Converting to SMF RC 4, installing from scratch... Import old posts and users?

[NanoSector]

Give me an example then.
WHY exactly would you need all RC3 files for?

You need the files to perform this step:
- Upgrade to RC4 to make the database compatible.

This way you should get no errors.

[Norv]

Give me an example then.
WHY exactly would you need all RC3 files for?

You need the files to perform this step:
- Upgrade to RC4 to make the database compatible.

This way you should get no errors.

You need RC4 files for that. Not RC3 files. The RC4 upgrade package contains almost all files a SMF installation has.

If you have RC3 files, and try to perform upgrade.php to RC4, without FIRST uploading ALL RC4 files in an upgrade package, you'll get an error from the upgrade script about "outdated files found".

You need to upload ALL RC4 files from an upgrade package, THEN run upgrade.php.

[NanoSector]

Give me an example then.
WHY exactly would you need all RC3 files for?

You need the files to perform this step:
- Upgrade to RC4 to make the database compatible.

This way you should get no errors.

You need RC4 files for that. Not RC3 files. The RC4 upgrade package contains almost all files a SMF installation has.

If you have RC3 files, and try to perform upgrade.php to RC4, without FIRST uploading ALL RC4 files in an upgrade package, you'll get an error from the upgrade script about "outdated files found".

You need to upload ALL RC4 files from an upgrade package, THEN run upgrade.php.

*facepalms*

ANYHOW, I have better things to do. Byebye.

[Norv]

I would appreciate to keep rudeness away.

When you'll have an example of a problem which may occur if you use the files of the new version, I'll be happy to listen.

[NanoSector]

I would appreciate to keep rudeness away.

When you'll have an example of a problem which may occur if you use the files of the new version, I'll be happy to listen.

My Dutch forum once gave me a row of errors when importing a database from RC3 into a RC4 forum. No mods installed into it though.

I apologize for my rudeness but I am stressed at the moment.

[frozenas]

I see there's been quite a discussion!

Anyway, I'm still unable to get the old database (damn the old hosting!), so I only did the site skeletons, of some sites on the other hosting. They all need only the database. So anyway, speaking of SMF, I'd like to ask a few things:

Now I done this: copied the RC4 big upgrade package, so now to import the users and the threads, I will need to import the database from RC3, and run the upgrade file, which is stated in the first reply.

This makes me think: What about the modules and plugins? They are implemented into the files, aren't they? Will I need to reinstall them all?

If so, could you tell me an approximate date of the second RC or the full version, so I can determine, if it's wort the pain of finding all the plugins again and implementing them into the RC4?

Thanks.

[Norv]

About mods:
You will need to reinstall them all. All unstable versions (Release Candidates, Beta versions, etc) typically only offer the option of a full upgrade, meaning by overwriting the files of the former version, so yes, mods are overwritten.
However, their settings and data (if they saved such in the database) will be preserved, and usually retrieved after reinstallation. (so for example if you have a portal mod with articles already saved, after reinstalling the newest version of the mod, you should be able to see your articles, you don't need to enter them from zero).

You may also want the Settings.php and Settings_bak.php files from the old host, to copy them in the SMF directory. Then, upload repair_settings to fix all paths. (once you get the database as well).

SMF development policy is rather that our releases will be made when ready, meaning that we rather do not give dates which may prove mistaken. I'm sorry, only you can decide if you wish to install mods and which, now, or not. I can tell we don't intend to take long with the release of the final 2.0 version, but unfortunately I don't have a date for the moment.

[frozenas]

Okay, thanks for your reply. I will try to stick with as not many plugins, as I can this time then. I might want to clean the database too, since some plugins won't be there, or won't be working with RC4.

P.S. There isn't going to be RC5, is there?

[Norv]

No, there will be 2.0 Final version.