Upgrading PHPbb through CPanel. Questions!

**AndrewT** · 03-01-2005, 09:36 AM

You need to download the latest version from the developers and follow their upgrade instructions.

**Nightfall** · 03-01-2005, 11:45 AM

I have tried this, and am still trying to get through it. Can't seem to connect to the database, even after I create a user for it manually. Blah!

Thanks, I will struggle through it.

**AndrewT** · 03-01-2005, 11:54 AM

See http://forums.dathorn.com/showthread.php?t=1424

Frank might be able to assist you. I'm really not familiar with the steps involved in upgrading phpBB, I know with vBulletin that it is very easy to do. You should not have to create new MySQL users though.

**Frank Hagan** · 03-01-2005, 06:00 PM

You can't update through Cpanel, at least as far as I know. But doing it manually isn't that hard ... unless you have modified your forums extensively.

Go to phpBB at http://www.phpbb.com/downloads.php and download the "Changed Files Only" package in Zip format. Unzip it to a folder on your computer and look for the folder that says "2.0.6 to 2.0.13". That has the files you can upload to completely change your installation to the newer format. If you haven't modified your forums, you can simply upload those files via FTP, run the "update" script and then you're done.

There's one "gotcha" ... that update script. Its named something like "update_to_2013.php" file (I don't have it in front of me, but its name is similar to that ... when I get home I'll take a look at it for more complete instructions. They kind of "hide" that file in another directory in the archive, so people often miss it. It updates your database structure.)

When I get home I can post complete directions or do it via email ... email me at "fshagan AT ev1.net" (spam protection there ... replace the AT with the @ symbol). I can walk you through it step by step.

If you have added a lot of mods, then you can still upgrade, but its a bit harder.

**Frank Hagan** · 03-01-2005, 11:09 PM

Here's the short version of how I do an upgrade:

I first look at the files I have to replace, and make sure I have copies of them on disk. If I don't, I download them to a folder on my computer so I can restore everything if something goes wrong.

Note the "2.0.6 to 2.0.11" folder, which contains the files you need to upload to upgrade your version to 2.0.11 (in yours, it will be "2.0.13" now). The files that appear in that folder go into your forum directory (/public_html/phpBB2/ or /public_html/forum/). Then the files in the subfolders inside that folder go into the matching folders in the forum folder on your website.

Note the "Install" directory near the bottom of the pic. Copy over this entire directory as well, so it appears under your forum directory. Once you copy over all the files, surf to the "update_to_2011.php" (or, "update_to_2013.php") file in your browser. You'll do this by typing in your forum URL, then add /install/update_to_2013.php. That will update your data base.

When it works fine, remember to delete the /install/ folder and all its files from your site.

I had a late day at the office, so I hope this is coherent. If it isn't just let me know.

**Nightfall** · 03-03-2005, 09:30 AM

Thanks! I will try this out this weekend!

**Nightfall** · 03-03-2005, 10:23 AM

Well, I couldn't wait until the weekend so I did it today and your instructions were flawless. Thanks! I learned a lot on how to update things like this.

**Frank Hagan** · 03-03-2005, 06:28 PM

Good ... looking back at what I wrote, I'd have to give you an A+ for being able to make sense of it.

Before the phpBB board crashed due to a DOSs attack last month, there was a great post where we walked a guy through upgrading step by step; he had some clarifying questions that really made it a good resource for others. But, alas, it is no longer there!

I should do a "step by step" guide for my customers, but I end up just doing it for them.

Upgrading PHPbb through CPanel. Questions!

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