Upgrading your dB on Windows Servers - Important

I recommend that if you are upgrading your database on a windows server you ensure that your config files (admin/includes/configure.php and includes/configure.php) are set to READ-ONLY (as they should be inb normal use anyway).

You can safely ignore the warning message that comes up during the upgrade/install process. The upgrade process doesn't require access to these files. But if you give it you risk your config settings being lost.

This is a PHP v windows problem.

Fixes posted here:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?p=256163#post256163

(and was actually coding errors with respect to linux vs windows)

What an honest chap :yes:

NEW ZIP RELEASED with bugfixes included:

zen-cart-v1.3.5-full-fileset-09042006.zip
at
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=83781&package_id=171544

kuroi - for information I'm pretty sure mine were set to read-only and still got wiped...

patski:

kuroi - for information I'm pretty sure mine were set to read-only and still got wiped...I've not seen that. I've upgraded two windows dBs this morning with configs set to read-only without problem (plus one controlled test case with them readable - ouch). If there are circumstances where even read-only files can be wiped out, that makes it even more critical that people download or apply Dr Byte's fix.

Kuroi - based on what you say then willing to accept they might not have been read only :shocking: - this is the first time I've tried a Windows installation. Funny though that if they weren't then the error message saying they were writeable didn't appear?

Is that normal?

Patski,
There was a bug in the code.

Grab the updated ZIP, and all will be fine...

Hi Dr B I've done that - sorry I seem to be posting in two threads now. I applied the fix you mentioned and did a fresh reinstall and all okay except for telling me I need a db upgrade - version details supplied there. Does the new zip contain anything else?

And can you confirm whether a Windows installation will tell you if the config files aren't read-only? I've just tested and there is no message even with them not read-only. This may have been the case in 1.3.02 as well.

patski:

And can you confirm whether a Windows installation will tell you if the config files aren't read-only? I've just tested and there is no message even with them not read-only. This may have been the case in 1.3.02 as well.

Dr B I know it's been a busy day - just in case you missed this...

By the way the upgrade on a Linux server naturally caused no problems at all!

Thanks much for the update ... always helpful to know ... :smile: