6.9-7.0?

Regular Joined: Nov 11, 2003 Posts: 61

i am looking into upgrading from 6.9 to 7.0 and dont want to lose my DB and all my Members and or posts in our forums....is it possible? and if so how?

Site Admin/Owner Joined: Aug 27, 2002 Posts: 17088

Absolutely and it's quite easy, as far as the database goes. In the 7.0 upgrades folder, just run the upgrade script upgrade69_70.php. You will need to replace your 6.9 files with the 7.0 files and that may involve customixation if you have modified any of those files.

Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:05 pm

i dont mod but i do have some custom block does that matter?
and what is ultramode and what does it do?

Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:19 pm

The files in the nuke 7.0 distribution will overlay the 6.9 files. If you have blocks/modules that are not in the 7.0 files then they will not be affected. The way I always do my upgrades to my site is

- Set up a virgin installation (in this case 7.0)
- Make a clone of my current version database (in this case 6.9)
- Modify new config.php file for the cloned database access
- Copy the upgrades/upgrade69_70.php file to the 7.0 main folder
- Run http://www.yourdomain.com/upgrade69_70.php
- You should now have a working 7.0 installation using your current 6.9 (now upgraded) tables
- Now start moving all your customizations, whether they be add-ons or core code from your 6.9 installation

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 11:28 am

sweet thanks for the help raven got it up and running