AdamLopez13 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Hello, I'm currently running on 4.0.9.2 and I would like to upgrade to the latest version you have available. How would I go about upgrading my website? I'd like to keep all my settings/posts that I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Scharynche Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) Alright, it's quite simple then. Do these steps from your computer: Download the latest IPS version package, Extract the archive, Delete unnecessary files (anything related to nulled software, like validators, or readme files), Rename your admin directory if you changed in your server, Archive it back in ZIP, don't forget to do this from root directory, Transfer the archive to your server Continue from your server Move your archive to the root directory (generally it's /var/www/html) Type 'unzip <archivename>.zip' Press A to confirm to overwrite all files Don't forget to backup your database and files first! You can simply backup files with ZIP command and database with phpMyAdmin database output. Edited July 7, 2016 by Scharynche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Scharynche Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 What kind of server do you use? Classic hosting (shared), or server (cloud or dedicated)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AdamLopez13 Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 Server, I have a VPS with root access. I also have a FTP Server on my VPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Phun Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 4 hours ago, Scharynche said: Alright, it's quite simple then. Do these steps from your computer: Download the latest IPS version package, Extract the archive, Delete unnecessary files (anything related to nulled software, like validators, or readme files), Rename your admin directory if you changed in your server, Archive it back in ZIP, don't forget to do this from root directory, Transfer the archive to your server Continue from your server Move your archive to the root directory (generally it's /var/www/html) Type 'unzip <archivename>.zip' Press A to confirm to overwrite all files Don't forget to backup your database and files first! You can simply backup files with ZIP command and database with phpMyAdmin database output. What about step 4, going to /admin/upgrade/ and following the steps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Scharynche Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Phun said: What about step 4, going to /admin/upgrade/ and following the steps? IPS will detect new files and will tell the user to upgrade the software when he/she opens the website. But yes. Edited July 7, 2016 by Scharynche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AdamLopez13 Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) What would I need to backup? I'm guessing the conf_global.php but what about everything else? I know I need to backup the MySQL DB but what about the files themselves, which ones? Edited July 7, 2016 by AdamLopez13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Scharynche Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Everything except uploads folder will do just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AdamLopez13 Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Scharynche said: Everything except uploads folder will do just fine. Okay so to recap, I basically backup everything except for the uploads folder then overwrite everything with the new version of IPB and I can upgrade from the website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Scharynche Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 9 hours ago, AdamLopez13 said: Okay so to recap, I basically backup everything except for the uploads folder then overwrite everything with the new version of IPB and I can upgrade from the website? That's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AdamLopez13 Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 (edited) Worked like a charm, googled the proper way to do it and it's pretty much the same way Mr. Scharynche stated except you do have to go yourwebsite.com/admin/upgrade in order to upgrade because when I did it my website had a fatal error message appear. Thanks sir! Edited July 11, 2016 by AdamLopez13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Scharynche Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 44 minutes ago, AdamLopez13 said: Worked like a charm, googled the proper way to do it and it's pretty much the same way Mr. Scharynche stated except you do have to go yourwebsite.com/admin/upgrade in order to upgrade because when I did it my website had a fatal error message appear. Thanks sir! You're welcome, I was just sharing my experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hello, I'm currently running on 4.0.9.2 and I would like to upgrade to the latest version you have available.
How would I go about upgrading my website? I'd like to keep all my settings/posts that I have.
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