I inherited an old forum running Snitz Forums 2000 Version 3.3.05 and would like to upgrade to the new version. There are differences in the database and the forum does not work right the way I imported the data. Is there a script somewhere that would but the old data in the right places in the new database? Would I need to change any of the existing data to make it work correctly?
the forums setup.asp should do that for you, just upload all the new files and then open setup.asp in your browser and select the version you are upgrading from.
What are the steps for doing this correctly? If I just copy the forums to a new directory, it does not ask me about an upgrade. And, if I just copy over the files to the existing directory, it will just overwrite the existing database. Should I copy the new files into the existing directory except for the database file?
For 3.3.x it's better to upload the new forum files to a new folder and then change config.asp to set strDbType and strConnString to point to the existing database and then run setup.asp. Some of the 3.3.x files are a security risk, and in this case, setting up a new folder is recommended over simply overwriting the new files.
Of course, you should use your current database file.
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Posted - 10 November 2006 : 21:59:14
