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8.7 KiB
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361 lines
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
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"http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/loose.dtd">
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
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<title>Invision Power Board Upgrade Guide</title>
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<style>
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BODY, TABLE { font-family: verdana, arial; font-size:12px; line-height:150% }
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.title { background-image: url(tile_back.gif); font-family:arial; font-size:18px; color:white; font-weight:bold; height:40px }
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.table1 { border:1px solid #999999 }
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.table2 { border:1px dotted #999999 }
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.menustrip { font-color:black; background-color:#EEEEEE; font-size:12px; height:24px }
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a:link, a:visited, a:active { color:#000055 }
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a:hover { color:#333377;text-decoration:underline }
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.header { border-bottom:1px dashed #999999; font-family:Verdana, Arial; font-weight:bold; color:#4C77B6; font-size:20px; background-color:#FEFEFE; letter-spacing:-1px }
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</style>
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</head>
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<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" topmargin='5' leftmargin='0'>
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<!-- Start content -->
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<a name='top'></a>
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<table width='95%' align='center' cellpadding='4' cellspacing='0'>
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<tr>
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<td align='center'>
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<b>Sections:</b> <a href='upgrade_v11x.html#intro'>Introduction</a> | <a href='upgrade_v11x.html#upgrade'>Upgrading</a> | <a href='upgrade_v11x.html#main'><b>HELP!!</b></a> | <a href='upgrade_v11x.html#help'>Getting Further Help</a>
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</td></tr>
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</table>
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<br>
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<a name='intro'></a>
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<table width='95%' align='center' cellpadding='4' cellspacing='0'>
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<tr>
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<td class='header' align='left'>Welcome!</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align='left'>
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<b>Synopsis: Upgrading from v1.1.x to v1.2</b>
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<br>
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To upgrade your existing board from Invision Board v1.1.x to Invision Board v1.2, you'll need to update all the program files and
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run an upgrade script that is included in this distribution. You may want to create a database back up and download via FTP any
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existing language packs and skin files as these may be over-written during the upgrade.
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<br><br>
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<b>Important: Skins and full text searching</b>
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<br>
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All v1.1.x skins are not compatible with v1.2. IPB v1.2 has an XHTML compliant skin which has been totally rewritten. The upgrade
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process will 'sunset' all your current skins by marking them as hidden so that you may manually update them if desired.
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<br /><br />
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IPB v1.2 also supports full text searching. It is recommended that after the upgrade you log into your Admin CP, expand the "Board Options" sub menu and
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set up full text search. Note, you will not be able to use the "quick" search until full text searching has been enabled.
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</td></tr>
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</table>
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<br>
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<a name='upgrade'></a>
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<table width='95%' align='center' cellpadding='4' cellspacing='0'>
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<tr>
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<td class='header' align='left'>Upgrading</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align='left'>
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<b>Saving Old Data</b>
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<br>
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If you wish to save the information in the old default skin, please do the following:
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<br>
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<span style='color:blue'>Via FTP download the directories "Skin/s1/" and "style_images/1/"</span>. The upgrade will need the
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v1.1 files to reside in those directories and any previous data will be lost. You will also need to export the default macro set if
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you wish to retain the information. This <em>should</em> just be the original v1.1 macro set and overwriting it will be harmless.
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<br><br>
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<b>Uploading the Files</b>
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<br>
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From the unzipped package, upload the following files to the same directory that your existing board is in:
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<br><span style='color:blue'>admin.php
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<br>css.php
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<br>index.php
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<br>install_templates.txt
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<br>show.php
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<br>upgrade5.php</span>
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<br><br>Upload the directories (and any contents / sub directories):
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<br>
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<span style='color:red'>
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cache
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<br>
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fonts
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<br>
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html (All files and sub forums, etc)
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<br>
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lang/en/*.php (All PHP files. Create the directory if it's not there and upload into it)
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<br>
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Skin/s1/*.php (All PHP files. Create the directory if it's not there and upload into it)
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<br>
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sources/*.* (All PHP files and sub folders)
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<br>
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style_images/1/ (All files. Create the directory "1" if it's not there and upload into it)</span>
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<br><br>
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In short: Upload everything as if it were a new install!
