testing before upgrading

[ekfaysal]

Hi
i think i have to test my forum.. before upgrading
i dont want to mess with everything..

if i install a forum on a new directory, then how to add database to it?
will it make my current forum not working?
Please guide me.
I dont want to play with original untill i  test version 4 with all the mods etc..
Please

[babjusi]

Hi
i think i have to test my forum.. before upgrading
i dont want to mess with everything..

if i install a forum on a new directory, then how to add database to it?
will it make my current forum not working?
Please guide me.
I dont want to play with original untill i  test version 4 with all the mods etc..
Please

What version do you want to upgrade from?

First of all create a new database at the cp of your host. Then install the same version of smf that you have in a new folder, say ''test'' without the quotes. Install it at this new database that you created, then make a backup of your live database and import it to the new database that you installed the test forum. Then run the repair_settings.php file to straighten out all the paths, urls and all the other settings.  In this way you just created a duplicate of your live forum. And you can start play around with it and try out whatever new things you want to

How to backup and restore your database, check out the last link in my signature

[ekfaysal]

im upgradiing from smf2beta3 to beta 4
But i dont know from where i can get beta 3
as it is not available now

[babjusi]

im upgradiing from smf2beta3 to beta 4
But i dont know from where i can get beta 3
as it is not available now

Try the archived releases

http://www.simplemachines.org/download/?archive

[Rumbaar]

You can copy your whole current forum to a new 'test' folder.  Create a duplicate db, then connect that copy to that second db.  Then perform an upgrade on a perfect copy of your 'original' forum.  Same process as moving to a new host, just locally.

How do I move my SMF board to a different host?
How do I save my SMF board?
How do I save the database data?
How do I restore the database data?

Then run repair_settings.php and reset all Theme paths.