i fixed in the last hours,
the build process was running to often and
the version number got only 6 characters, should be 7 -> fixed
With the version you can look into this link: https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF2.1/commits/release-2.1
to see how much commits/changes are between this version and github version.
Todo this even more easier i added in the last_commit_<version> a url which leads your directly to the version comparison
for exp: https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF2.1/compare/9e95b1b...release-2.1
Cool. :)
Indeed cool! thanks!
Since i'm not able to update the start topic,
i would like to hint that you can get the download by https too.
https://0exclusive.de/smf/smf2.1_nightly_install.zip
https://0exclusive.de/smf/smf2.1_nightly_upgrade.zip
Maybe a mod could change this.
Done, thank you!
yes let download now check
because i see error
/public_html/avs has to be writable to continue the upgrade. Please make sure permissions are correctly set to allow this.
The download is fine,
please open a new topic when you got issue with the setup/upgrade process.
thanks i will do it now
maybe would be a good idea to stick this topic or ref from sticked 2.1 topic to this,
so that people get a ready to roll setup/upgrade packed?
Added Settings_bak.php to the install version.
Thanks
Good work
Excellent ! Thank you. I have a question: What version SMF does the upgrade work ?
version SMF 2.0.15
The database was outdated 2.0.5
Doesn't matter. There have been no database changes in 2.0.x
Wasn't there a MIME type column added in the attachments table in 2.0.6?
https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=513328.0
Nope, no changes to the database
https://custom.simplemachines.org/upgrades/index.php?action=upgrade;file=smf_patch_1.1.19_2.0.6.tar.gz;smf_version=2.0.5
stupid question.
I have a test install of 2.1beta3 - can I use these upgrades to go to beta4?
Yes, you should be able to with no problem.
Thanks mate, I'll give it a crack when I get a chance.
Sorry for what may be a stupid question - should this just work the same way as a usual upgrade file via the package manager?
I ask because I tried that and got the error
Quotepackage upload failed due to the following error:
"Although the package was downloaded to the server it appears to be empty. Please check the Packages directory, and the "temp" sub-directory are both writable."
no you cannot use the package manager for this upgrade, you need to override all files and run the upgrade script.
do make sure this is NOT on your live install.
Quote from: Illori on June 26, 2018, 09:08:24 AM
no you cannot use the package manager for this upgrade, you need to override all files and run the upgrade script.
do make sure this is NOT on your live install.
OK is there a guide for idiots step by step of what to do?
Yep definitely NOT my live (2.0.x) forum.
Quote from: landyvlad on June 25, 2018, 01:29:57 AM
stupid question.
I have a test install of 2.1beta3 - can I use these upgrades to go to beta4?
Beta-to-beta updates work pretty well. Your code gets updated & your database structures are updated properly.
There is one caveat: If you scan the upgrade code (especially in other/upgrade_2-1_mysql.sql) you'll see that parts of the code will not allow themselves to be executed twice. If there are fixes in those areas, you will not get the benefit.
Bottom line is that a beta-to-beta upgrade gets you 99% of the way there but you may miss out on some fixes. Maybe I'm a little OCD on this, but I always execute the full upgrade from 2.0.x to 2.1.
Quote from: landyvlad on June 26, 2018, 09:26:30 AM
OK is there a guide for idiots step by step of what to do?
I follow these steps:
1) Back everything up...
2) Delete all folders & files except:
- attachments
- avatars
- smileys
- custom_avatar (<= make sure your custom avatar folder uses this name!)
- any mod-specific folders for mods you want to keep, if you have any (e.g., /downloads)
- Settings.php
- (Some theme developers like keeping the Themes folder around, too...)
3) Use the nightly upgrade .zip from the start of this thread. Extract the files on top of your remaining files above.
4) Run upgrade.php in your forum root; some folks use ftp, but I simply use the browser, works fine
*** If you are using a copy of your prod database, don't forget to disable things like notification-related scheduled tasks in your test environment, or your production users might see icky test data. ***
Hope this helps,
you should also not delete Settings_bak.php either.
See if I understand this accurately. If I have a 2.1 install I can re-install practically every day with a new upgrade package on Github?
