Upgrading and Plugins/Products

[DJRoppolo]

Its been awhile since i've upgraded my forum. Just a quick question. Does upgrading affect plugins/products that are installed like it affects hacks or can I upgrade to the newest version without having to worry about reinstalling all my plugins?

Thanks in advance

[Trevor Hannant]

Some may work, some may need to be updated also. Everything's dependant on how they fit in with vB's existing files and templates.

Best idea is to create a new directory on your server called 'testvb' as per the following from the licence:


"If you have a valid license, you may set up an additional test forum in order to test code, template and database modifications. To make this clear to us and our license verification procedures, place it in a directory called 'testvb' and be sure to password protect it. It must not be accessible by the general public."

Backup your current database and import it into a new database, copy all your vB files to the testvb directory and edit your config.php file on the 'test' board to point to your new database.

Then, run the upgrade on this and see how it all goes afterwards...