Upgrade Confusion

[dweiss]

This is my first VB upgrade (going from 3.54 to 3.6) and I'm a bit confused. I'd appreciate it if someone could help me make sure I've got this all right before I mess up something.

1. When told to upload the contents of my upload folder, I'm actually going to overwrite all the existing files, correct?

2. I'm not clear on renaming "config.php.new" to "config.php." Isn't this going to overwrite my existing config.php settings before I get a chance to to do the upgrade? How will the system know what is in my old config.php at this point? Or, do I need to renter all that information manually?

3. I've made minor modifications to my system to insert my own header and footer above and below the normal VB screen. Is there a point in the process where I tell the upgrade routine to retain these settings, or will I have to redo them?

Thanks for the help,

[Floris]

1. Yes, that is correct. With an upgrade you have to replace the old files with the new files.

2. Yes, you have to rename it from .new to just .php and yes this will overwrite the existing one from the old version. So back it up and write down the details it has so you can re-use those details in the 3.6 config.php file.

3. No, you won't be told. Nor do you have to worry. Any custom template will not be replaced or removed. Customizations are not touched by the upgrade scripts.

[dweiss]

Floris -

Thanks!