Quote from: njtweb on June 26, 2018, 11:33:15 AM
See if I understand this accurately. If I have a 2.1 install I can re-install practically every day with a new upgrade package on Github?
Yes, given the minor caveat noted above.
Quote from: Illori on June 26, 2018, 10:32:29 AM
you should also not delete Settings_bak.php either.
Illori - Requiring the backup around was an old bug that has been fixed. See PR #4180 up on Github.
ah nice, but does not hurt to leave it behind if you have it.
OK thanks. I'll give it a try over the weekend.
Upgrade 2.1 B3 to 2.1B4 succesful - thanks all !
From my pov would be nice,
when smf provide no nightly download,
that this topic get sticky.
Https access got fixed.
The nightly download got somehow "stuck" on an old version,
this issue fixed now.
Added db_last_error.php to install and upgrade zip
Quick question - I have a very small test forum for 2.1 and am trying to upgrade to latest version exactly as per provided instructions earlier in this thread.
Running upgrade.php
Time elapsed has 'stopped' at 0 mins, 37 seconds.
The green bar for "Overall Progress" seems to have stopped at 63%
The orange bar for 'Step' progress is sitting at 100%
Progress is showing as Step 4. Database changes.
it's been sitting like this for about 5 minutes so far....
Obviously a large database would take a long time but in this instance my database is only 6.36 MB. Yep, megabytes.
EDIT: I just ran it again and selected continue, this time it went almost straight away to success. :) Cheers
Please tell me whether I should upgrade to the official version 2.1RC or the latest nightly build posted here is the same?
Quote from: plintus on February 07, 2019, 09:04:10 AM
Please tell me whether I should upgrade to the official version 2.1RC or the latest nightly build posted here is the same?
Depends on you really, they may not be the same. The official RC1 is the public release, concidered stable enough to use, while the nightly may change and/or temporarily break stuff.
thank
Since the offical release of rc2 is two month old,
here a reminder that you can use the nightly version,
where many of the known issue of rc2 got already fixed.
Just updated my local installation of 2.1. Smooth as silk. :)
Does anyone run a live 2.1 site for me to peruse ?
If so, please send me the url.
@Bigguy runs one:- https://www.whatsurbeef.net/ (https://www.whatsurbeef.net/)
Thanks, NICE ! I like it a lot.
I wish my site was as aesthetically pleasing as that :(
Quote from: aegersz on February 11, 2020, 06:26:11 AM
Does anyone run a live 2.1 site for me to peruse ?
If so, please send me the url.
I am and I have two errors: https://seniorforums.ca/index.php
Quote from: aegersz on February 11, 2020, 06:26:11 AM
Does anyone run a live 2.1 site for me to peruse ?
If so, please send me the url.
We've been running RC2 for a good while now.
Only issue I have is subscriptions don't work. It registers payment through PayPal but doesn't create a subscription. I'm not fixing it until RC3.
2.1 really is miles better than 2.0.15
Www.mr2roc.org
Latest nightly just trashes my test sites. Seem to do very rude things to the database. This applies to both install and upgrade.
Aha. It happens if you try to set registration to disabled when installing or upgrading. Screws the db completely.
OTOH, if you leave the registration on the default immediate setting, install.php works like it should.
Quote from: Antechinus on February 24, 2020, 06:44:23 AM
Aha. It happens if you try to set registration to disabled when installing or upgrading. Screws the db completely.
OTOH, if you leave the registration on the default immediate setting, install.php works like it should.
I'm not seeing anything like this at all for installs or upgrades...
OS?
Php version?
DB & DB version?
Any error messages?
Installs & upgrades seem to be working fine at the moment. (We had some issues a week or two ago, but not now...)
Windows 10, 64 bit.
Apache 2.4.37
PHP 7.1.24
MySQL 5.7.24
Smarty 3.1.33
SQLite 3.25.3
PhpMyAdmin 4.8.3
Xdebug 2.6.1 / 2.5.5
Did get some error messages coming up, in the famous "big orange heading on top of box" all over the screen, but would have to do it all again to resurrect them. At the time I was more concerned with getting the thing running.