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<br><br>
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<b>Please check the following before you proceed</b>
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<br>You MUST ensure that the new skin PHP files are in a directory called "Skin/s1/" - if you have previously removed "s1" from the "Skins" directory, please re-create it via FTP and upload the skin PHP files into it.
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<br><br>You MUST ensure that the new images are in a directory called "style_images/1/" - if you have previously
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removed "1" from the "style_images" directory, please re-create it via FTP and upload the images into it.
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<br><br>You MUST make sure the file 'install_templates.txt' is uploaded into the same directory as 'index.php'
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<br><br>You MUST make sure the script 'upgrade5.php' is uploaded into the same directory as 'index.php'
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<br><br>
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<b>Running the upgrade script</b>
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<br>
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Open up a new browser window and enter the URL to the upgrade5.php script (example: www.board.com/forums/upgrade5.php)
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Follow the onscreen instructions to update your database.
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<br><br>
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If you get an error during the upgrade, try hitting back in your browser and try again.
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<br>
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This script will upgrade your database, install new templates and perform a clean up.
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<br><br>
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<span style='color:red'><b>IMPORTANT: PLEASE REMOVE THE SCRIPT WHEN THE UPGRADE IS COMPLETED!</b></span>
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<br><br>
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That's it, you should be done!
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</td></tr>
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</table>
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<br>
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<a name='main'></a>
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<table width='95%' align='center' cellpadding='4' cellspacing='0'>
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<tr>
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<td class='header' align='left'>HELP!!: Common Problems</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align='left'>
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<b>The upgrade worked fine, but I get a blank screen now!!</b>
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<br>
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The upgrade takes it's best guess when it creates the new skin set, it's not impossible that it might not match everything up.
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If you get a blank screen, it's usually because the board wrapper it's chosen is broken / doesn't exist. Try the following:
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<br>Log into your Admin CP. Go to "Skins & Templates". Click on "Manage Skin Sets" and edit "IPB Default Set (1.2)" and make
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sure it's got a valid template set and wrapper.
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<br><br>
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<b>I can't do anything, I get loads of errors!!</b>
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This is <b>always</b> caused by a failure to update the files in "Skin/s1/" on your server. Simply put, they MUST be updated from
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the ones included in this zip file (upload/Skins/s1). Upload the skins and refresh your browser.
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</td></tr>
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</table>
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<br>
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<a name='help'></a>
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<table width='95%' align='center' cellpadding='4' cellspacing='0'>
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<tr>
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<td class='header' align='left'>Getting further help</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align='left'>
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If you have a problem outside the ones solved in this guide, then don't panic!<br>
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We have a large team of trained support professionals that <b>will</b> be able to provide a solution to your problems.<br>
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Your first stop would be our "Support and Community Forums". We have a large active community who have experience in maintaining their Invision Power Board who may be able to give you a prompt reply - our support professionals also moderate these forums and
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will read your posts. We do recommend that you make use of the search facility on the board to avoid posting problems that have already been posted - there is also a good chance that it's already been reported, discussed and solved.
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<br>
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<br>You may wish to consider <b><a href='http://www.invisionboard.com/?whyregister' target='_blank'>registering your board</a></b>. A once only fee will cover you for all support requests for a period of one year (12 months).
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<br>Priority support entitles you to the following benefits:
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<ul>
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<li>Your support tickets will be marked priority and only Invision Power Board administrators will have access to those tickets.
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<li>You will be given access to a private support forum on our Community Forums.
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<li>If you are in the United States you will receive telephone support if desired.
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<li>In most cases we will login to your account and address problems for you.
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<li>We can install and upgrade the software for you if desired.</ul>
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<br>
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For more information on our priority support service, please visit our <a href='http://www.invisionboard.com/?services' target='_blank'>advanced services</a> page.
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<br><br>
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If you wish to contact us for non-technical issues, please visit our <a href='http://www.invisionpower.com/?contact' target='_blank'>Contact Page</a> which includes a handy email form, mailing address and telephone number.
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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</body>
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