ok so im confused...

[chris1100]

Ok, im new to the whole zencart idea, im hosted by Dreamhost, i done the one click install for Zencart which is fine as i have managed to get it all up and running and functional - added some products, banners etc, made loads of modifications to files and deleted bits here and there. This is all good, but now i have found myself wondering about what happens if i click upgrade (Current: v1.3.9f) to v1.3.9g after modifying loads of .php files and changing the name of my admin folder.

This was mainly just as a test, but i have fiddled enough that i am genuinely happy with the look and feel of the site that i want to keep it and not slave away over all of my modifications again.

So what happens if i click 'Upgrade' ?

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks,
Chris

[stevesh]

Hard to say, but it may well not be good. It would depend on what files you've edited, and if they are all in your override folders. Using an auto-installer to upgrade Zencart is not recommended.

Upgrading from one 1.3.9 version to another is (so far, anyway) just a matter of looking in the changelog file for the new version and just replace the files that have changed. I have multiple sites, so I make a upgrade 'tree' with all the changed files in the proper folders so I can just drag and drop. Creating that tree and upgrading eight sites (and doing a clean test installation with the latest version) took me a little over an hour this morning.

[chris1100]

Ok, so the auto upgrade feature within zencart is not recommended?

I'm guessing its common sense not to jump from likes of v1.3.9f to v1.3.9h as this could cause problems?

Chris

[stevesh]

The auto-upgrade feature isn't part of Zencart. It's part of Fantastico or whatever auto-installer your host offers.