Upgrade advice?

[lruskauff]

Hi

Dr. Byte has some advice here:
https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread....l+server+error

He also gives a link to follow but I didn't have time to do that. But getting that error file would be my next step.

I'm new but when I upgraded a month ago, I installed a new 1.5.4 into a temp directory and made a copy of my working database and brought that in. But I don't see why your way wouldn't work also (starting with a copy of 1.3.8 and then upgrading that to 1.5.4). I did get help with my database though and there are a lot of good people on here who have good rates should the need arise.

If you aren't sure of what additions you might have made on the original you can do two things (that I can think of). First, once you get the copy working, you can look at your admin menu and compare the two (current and copy). That should give you some information. You can also use a directory/file compare program to see the differences in the two. I like BeyondCompare3.

Good luck on the first part. And don't stress.

Oh, and there is a great tutorial on installing:
https://www.zen-cart.com/content.php...pgrade-my-site

Lin

[dbltoe]

Oh, and there is a great tutorial on installing:
https://www.zen-cart.com/content.php...pgrade-my-site

Please note that the first line of that link suggests that you read https://www.zen-cart.com/entry.php?3...d-of-upgrading first. That's why we generally just tell the folks that are upgrading to go to the upgrading link. IMHO, the quoted link should be updated or removed. Especially when going from 1.3.x to 1.5.x. There's NO WAY you are going to "preserve your customizations" when taking that big an upgrade jump.

[mc12345678]

If all you are trying to do is to duplicate your current functional site, then do so. Copy the files from point A to point B. Then, modify the includes/configure.php nd admin/includes/configure.php to update the directory paths to reflect the new location.

Then as also suggested, copy your database from database A to database B. Go back to the configure.php files above and update the database information in both files.

Then run the cache update key program available for download in the plugins section.

Won't need to run the zc_install which propbably has a problem in this current environment.

As for maintainng "modifications", for a programmer this can be easily performed for the majority of changes. There are a few that may require detaled work to recreate or simply to load an updated version of the program that would be identified by code inspection. Old versions of ZC are available to which comparisons can be made to identify the applied differences. But as dbltoe suggested, in this case simply "starting over" or picking the features needed to support current business is a far better approach as it is faster and easier...

Also, upgrading "in place" is more difficult as there are file changes that have occurred that must be accounted for. Such as deletion of old files that are no longer used, but if left in place might cause issues or even security concerns.

[lruskauff]

Please note that the first line of that link suggests that you read https://www.zen-cart.com/entry.php?3...d-of-upgrading first. That's why we generally just tell the folks that are upgrading to go to the upgrading link. IMHO, the quoted link should be updated or removed. Especially when going from 1.3.x to 1.5.x. There's NO WAY you are going to "preserve your customizations" when taking that big an upgrade jump.

Thank you for clarifying.

[DebiWebi]

Linda, dbltoe and mc12345678, thank you all for your advice. I'm going to attempt to get this taken care of this evening, when it's quieter around here. Thanks for the link(s) as well. I am also considering getting help from a member here if I can work it out with my client. I'll update my results one way or another.

[DebiWebi]

Deb,
doing an upgrade of the existing 1.3.8a file system and DB is the long and winding road and prone to many mistakes.
Frank

UPDATE: After a few frustrating attempts to upgrade on my own, I finally hired Frank18 here (iSO Network) to do the upgrade for me. He ran into some glitches (some weirdness with the hosting company) but bent over backwards to get it done. I'm SO glad I hired him, his price was very reasonable and this upgrade really needed to be handled by someone with ZC, database and coding knowledge and experience... way out of my league. The site is up and running and I'm a happy camper.

http://avianoutfitters.com/