how to upgrade to 2.0

mrpike · June 14, 2011, 08:26:00 PM

How can I easily upgrade to 2.0 without losing any of my stuff?

Illori · June 14, 2011, 08:30:52 PM

following these directions Upgrading SMF will let you upgrade with little to no problems, remember to backup first.

mrpike · June 14, 2011, 08:59:02 PM

Can I simply just click "backup forum" in the Admin section? Or is it more complicated than that? GoDaddy is stupid I've come to figure out.

Illori · June 14, 2011, 09:06:10 PM

do this How do I backup my database? and backup your files. do not use the backup in the admin panel it is known to not do a complete backup.

mrpike · June 15, 2011, 01:23:54 PM

After will I need to re-install my messages that have been posted or will they transfer?

Illori · June 15, 2011, 01:26:14 PM

if you do an upgrade on the database you have installed smf on, your messages etc will be updated to the latest format, your old database will not work on the new version.

mrpike · June 15, 2011, 01:31:42 PM

So scared to do this haha.

mrpike · June 15, 2011, 02:24:59 PM

Do I have to download a changlog?

Illori · June 15, 2011, 02:27:22 PM

no you dont unless you want to read it

mrpike · June 15, 2011, 02:40:59 PM

Ok so I'm transferring the unzipped files into Filezilla. I've backed up my forum in godaddy and also through the use of the admin panel.

The next step is to chmod the files right?

Illori · June 15, 2011, 02:42:26 PM

the next step is to read How do I backup my database? as you did not do a proper database backup

mrpike · June 15, 2011, 02:44:10 PM

Am I screwed?

I'm not very good with the computer things. I read "how do i backup my database" and thought that I did everything right.

Illori · June 15, 2011, 02:46:51 PM

you said you used the admin panel to backup the database, which can lead to a partial backup. if you followed the above you did not say you did it that way.

mrpike · June 15, 2011, 02:50:39 PM

I backed up my database in godaddy as well......

mrpike · June 15, 2011, 02:51:57 PM

Filezilla just got done transferring all of my files to my forum, my forum is still working and everything. It looks like nothing has happened, is there a reason for this?

Illori · June 15, 2011, 02:52:43 PM

did you override the existing files with the new? if so you need to run upgrade.php

mrpike · June 15, 2011, 02:53:39 PM

Yeah I overwrote them

is the backup I did right or wrong?

If it is wrong should I backup now?

How do I run upgrade.php?

Illori · June 15, 2011, 02:57:41 PM

looks like your backup is correct, you run upgrade.php in your browser Upgrading SMF

mrpike · June 15, 2011, 02:58:38 PM

Ok thanks.

mrpike · June 15, 2011, 03:11:44 PM

So when I type in my address like this www.yourdomain.com/forum/upgrade.php it brings up my main page

saying that the page doesn't exist.

Not my forum. Any ideas?

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