Why so complicated to uppgrade to 3.8.2

[stockholmfarm]

I have recived an uppdate, the latest and now I forced to change the config.php. Why so complicated ? cant I buy the uppgrade work from vbullentin insted ????

[wda2015]

what version you are running now?..

[Zachery]

You only need to use a different config file if you're upgrading from vBulletin 3.0 or 2.x.

You can order a professional upgrade in the members area: http://members.vbulletin.com

[stockholmfarm]

You only need to use a different config file if you're upgrading from vBulletin 3.0 or 2.x.

You can order a professional upgrade in the members area: http://members.vbulletin.com

Im running 3.8.1

[Zachery]

You dont need to make any changes to the config.php file.

[Maltair]

What if I have modifications in my vbulletin, such that I do not want to overwrite the entire "forums" folder?

[Wayne Luke]

What if I have modifications in my vbulletin, such that I do not want to overwrite the entire "forums" folder?

You should be using plugins and products for modifications. You shouldn't be editing the PHP files directly. If you do then you assume all risk that things might be broken when you upgrade.

That being said, you should have a test/development installation where you can test all of your modifications on the new version before putting it on your live server.