Manual Installation: (Upgrade To Existing Code)


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Step 1. Backup Existing Code & Database.


Before you do any changes to the code at all, ensure you've taken a backup copy of both the site & database.


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Step 2. Uncompress Downloaded Zip File.


Open the downloaded zip file on your computer and extract the files into a new folder on your desktop. If you can't open zip files you may need to download a zip client such as WinZip.


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Step 3. Import Database Patches.


Within your hosting control panel, load phpMyAdmin and select your new database. In the right-hand section click on 'import'. Attach the the relevant sql patches from the directory `/offline/version_sql_statements/` and submit the form. Choose the patches between your current script version number and the latest, ensuring you do them in version number order.


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Step 4. Upload Files.


Using an FTP client such as FileZilla, upload all the files to your webroot (normally public_html folder) apart from the 'offline' & 'install' folder and the '_config.inc.php' file.


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Step 5. Set Folder Permissions.


Using your FTP client, set permissions to CHMOD 777 on the following folders: '/files' & '/plugins'.


Congratulations, you now completed the upgrade. Feel free to contact us or post of our forum if you have any problems.