First time it hit was when attempting to upgrade an older nightly (from September last year) with the latest large upgrade pack.
Second time was when trying a clean installation with the install pack (empty directory and db to start with).
That's very close to my test config (biggest difference is php7.3).
Did you upgrade via cli or the browser?
Browser (Pale Moon, latest version, if it makes any difference).
BTW, the server is a desktop/Windows package (VertrigoServ), not a stand-alone Nix box.
Tell ya what: this was late last night, so I suppose it's possible it was a case of PIBCAK. I'll see if I can replicate it over the next few days.
Yesterday I had problems with upgrading 2.1 RC2 to github version "a2a40ba". After database update installer hangs and show only white page in browser.
I managed to get upgrade finished, when not using " maintenance mode". For some reason it modifies Settings.php "maintenance mode" to 2 and not 1, like it should be (maybe?).
Hi,
I had to Update my smf to the nightly build due to the ReCaptcha issue described here (https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=572333.0).
I get a blank page after step 5.
Not sure if the conversion is done correctly and my upgrade files won't be deleted, so I had to do this manually.
I tested that yesterday and today I had 700+ Error Messages in my Log - so I installed the actual nightly today again and it fails at the same step.
I am not sure if this is a problem in general with the nightly package here or if this is a general bug.
What steps should I dop next or what informations are missing?
Regards
URL from the blank page: https://foobar-users.de/upgrade.php?step=6&substep=0&data=eyJjdXJzdGVwIjo2LCJsYW5nIjoiZW5nbGlzaCIsInJpZCI6NDM0NCwicGFzcyI6Mjc4NDAsImRlYnVnIjowLCJqcyI6MX0=&ssi=1
Quote from: aegersz on February 11, 2020, 06:26:11 AM
Does anyone run a live 2.1 site for me to peruse ?
If so, please send me the url.
Not as busy as used to be due to covid but hopefully when new football seasons start forum posts will pick up - http://somersetroadend.com/forum/ -
Is this still happening?
Quote from: Doug Heffernan on July 22, 2020, 07:19:38 AM
Is this still happening?
If I read it correctly, the issues were discussed in detail and solved on github.
Is the download from teh 1st post the most recent SMF 2.1RC?
Yes (and they're automatically updated every day).
Thank you
Quote from: 1.1Nerd on August 17, 2020, 05:28:43 AM
Is the download from teh 1st post the most recent SMF 2.1RC?
You can always check this yourself, each of those downloads in the first post contains a last_commit file for this very purpose.
Example in the download from a couple of minutes ago, last_commit_6a55d92
open that file and it contain a link https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF2.1/compare/6a55d92...release-2.1
Quote from: shawnb61 on June 26, 2018, 10:29:47 AMQuote from: landyvlad on June 26, 2018, 09:26:30 AMOK is there a guide for idiots step by step of what to do?
I follow these steps:
1) Back everything up...
2) Delete all folders & files except:
- attachments
- avatars
- smileys
- custom_avatar (<= make sure your custom avatar folder uses this name!)
- any mod-specific folders for mods you want to keep, if you have any (e.g., /downloads)
- Settings.php
- (Some theme developers like keeping the Themes folder around, too...)
3) Use the nightly upgrade .zip from the start of this thread. Extract the files on top of your remaining files above.
4) Run upgrade.php in your forum root; some folks use ftp, but I simply use the browser, works fine
*** If you are using a copy of your prod database, don't forget to disable things like notification-related scheduled tasks in your test environment, or your production users might see icky test data. ***
Hope this helps,
so when doing this and you unzip the files and throw it to the host via ftp and run the upgrade.php and it doesn't work, can you just take all your backup files from the previous rc and overwrite the latest files you uploaded and run upgrade.php? this will not wipe out your current board right? since it's not running a script, you're just overwriting files that have old code with new files with the newer code that fixes bugs?
thank you all in advance who all answer
Upgrade.php is a tool to update your database (if changes in the db side are needed), so it is always and without exception a good idea to keep in mind that simply replacing the files with older ones is not guaranteed to work. Backup your files and database before upgrading. But no, it should not wipe out your board, or any contents within ;)