Upgrading Database from 1.5.1 to 1.5.3

[Peace Freak]

I have just completed upgrading from 1.5.1 to 1.5.3. After the upgrade I got a message saying I need to upgrade the database:

Warning Your database appears to need patching to a higher level. See Admin->Tools->Server Information to review patch levels.

Using zc_install.php I get an error message:

/admin/includes/configure.php does not exist

For security reasons, I changed the name of the admin folder to another name, e.g.. jjoeadmin

For the installer to work do I have to upload the admin folder within the 1.5.3 installer (which will mean there are two admin folders, admin and jjoeadmin)?

What is the proper way to do this?

Thanks!

[Ajeh]

To use the installer, rename your secret admin directory to /admin and then run the installer ... when done, rename /admin back to your secret admin name ...

[Peace Freak]

Thank you Linda. That error message disappeared but after I press the Update button all I get is a white screen, no progress bar or anything. If I reload the page, the installer starts from the beginning. Tried with both Firefox and Safari.

I wonder what I should try...

[Ajeh]

So the /admin is /admin and the /zc_install is /zc_install on the server?

[Peace Freak]

Yes, I changed the name of my admin folder to admin and zc_install is within the same directory that admin is, that is, within the folder that holds all the zen cart files.

[Ajeh]

If you go to /logs and do a refresh in your FTP program, do you see any new debug logs?

[bigandrew]

I just tried to upgrade the database from 1.5.1 to 1.5.2, and as soon as I enter my zen cart admin username and password, I get a 500 error. the upgrade doesn't happen. any ideas??

[Peace Freak]

I checked the logs and as one of them was saying configure.php was not writable, I used both my FTP program and my hosting company's file manager to change permissions to both 666 then 777 but the writable message disappears but if I reload that page, it sometime appears.

I also noticed this message:

Previous Zen Cart® Installation Found
Database appears to be Zen Cart® v1.5.3

in the Prerequisites step of the installer.

have attached the relevant logs.

Logs.zip

[bigandrew]

error log: client denied by server configuration ....blah/blah/includes/filenames.php

I read somewhere else in this forum it says a problem with the configure.php file. not sure what the "problem" is, since they didn't say what they did to fix it.

[Peace Freak]

I have confirmed that store/includes/configure.php is writable.

In the zcInstallDEBUG log file I am seeing the message below. I'm not sure how to handle it.

Thanks in advance!

[12-Oct-2014 17:19:25 America/Chicago] PHP Warning: require_once(/home/globalpe/public_html/store.globalpeace.jp/../includes/classes/vendors/password_compat-master/lib/password.php) [<a href='function.require-once'>function.require-once</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/globalpe/public_html/store.globalpeace.jp/includes/classes/class.zcPassword.php on line 52
[12-Oct-2014 17:19:25 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error: require_once() [<a href='function.require'>function.require</a>]: Failed opening required '/home/globalpe/public_html/store.globalpeace.jp/../includes/classes/vendors/password_compat-master/lib/password.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/globalpe/public_html/store.globalpeace.jp/includes/classes/class.zcPassword.php on line 52