PHPBB3 Upgrade

[Brian]

Im contemplating upgrading from PHPBB3 3.0B to3.0RC5. Does anybody know what I have to download ? Changed files, patched files ? what ?

[WelshTom]

Dunno - Just to be on the safe side, I usually replace all the files, usually only takes a few seconds.

Edit: Don't overwrite the config file however

[Brian]

So just download the full thing and upload replacing all files except the config ?

[eukjason]

Greetings Brian,

You will need to take your database and config file backup first. You can download the files for that version from http://www.phpbb.com/downloads/development.php. After installation you can restore the database for your website hosting as well as the confg file.

[Brian]

Hey Jason,
Worst thing you should do is do this stuff while partialy drunk and on the way to a hangover

Anywho, it took a while, but you cant upgrade from B5 to RC5 *officially*. PHPBB dont support it. I did however, find some startrek named forums for PHPBB3 and one chap wrote a script to upgrade from B5 to RC1, which I did successfully (after I had to restore my old B5). Tommorow, well, i guess today, so ill say, whenever I get outta bed Ill work on going from RC1 to RC5 which seems to be allot easier.

[Eidolon]

I guess you could download RC1-5 and upgrade between versions.

Another possible method is as follows...
- Download the RC5 and find the MySQL Server schema for that version
- Find the B5 schema
- Go to http://www.syncsql.com/index.html and paste in the schemas to find any changed between versions and get the 'upgrade schema'.
- BACK UP YOUR EXISTING BOARD AND DATABASE
- Replace (source) files for the RC5 version
- Using phpMyAdmin or similar enter the 'upgrade schema' code.
...at this point you should have a working RC5 board, though you might also have a non-working board which is why one of the steps was to back up.

[Brian]

THe RC1 to RC5 is real easy. Gonna back up the database in a few mins and just zip the directory like I did for theB5 to RC1 upgrade, that way when i balls up I can just extract the old archive I have.

[DPS Computing]

Doesn't phpBB have a backup database and config file option? (sometimes called 'Export'). That way you could export the files, delete the directory, install a fresh copy of the RC5 and then reimport the database and config files.

[Brian]

Originally Posted by DPS Computing

Doesn't phpBB have a backup database and config file option? (sometimes called 'Export'). That way you could export the files, delete the directory, install a fresh copy of the RC5 and then reimport the database and config files.

Havent used PHPBB in years. I used Invision and erm, some other one I cant remember the name of. I just backe dup the database via CP and teh config via ftp.

[DPS Computing]

Originally Posted by Brian

Havent used PHPBB in years. I used Invision and erm, some other one I cant remember the name of. I just backe dup the database via CP and teh config via ftp.

I suppose that is quite an easy way to do it when you have the knowledge. You would have thought there would be an import / export feature built into phpBB (and other forum software) for less technically gifted people or technically gifted people that just want a really easy life .

[Brian]

Originally Posted by DPS Computing

I suppose that is quite an easy way to do it when you have the knowledge. You would have thought there would be an import / export feature built into phpBB (and other forum software) for less technically gifted people or technically gifted people that just want a really easy life .

There is for the database anywho. Its just 'different' that what im used to, not hard just differnent. From what I read up on, my problem was PHPBB stopped supported Beta versions, and therfore had no upgrade scripts from Beta to Release Candiadte. So the main thing wasnt the files, it was the database that had to be updated. The only database updates they had was in the RC's. RC1 to RC2 to RC5 etc.