Upgrading: A few simple questions...

[adwade]

Never having upgraded before, some of the instructions seem to have TYPOs in them, or are a bit unclear to me.

I'm trying to upgrade from vB 3.6.0 to 3.6.1, and vBulletin is installed in a directory named forums on the server.

So under Upgrading from previous version of vBulletin 3 (in the included vb3_readme.html file, within the vbulletin_3-6-1_xxx.zip file) where it says:

1)Upload all files from the 'upload/' folder Since my forum resides in a directory named 'forums', does that mean I upload the 'upload' folder as a subdirectory beneath my forums directory and launch the upgrade script -or- do I rename the 'upload' folder to 'forums' and then overwrite my existing 'forums' directory on the server and then run the upgrade script?

2)Then open the 'upload/includes/' folder. In this you will find config.php.new. You should rename this to config.php and then open it in a text editor. Never says what one is to do after you open config.php with a text editor. I assume, in reviewing the docs for an Original Install, one needs to edit the appropriate entries for your setup.(i.e. dbname, username, etc) Correct?

3)In reference to #2 above, is it necessary to edit the config.php file if you are just upgrading from vBulletin 3.6.0 to vBulletin 3.6.1 -or- can you keep your existing one in place and continue to use it?

4)Open your browser and point the URL to http://www.example.com/forum/install/upgrade.php (where www.example.com/forums/ is the URL of your vBulletin). Is this just a ? mis-print ? (i.e. forum vs. forums) and they should both read 'forums'?


I guess the biggest part of what I don't understand is: Does (most of) the upgrade process occur when you are uploading the 'upload' folder by overwriting what's on the server -or- by the upgrade script you run afterwards, in that it overwrites things on the server so you come up to v3.6.1?

[Lats]

1. You can rename the upload directory to forums if you wish - I usually just upload the contents of that directory.

2. You can ignore this as your config.php already contains the correct information. This is really only used when you're upgrading from a much older version.

3. see 2.

4. Looks like a typo :) If you're running a forums directory, go there :)

The upgrade script mainly adjusts the database structure and loads in new xml data.

[adwade]

1. You can rename the upload directory to forums if you wish - I usually just upload the contents of that directory.


I'd tried earlier (with SmartFTP), but it put the 'upload' folder (& it's subs) as a sub-directory off of my 'forums' directory.:( And not being sure about what to do, I just deleted it (& it's subs) and decided to post here for a little help.:o

Sounds like the easiest method is to just do a folder-by-folder (i.e. one at a time) upload of each of the upgrade package folders & files to the server.(with the exception of the install.php file) Thanxx for your help.:D