Rc2 to RC3 or 4

[Bobn]

I am very afraid to make this upgrade I have heard so many horror stories. We have tens of thousands of posts and many mods like ad seller. What kind of danger am I in trying to do this?

[sAce]

Take a proper database backup, then youre covered !

Upgrading SMF
Restoring a Database
How do I backup my database?

[Robert.]

I strongly advice you to make a backup of your FTP files too.

[NanoSector]

I strongly advice you tell your members to not go online while the upgrade continues.

Less server stress = faster upgrade, no?

[cicka]

I am very afraid to make this upgrade I have heard so many horror stories. We have tens of thousands of posts and many mods like ad seller. What kind of danger am I in trying to do this?

If you will make a backup of your database and files as indicated above you will be in no danger at all.

[NanoSector]

I am very afraid to make this upgrade I have heard so many horror stories. We have tens of thousands of posts and many mods like ad seller. What kind of danger am I in trying to do this?

If you will make an upgrade of your database and files as indicated above you will be in no danger at all.

You mean backup

[cicka]

I am very afraid to make this upgrade I have heard so many horror stories. We have tens of thousands of posts and many mods like ad seller. What kind of danger am I in trying to do this?

If you will make an upgrade of your database and files as indicated above you will be in no danger at all.

You mean backup

Yes. I corrected my post. Thank you for reminding me

[Kindred]

no danger at all about your posts (although, as stated, you should always take a backup)


The mods, on the other hand, will need to be re-installed after the upgrade.

(oh, and note: you can upgrade from RC2 to RC4 directly, no need to go through RC3)