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feldon34 · 01-30-2002, 11:13 PM

Good grief what a mess!

We've been running vBulletin version 2.0.3 since October and I felt it was time to upgrade to 2.2.2.

Right thing: Making a backup of the entire forum before I tried anything!

Wrong thing: Trying to update the forum in a different sequence than the instructions at vbulletin.com state. I wanted to update the forum without losing some of the customizations I've made, but that didn't work.

Result? We've been out of commission since 9pm last night.

Part of the problem? Up until this evening, I did not have direct access to the MySQL database the forum runs on. I've straightened that out with my web host. So now, if we have a database problem, I can stay up all night fixing it, instead of waiting for my host tech support guys to do something.

Lesson learned? Follow the steps exactly and I'm going to use a program called Beyond Compare to keep up with the differences between the vanilla 2.2.2 forum and any modifications I make so they can be ripped out, I can upgrade to, say 2.2.3, then restore the modifications.

If you have any trouble with the forum, please let me know by e-mail or by posting here!! Some cosmetic characteristics of the forum haven't been restored yet. I've also dispatched an e-mail to all the forum members to let you guys know the forum is back online.

01-30-2002, 11:13 PM	#1
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	* Back in Business! * Good grief what a mess! We've been running vBulletin version 2.0.3 since October and I felt it was time to upgrade to 2.2.2. Right thing: Making a backup of the entire forum before I tried anything! Wrong thing: Trying to update the forum in a different sequence than the instructions at vbulletin.com state. I wanted to update the forum without losing some of the customizations I've made, but that didn't work. Result? We've been out of commission since 9pm last night. Part of the problem? Up until this evening, I did not have direct access to the MySQL database the forum runs on. I've straightened that out with my web host. So now, if we have a database problem, I can stay up all night fixing it, instead of waiting for my host tech support guys to do something. Lesson learned? Follow the steps exactly and I'm going to use a program called Beyond Compare to keep up with the differences between the vanilla 2.2.2 forum and any modifications I make so they can be ripped out, I can upgrade to, say 2.2.3, then restore the modifications. If you have any trouble with the forum, please let me know by e-mail or by posting here!! Some cosmetic characteristics of the forum haven't been restored yet. I've also dispatched an e-mail to all the forum members to let you guys know the forum is back online. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman Last edited by feldon34; 01-30-2002 at 11:48 PM.