Backup before upgrading

[Dr.IP]

Hello, how to backup my website?

 

I need to 4.2.8

 

 

Thanks.

[Jeffrey]

1) Download your database

2) Compress your forum files and download the archive.

[Dr.IP]

1 hour ago, Testmyluck said:

1) Download your database

2) Compress your forum files and download the archive.

How? Help me.

[Seathre]

1 hour ago, Dr.IP said:

How? Help me.

This is a difficult question because the answer is different depending on your hosting provider. Would you mind sharing where you host your website?

Edited April 2, 2018 by Seathre

[Jeffrey]

8 minutes ago, Seathre said:

This is a difficult question because the answer is different depending on your hosting provider. Would you mind sharing where you host your website?

Most paid shared hosts use Cpanel.

You can login your cpanel, go into file manager, highlight all of the files you want to compress or you can compress the entire forum folder, right click, and select "Compress" in the dropdown menu. Once you have compressed it, double click on it, and you'll download the archive. For your database, go into PhpAdmin, find the forum database, find "export", and export the database as .sql".

[Dr.IP]

5 hours ago, Testmyluck said:

Most paid shared hosts use Cpanel.

You can login your cpanel, go into file manager, highlight all of the files you want to compress or you can compress the entire forum folder, right click, and select "Compress" in the dropdown menu. Once you have compressed it, double click on it, and you'll download the archive. For your database, go into PhpAdmin, find the forum database, find "export", and export the database as .sql".

Done. How to upgrading?

[Jeffrey]

41 minutes ago, Dr.IP said:

Done. How to upgrading?

Upload the .zip file inside the forum folder. Once you did that, right click on the zip and click "extract". It will extract a folder. Go into that folder and move all the files into your forum directory. 

Lastly, go to http://yoursite/admin/upgrade and follow the process.

[Dr.IP]

23 hours ago, Testmyluck said:

Upload the .zip file inside the forum folder. Once you did that, right click on the zip and click "extract". It will extract a folder. Go into that folder and move all the files into your forum directory. 

Lastly, go to http://yoursite/admin/upgrade and follow the process.

Can you help me for video or photos?

[Dr.IP]

Help me.

[Dr.IP]

[Dr.IP]

On 4/3/2018 at 5:31 AM, Testmyluck said:

Upload the .zip file inside the forum folder. Once you did that, right click on the zip and click "extract". It will extract a folder. Go into that folder and move all the files into your forum directory. 

Lastly, go to http://yoursite/admin/upgrade and follow the process.

Can you help me for video or photos?

Sorry.

[killshandra]

 

[Dr.IP]

On 4/10/2018 at 5:21 PM, killshandra said:

 

Unfortunately there is no way to upgrade the forum especially the version. Note: I have a forum file uploaded to folder "File Manager" public_html/ips4.2.8.zip but what after the method? Forums in public_html/webforums ( version 4.2.6 ).

 

I want a new article to explain about the upgrade.

[Head Guru]

Selected the .zip file and 'extract' go into the folder it extracts to and select all files and move them into your forum folder this overrides all the files then you to www.yourforum.com/admin/upgrade follow upgrade instructions. 

[Dr.IP]

43 minutes ago, Zaccy said:

Selected the .zip file and 'extract' go into the folder it extracts to and select all files and move them into your forum folder this overrides all the files then you to www.yourforum.com/admin/upgrade follow upgrade instructions. 

Done. Thank you!

[Jeffrey]

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