locale/en_US/manual-xml/upgrade.xml

   1 <chapter id="upgrade" revision="$Revision$">
   2         <title>Upgrading</title>
   3
   4         <!-- =================================================================== -->
   5
   6         <section id="upgrade.prepare">
   7                 <title>Preparing the Files</title>
   8                 <para>Upgrading &product; is simple.</para>
   9
  10                 <orderedlist>
  11                         <listitem>Remove all files except <filename>./includes/config.php</filename>.</listitem>
  12                         <listitem>Upload the new files.</listitem>
  13                         <listitem>Run the upgrade script.</listitem>
  14                 </orderedlist>
  15
  16                 <para>That's all you have to be concerned with when upgrading &product;!</para>
  17         </section>
  18
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  20
  21         <section id="upgrade.run">
  22                 <title>Running the Upgrade Script</title>
  23                 <para>After uploading all of the files, simply point your browser to: <uri>http://www.example.com/bugdar/install/upgrade.php</uri>. Where <uri>http://www.example.com/bugdar/</uri> is the path at which I have installed &product;.</para>
  24
  25                 <para>The script will automatically redirect you to the file for your version. Click through all the steps, there should be no errors or problems. At the end of the upgrade script, you will be returned to the administration panel.</para>
  26
  27                 <warning>When you are done upgrading, be sure to delete <filename>./install/global.php</filename> as leaving it in place is a security risk!</warning>
  28         </section>
  29 </chapter>