3.0.x to 3.6

[Malke]

Is an upgrade from 3.0.x to 3.6 easy? I mean is there an FAQ or something for it?

The most important thing is to keep all users. Styles etc can be fixed.

Thanks.

[Floris]

* Make a backup
* Download 3.6.0 zip
* Unpack and prepare the 3.6.0 config.php file
* Upload the 3.6.0 files, overwriting any files already there
* Run the upgrade.php file through the browser.
* Follow the on screen instructions

You're done.

[Malke]

Thanks!

[pecheney]

I learned a good bit from this thread. I am transferring a 3.0.13 to a new server. I copied the vbulletin off old server, uploaded it to new server. Then i used phpmyadmin to download db and coudl not use phpmyadmin to upload to new server due to timeout issues. So now I am learning how to telnet. Any advice on how to learn to telnet? Is telnetting easy and I am makinga mountain of a molehill? I am getting key authentification errors and I am not sure how to figure out my "path" on my own dedicated server? How did everybody else learn how to do this? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[pecheney]

If I am using Putty on a Windows machine to talk to a UNIX server, should I use PSCP?

[pecheney]

OK, now I am really confused. Is PSFTP different than Putty or is it a facet of it? I have been diligenty reading the Putty Manual and it is saying if I want to PUT files onto a db I need to use PSFTP. So I downloaded it. Then I logged onto the server where I want to upload the db. I was at /home/myusername/ I guess this is called root!? I then entered: put mydatabsename

This successfully uploaded the db to my server! i logged on with my FTP program and it is there as localhostdb.sql! I then went to mywebsites.com/forums and got the "problem with your db" error message. I then reuploaded the db to the public_html folder. Same message. I noticed that the db name changed soemhow when phpmyadmin exported it to localhostdb.sql. In my config file I have a different name and NO suffix like .sql. My question now is should I change my config.php file to match the db name I outputted and am trying to reupload to new server, or what? I don't see why it worked on old server without the .sql suffix and now I have one. I feel like I have uploaded my db incorrectly or something. Where does the db go and should use PSFTP?

I have been reading vBulletin's directions, too! I have Putty open and am logged into $bash and then it looks like i need to "restore the db somehow" Do I upload with PSFTP and then use "mysql -uUSERNAME -p NEWDBNAME < /PATH/TO/NEW/DUMP.SQL" to restore vie Putty?

Make sense? I tried that, too, and I am getting access denied error even thought that is the correct password that I used to set up db via Manage MySQL.

DOes anybody understand what I am trying to do? It's beena long two days to saythe least and my investors are looking at the site for an expansion into a new city. Thanks in advance for any help.

[a simple façade]

You uploaded the .sql file. So far, so good.

Now, in Putty, type "mysql" and hit enter.

Your prompt should now be prefaced with 'mysql >'

Use the noted restoration command. :) (Make sure you have created a database and mysql user with proper permissions to manage this database.)