phpBB upgrade in cPanel

[superfly]

Hello,

I was just wondering, does anyone know when will "Upgrade to phpBB 2.0.11" be possible since 2.0.10 is really buggy.

[Jonathan]

Probably the next time cPanel is released or has a update

[-Oz-]

Its really quite easy to upgrade, just download the patch off http://www.phpbb.com/downloads.php . Then put the proper patch on your server and the install, then do the upgrade_to_2.0.11.php or whatever that file is called. It will then run, and stuff. Delete the install directory and you're good to go.

[superfly]

So it is best to use the "7.ii. Changed files only" way to upgrade forum?

[superfly]

Also, when reading the instruction I saw this:
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As for the other upgrade procedures you should run install/update_to_210.php after you have finished updating the files. This will update your database schema and data (if appropriate) and increment the version number.
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Does that mean that after I overwrite the original files with never files, I have to run the update_to_211.php script?

[Frank Hagan]

I updated with the new files, and then ran the "update_to_2011.php" script. Worked well on the four forums I updated.

If the new files for your version overwrite any files that you have customized with mods, etc., then you have to re-install those mods. That can be the longest part of the process. I had one heavily modded forum. I still don't have all the mods added back in.

I found it easiest to first download all the files I will be replacing to a folder on my computer, and then edit the distribution files to be uploaded with all the mods I had to have, and then upload them. My reasoning was that if I screwed up I could still restore the board to its prior condition and start over. It worked OK.

[Ihost]

A good program to use when adding in mods to upgrade files is WinMerge. It lets you see both files side by side, and hightlights the differences, so it is easy to copy across the lines that you want to insert or overwrite.