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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Tiki not upgrading (12.4 > 12.9)

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Sorry you're having problems Mike. :-( You may want to review the Upgrade Docs for details, but I'll try to help...

Mike Finko wrote:
I assumed the button 'Reset or Upgrade your Database' (in Admin General General Preferences) was a fully automated process (i.e. it would find the latest upgrade, download, install).

No, it only runs the installer/updater on your current database. It does not actually upgrade the files on your site (though, that is a future wish!).

Mike Finko wrote:
...but than it created a new folder (called 'tiki-15.2) and unpacked to that folder (public_html/pig2/tiki-15.2) I didn't ask for a new folder to be created, I wanted it to be unpacked to '/pig2' but this is not an option.

Yes, that is the way that archive files work — they honor/respect/retain the original folder structure. Since you expanded the archive into a pig2 directory, your new Tiki path is: ../pig2/tiki-15.2/

mikeusa wrote:
So I run the installer again (via button mentioned above) but again, it offers to only upgrade to 12.9. So the path does not seem to be correct...

This is because you unarchived the installer into a completely different directory (../pig2/tiki-15.2). Essentially you're creating a new install of Tiki in the ../pig2/tiki-15.2/ folder. You should run the installer directly from that directory: ../pig2/tiki-15.2/tiki-install.php

You may find my primer useful (it is out-of-date, but many of the key principles are identical).

A few words of caution:

  • Moving from Tiki 12 to 15 is a big jump. There are lots of structural changes. If you've made any customizations, you'll need to re-work them for 15.
  • I highly recommend backing up your database before testing any upgrades.
  • Don't forget about the files and/or img/wiki_up/ etc directories!



HTH,

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