General chat: is there really a problem using vB3.7b2 in production?

[skeen]

Been testing it out for a day now, in a test directory, and seems pretty darn solid. I really wanna use this on my actual site, the members are going to love the new features - I just have to ask: is it that much of a bad idea?

I mean, what does it really entail? For me, the upgrade took maybe 10 minutes - had to change a few tiny little things, but other than that it's all good - if there are updates, it would be easy enough to update for me (being proficient with command line, etc.).

And - how do updates for beta releases come out? What's the process? Are there like patches, or what's the deal?

I figure that if vBulletin.com is using the beta release (which obviously stores a lot of sensitive information, far more sensitive than my site), then it must be stable enough. Perhaps I'm just being naive?

[Kerry-Anne]

We do not recommend running beta versions on live sites as there is always the possibility of issues due to the nature of beta software.

[Reeve of Shinra]

As Kerry-Anne said, its not recommended to use the beta on live sites although I have been adventerous enough to do so in the past.

And - how do updates for beta releases come out? What's the process? Are there like patches, or what's the deal?

No patches, its a full upgrade to the next beta / RC / gold package. You would upgrade the same way you upgraded to the beta. You may not get a full list of template and file changes as you may have seen in the past with full version updates.

[Booth]

If you do, backup all your data just in case. I might have to revert to the backup because my site has gone very slow, but that might be a coincidental server issue that I'm not aware of yet.

[skeen]

If you do, backup all your data just in case. I might have to revert to the backup because my site has gone very slow, but that might be a coincidental server issue that I'm not aware of yet.

You seem to have gotten your site sorted now - what was the deal?