Questions while I'm upgrading ...

[rstevenson]

Just one question:
Any folders that are in the old version, but not the new; do I copy these into the 1.5?

I wouldn't. If they're stock ZC folders from the earlier version, and they're not in the 1.5.0 version, then 1.5.0 doesn't need whatever is in them. If they're from an add-on, you may or may not want that add-on in the new store, and in any case the add-on itself may have been upgraded so you'll be doing a new install of the add-on after you install 1.5.0.

One aspect of following instructions that many people don't quite get is this: besides doing everything the instructions say to do, and not doing something the instructions say not to do, do not do anything the instructions do not say to do.

Rob

[keyherbals]

OK Rob, thanks for putting me straight.
Will do exactly as the instructions say!
Thanks to everyone for their help - till the next time.

[keyherbals]

Well, having finally got to the RIGHT way for the files FTP etc., and this time no problem with uploading...
I have this on the front page of the site :www.kmegd.com/kmegd - see attached screenshot.

Also, the website URL should be: www.kmegd.com

What have I missed out?
If I go into the old admin, it still is 1.3.9h....
What should I do next?

Someone please help!

Though I say it myself, so far so good, but not at the end of the road yet.
Looking forward to some advice/help.

Thanks in advance.

[keyherbals]

sorry!
Found I hadn't uploaded screenshot, did get rid of the top red line where it said to delete the zc_install folder, website has changed name to: www.kmegd.com/kmegd

The website URL should be: www.kmegd.com

What do I do to be able to get in the Admin?
Than ks

[keyherbals]

Have been trying to upgrade the website at http://kmegd.com to v1.5.0.
Yesterday after many false starts finally got things in the proper order and started the upgrade.
However there were a lot of errors that came up saying there was no file or no directory found.

I continued but found then that I had two sites!
With two red lines, one saying to delete the zc_install folder (which I did), and one saying the site was down for maintenance.

Wrote about the problems to Zen Forum and the server last night.

This morning I found that the server had put the site back to the original and when I go into Admin, I found that it still says Upgrade to v1.5 available!!!!!!!!

WHERE DID I GO WRONG?
Could someone out there please put me straight.
Thanks in advance for any help/advice

[keyherbals]

Been trying for a week now to upgrade website (http://kmegd.com) v1.3.9h to v1.5.
Through several false beginnings did finally get to the upgrade stage
BUT, during the upgrade several messages came back that the files/directories could not be found; and then I found that I had two sites

When I told the host server, they went into the site, re-configured and behold, the original site is back but not upgraded which is not at all what I want.

Having persevered on my own helped with some very good advice from experienced Zenners, I would like to get this upgrade going and dealt with.

So if there is some professional Zenners out there with nothing better to do please help me to get this upgrade done with, otherwise I shall leave the site as it is at v.1.3.9h and not waste any more time on it.

Would really appreciate some help.
Thanks.

[rstevenson]

You have to stop posting essentially the same question over and over in new threads. That pretty much ensures that people will get annoyed and not help.

And if your 1.3.9h is working fine, relax and enjoy it. There's no strong reason to upgrade unless you absolutely must have the new security requirements of 1.5.0.

Rob

[keyherbals]

I ask the question which no-one wants to know about because Netfirms who host the site push me back in here to get answers and will not help me to get the upgrade going and we cannot get it to work to our satisfaction.
I object to being told I have to stop when I am trying very hard to get things done and get our website upgraded and live, so I am terminating this.

[DrByte]

I think you're getting files and folders all mixed up.

If your LIVE site sits in a folder named, for example, /public_html/, then you'll see files and folders like this:

/public_html/admin/ (or renamed to whatever you've called it instead of "admin")
/public_html/cache/
/public_html/email/
/public_html/images/
/public_html/includes/
/public_html/pub/
/public_html/index.php
/public_html/ipn_main_handler.php
/public_html/nddbc.html
etc

And if you're setting up a test area for a new version, you'll need to put that whole new site into a subdirectory, like this:

/public_html/admin/ (or renamed to whatever you've called it instead of "admin")
/public_html/cache/
/public_html/email/
/public_html/images/
/public_html/includes/
/public_html/pub/
/public_html/index.php
/public_html/ipn_main_handler.php
/public_html/nddbc.html
etc
/public_html/test/renamed-admin/
/public_html/test/cache/
/public_html/test/email/
/public_html/test/images/
/public_html/test/includes/
/public_html/test/pub/
/public_html/test/zc_install/
/public_html/test/index.php
/public_html/test/ipn_main_handler.php
/public_html/test/nddbc.html
etc

AND thus you will have additional configure.php files:
- /public_html/admin/includes/configure.php -- and the DB_XXXXX settings here point to your LIVE database
- /public_html/includes/configure.php --- DB_XXXX point to your LIVE database
- /public_html/test/renamed-admin/includes/configure.php --- BUT THE DB_XXXX SETTINGS HERE POINT TO YOUR TEST DATABASE, which will requires a different DB_DATABASE value
- /public_html/test/includes/configure.php --- AND THE DB_XXXX SETTINGS HERE POINT TO YOUR TEST DATABASE, which will requires a different DB_DATABASE value

And your use of zc_install would happen from the /test/ area.

And then ONLY AFTER you have done ALL your testing in your /test/ site, then you would begin steps to take the test site "live". But it doesn't sound like you're anywhere ready for that yet. It sounds like you're mixing up the folders and databases.