Help with Pligg version upgrade to 1.1.1?

**Mayur** · 08-28-2010, 08:56 PM

I had a really old version of Pligg installed and i tried upgrading it through admin section but i got a nasty error and everything got messed up.

So i installed the backed up version again but admin section won't get replaced and now admin section is all messed up.

So how do i either reset it all to old or go ahead and upgrade?

Problem is, traffic is high each day and advertisers have paid flat rate for month already.

I was thinking deleting all files from server and install latest version and just import the old MySql Dump file to the newly created database, will that work?

**Yankidank** · 08-30-2010, 10:00 AM

If you were trying to upgrade via an upgrade module I would suggest attempting a manual upgrade. Not all servers are alike, which makes automating the upgrade difficult and sometimes buggy.

A manual upgrade (uploading the files via FTP, or unzipping the files using a tool like SSH) will give you fewer problems, although it can be a slower process. Just overwrite your old files with the latest version files, and then navigate to /install/upgrade.php to perform an upgrade. I suggest overwriting rather than deleting and uploading because users often lose customized files like /libs/dbconnect.php or the /avatars directory, which should be left in place when upgrading.

The biggest thing that you should consider is a template upgrade. If you follow our release threads, we try to outline any template changes made between versions so that you will know what files need to be updated.

You may also want to double check your /languages/lang_english.conf (or other language) file when your upgrade is complete to make sure that all of the latest variables have been added to the bottom of the file. For example if you are upgrading to 1.1.1 you should see the following at the bottom of your language file:

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