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adnan2007
Mon 17th Dec '07, 1:47pm
Do we have to download that Impex or the entire product?

Anybody know?

I'm upgrading from 3.6.7

thx
Floris
Mon 17th Dec '07, 1:50pm
Don't install impex.

Download the 3.7 files
unpack it
upload it to the server
run upgrade.php
and you're done.
adnan2007
Mon 17th Dec '07, 1:53pm
Don't install impex.

Download the 3.7 files
unpack it
upload it to the server
run upgrade.php
and you're done.

O thx,

I was just about to do the Impex thing.

Great timing there.
Floris
Mon 17th Dec '07, 2:01pm
Please read the announcement, it is very clear that you can't use impex on 3.7.
It also says that you have to be experienced and know the way vb is being upgraded, and they don't recommend running it on your live site.

I also wish to repeat: make a .sql dump backup of the database, and a backup of your 3.6 files. So you can revert back to it when the upgrade goes bad for you.
Luka
Mon 17th Dec '07, 2:10pm
Please read the announcement, it is very clear that you can't use impex on 3.7.
It also says that you have to be experienced and know the way vb is being upgraded, and they don't recommend running it on your live site.

I also wish to repeat: make a .sql dump backup of the database, and a backup of your 3.6 files. So you can revert back to it when the upgrade goes bad for you.

Silly question maybe, but how does one actually make an .sql dump backup?
Floris
Mon 17th Dec '07, 2:11pm
http://www.vBulletin.com/go/backup
http://www.vBulletin.com/go/restore

I recommend to use SSH2/Shell access
Luka
Mon 17th Dec '07, 2:18pm
http://www.vBulletin.com/go/backup
http://www.vBulletin.com/go/restore

I recommend to use SSH2/Shell access

Excellent. Much obliged Sir.
adnan2007
Mon 17th Dec '07, 9:03pm
This is the message I get on my screen


This script will update your vBulletin installation to version 3.6.8
Press the 'Next Step' button to proceed.


But I want to upgrade to 3.7.

Can anybody tell me how to go about doing that?

thx
dodgeboard.com
Mon 17th Dec '07, 9:15pm
press the NEXT STEP button to proceed (just like it says), then it will upgrade to 3.7
adnan2007
Mon 17th Dec '07, 9:18pm
press the NEXT STEP button to proceed (just like it says), then it will upgrade to 3.7

thx

I would of never known that if u wouldn't of told me.

Appreciated. :)
dodgeboard.com
Mon 17th Dec '07, 9:22pm
Are you being serious? :D
adnan2007
Mon 17th Dec '07, 9:50pm
Are you being serious? :D

Yes, dead serious.

I was upgrading from 3.6.7 and it prompted me telling me that it's upgrading to 3.6.8.

I mean I had no idea it would upgrade to 3.7.
dodgeboard.com
Mon 17th Dec '07, 9:56pm
All vb upgrades do that, if you are more than one version away from the install package- it does it in steps.
Floris
Tue 18th Dec '07, 6:51am
Yeah, the upgrade.php script auto detects what you have installed and what the latest version is, and upgrades you to that latest version, step by step. Sometimes this means it also requires you to go through the steps from versions that are in between.

This way you only have to upload the latest build, run upgrade.php .. and vB does the rest for you. You don't have to download/upload each incremented version one by one to upgrade.