[Forum] What do i need to know before upgrading from 3.6.7 to the newer 4.x?

[DaveMN]

What needs to be changed, added, removed, reworked, so on.... prior to upgrading from an old 3.6 version to the new 4.x versions?
I do not have alot of experience with upgrading this software and do not have physical access to the server which it is held upon. I would assume this needs to be done by someone with access to the server? I have spoken with the people who manage the server and they do not have much experience with this software either.

If anyone can point me in the direction I would greatly appreciate it.

[Steve Machol]

Almost every modification and add-on you have will not work with vB4 and will need to be updated.

The most important thing is to make a good backup of the database prior to upgrading. Check out this documentation:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/content.php/475-Best-Upgrade-Procedure

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/content.php?202-vBulletin-4-x-Upgrade-Instructions

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/content.php?155-Best-practices-for-upgrading-to-vBulletin-4-0

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/upgrade/