phpwcms Support Forum

1. Backup your site
2. Create a full working copy of this backup with own database. Just change config/phpwcms /conf.inc.php with new path and database information. If you cannot create a new database use the current but rename table names with prefix — see this.
3. If you use RENAME on current installation do not forget to set new prefix in config value $phpwcms['db_prepend'].
4. When the copy is working as expected, upload new phpwcms files. Keep an eye on modules (include/inc_module) and template folder — merge old customised files with new one. I recommend using tools like WinMerge on PC or Changes/Kaleidoscope on Mac.
5. Start upgrading database with setup/upgrade.php — follow instructions there.
6. When there is no SQL upgrade script left, open login mask and you are done.
7. If all is working, update old templates if necessary. The jump from 1.4.x to current is not that difficult
8. Current releases have built-in db update script.

Oliver Georgi wrote:Sure, there could be better upgrade script. But it is a question of time as always.

The easy way is (I recommend to do it locally, using MAMP or XAMP or any other local web server solution):

1. Backup your site
2. Create a full working copy of this backup with own database. Just change config/phpwcms /conf.inc.php with new path and database information. If you cannot create a new database use the current but rename table names with prefix — see this.
3. If you use RENAME on current installation do not forget to set new prefix in config value $phpwcms['db_prepend'].
4. When the copy is working as expected, .....

$phpwcms['site']              = 'http://'.$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'].'/upgrade'
$phpwcms['DOC_ROOT']          = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']
$phpwcms['root']              = ''

$phpwcms['DOC_ROOT']          = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/upgrade'

$phpwcms['root']              = 'upgrade'

$phpwcms['site']              = 'http://'.$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'].'/upgrade'
$phpwcms['DOC_ROOT']          = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']
$phpwcms['root']              = 'upgrade'

$phpwcms['site']              = 'http://'.$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'].'/upgrade'
$phpwcms['DOC_ROOT']          = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/upgrade'
$phpwcms['root']              = ''

$phpwcms['site']              = 'http://'.$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'].''
$phpwcms['DOC_ROOT']          = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/upgrade'
$phpwcms['root']              = 'upgrade'

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '$phpwcms' (T_VARIABLE) in .../upgrade/config/phpwcms/conf.inc.php on line 28

$phpwcms['root'] = 'upgrade';''

Old Boy wrote:Are you using modRewrite?

Then have look into your .htaccess file!
Is it activated?

There it might be necessary, to change some lines, because of the fact, you are now working inside a subdirectory!!!

RewriteEngine On
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php

#HTTPS rewrite:
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}

# Installed in Subfolder http://www.example.com/subfolder/
RewriteRule ^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.html$ /upgrade/index.php?id=$1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6&%{QUERY_STRING}

RewriteRule ^(.+)\.html$ /upgrade/index.php?$1&%{QUERY_STRING}

#
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} index/(.*)\.html$
RewriteRule (.*)\.html$ /upgrade/index.php?$1

Please proof location of "conf.inc.php".

$_this_path = realpath(dirname(__FILE__).'/../');
if(is_file($_this_path.'/include/config/conf.inc.php')) {
	require_once ($_this_path.'/include/config/conf.inc.php');
} else {
	die('Please proof location of "conf.inc.php".');
}