I'm currently running 1.0.7 and want to upgrade to 1.1 RC2 (Newest version?)
Do I install the entire new installation, run and over write the 1.0.7 version?.. or is there a 'patch' to upgrade to 1.1 RC2?
Will I lose any database info or info in the board itself if I do an a new installation? I assume I will make back ups though...
Thanks
Yes make backups before attempting anything :)
To upgrade to 1.1 RC2 I recomend you use the upgrade package as this will ensure a fresh set of files :)
This is it here: http://www.simplemachines.org/download/index.php?thanks;filename=smf_1-1-rc2_upgrade.zip
Unzip the contents and upload them over any files already there, when all uploaded goto http://yoursite.com/forum/upgrade.php and follow those steps
I recomend you have a look at our manual section on upgrading where it will talk about all this in more depth: http://docs.simplemachines.org/index.php?board=3.0
:)