Thanks, where is the upgrade script?

Is there a script to upgrade the DB?

the upgrade script goes with each vBulletin release, you can find it in the package downloaded from vbulletin.com

You can read that script, step by step and find out what the script does.

basically yes.

You will have to change the files yourself, to fit the database (if there's any database structure changed)

but, remember to BE CAREFUL when you use it. Recommend to test in testing forums first, if you're not sure.

TECK

Do you or have you ever used this function on the Araxis Merge program:

http://www.araxis.com/merge/topic_automaticmerging.And if so did it work OK?

I personally have never used it and i would reccomend merging yourself as it may merge things you don't want merging :p

- miSt

I use araxis and have done for years. Although i use three panes to compare.

latest clean version on left. Previous clean version in middle. My hacked previous version on right.

This allows you to see what code is new between the previous and new version without wondering what was hacked and what wasnt.

nice tut.

Oh my, I need to upgrade from 2.2.6 to 2.3.0 and I am terrified, I have done this before with Araxis, to upgrade from 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 but for some reason I am so scared of doing it now, did much change from 2.2.6 to 2.3.0? I need to do this, please tell it it will be alright ROFL!!

I'm sure it will be alright Massiel if you take your time :)

- miSt

This works also if u wanna upgrade and you want the skins to be tha same right?

Now that the Hack Tracking Log is released, we may want to add that to the options. :)


Step 1) Click List All Modifications;
Step 2) overwrite all vB files;
Step 3) re-apply all code changes from the list that was just made for you in step 1.

done :)

Hmmm- what would happen if you tried to upgrade a hacked board with a newer RC? Would the hacks just disappear?

Yes it would :)

Hello,

I'm attempting to upgrade from vb3 Release Candidate 4 (Hacked) to vB3 GOLD. I downloaded the Araxis Merge 6 evaluation software, and when I try to compare two files by double clicking, Merge.exe crashes and closes. Sometimes this error happens when I hit Ctrl+D to switch to folder view. However, I can get past that. I cannot get past the file comparison crash though.

I'd greatly appreciate any help that you can offer. Thank you. ^_^

You're best asking for support over at araxis.com as we are not experts in using the software :)

I am currently upgrading from 3.0.0 to 3.0.1 and had a question. Sometimes, in a few files, as I compare them I get code "removals" from the new version to the old. Meaning, the new files are missing code (intentionally of course) that the older ones have. I have just been replacing code, but I was wondering if that code in the old files has to be removed as well. I know there are arrow keys to chage/insert code, but none to remove, so I assumed that I was just being paranoid. Am I wrong?

You don't need to touch your 3.0.0 files, just copy across the changes you made from them over to the 3.0.1 files and then upload them all and run the upgrade script :)

ok, i'm going to try this with the 3.0.0 to 3.0.1 upgrade, only reason i have to do this is because i need 3.0.1 to import my phpbb :(

sigh

ok sorry for my lack of skills, but in doing the file compare it basically says every single file ahs been changed. mainly due to the file header and footer info, how in araxis 6.5 do i set it to ignore these? currently looking at araxis help but not much luck here. thanks!

god this is annoying, can't figure out how to ignore header and footer lines in the php files! argghh!!! you would think it would be simple, like an option "ignore all text containing the phrase" !!! ? i hate technology sometimes!

ok i think i need to make an expression then tell it to ignore it, but no idea how to make an expression for this "|| #" -everything i do says it's poorly formed and It won't work :(

installed beyond compare to see if i could figure it out in that app.
*cleaning and preparing my pistol for self inflicted headshot*

Please don't repeatedly post - just edit your post if necessary :)

I would to propose adding these tools, in addition to araxis and bc. Both of the tools below are free, open source and full featured compare/diff/merge tools:

For Windows: WinMerge http://winmerge.sourceforge.net/

For Linux: Meld: http://meld.sourceforge.net/

My favourite is meld, since it has 2-way and 3-way merge (like Araxis).

This means you can compare the old vB, your hacked vB and the new vB all in one shot, and pick and chose what to merge.

I had big big problems with this.

Once I done upgrade, there were alot of errors, and also my files paths were wrong. I backed everything up. But I now want to go back or get this sorted.

My forums just seem screwed

I cant log into AdminCP, its says logged in, but then directs me back to log in

I can go on forums, but as they are off the now, there is nothing I can do. Also some of my images paths are gone. And Also I get errors when I go to some bits

Spent 4 hours on this, really in need of some pro help

Watson

I know this is way old. . .
I use BBEdit from http://www.barebones.com/
But so far my hacls have been pretty simple.
BBEdit is a very nice text editor.

does work for vb3? like to know before even try. the last thing i need to do have is redo my site.

It totally works for vb3. nothing is different from the tutorial. Just check each file one by one and edit the necessary things. I upgraded heavily hacked board from 3.0.3 to 3.0.5

because the software mentioned above wasn't produced for vbulletin use only so it should work with any version of vbulletin or any other script that you can read it by notepad.

using a file compare after upgrade? I have several hacks but don't want to upgrade using file compare before hand. I plan to just do a full upgrade from 3.0.1 to 3.0.6, which will wipe out my hacks, then when the dust has settled from that and the forum is running track down the files I need to edit to get the hacks back in. Does this sound about right or am I overlooking anything major? -yikes!!

I just upgraded from 3.0.5 -> 3.0.6 using Araxis Merge. Took me about an hour, but I have about a dozen hacks installed and had to rerun some queries manually.

Im about to do this using araxis merge, but won't just copying the code from the new files totally mess up the hacks installed? Do I copy everything that is different from the file comparison from vbNEW to vbOLD? Or do I have to look and see what is being changed.

i got really frustrated with araxis merge and use beyond compare instead. I am not sure what I'll do this time, I guess open all vbnew files, and find my hacks in the vbold files, then copy the hack code from vbold to vbnew , then pray like hell..

++++. You're supposed to copy the code from vbold to vbnew? I was doing it the other way around

There goes around 30 min of work.

how does this sort of file compare method good in upgrading hacked board?

i mean, /vbNEW/ has the latest code, /vbOLD/ has hacked code and older codes.

Wont the older buggy codes been merge into together along with the hacked codes?

from what i gether here, you take "hack code" from vbOLD, and place it in vbNEw files.. if you have alot of hacks, I have close to 30, I expect this will take a couple hrs..but alot less than having to rehack them all.

then you test the board "vbNEW" files to make sure everything is working properly, hacks, and the board in general. If everything is peachy, then simply copy the vbNEW files over your "LIVE Board" files and your set.

Someone correct me if I am wrong.

big reason why I havnt upgraded in awhile, but this I will try, and if works, then way cool!..

i use beyond compare and when copying old to new it is very easy, it actually highlights the different code so you can spot your hack, select it and send it over to the new code, it even inserts it where it should be automagically. It's my understanding that once all your hacks are copied over to the new code, you then upload the new code, and THEN you must run the upgrade script. But I am no expert so someone correct me if I'm wrong. I'll be upgrading today -shouldn't be too bad but not looking forward to it :(

guess another way, would be to get your files all set, make sure your "test board" works, then just redirect your domain to it..

For Mac people, bbedit does the same. A program like this is really handy.

Does anyone use meld to do this? If yes how woould i use it? I am new to linux.

Quick question

Can I used this software to rescure some losting data in my VB db...
Example... say I have now VB version 3.0.6 ... with current posts of 2000
last month I lost 60 post by mestike ... can I recover these posts by merging the VBs of current and last ?! or merging the databases ?
I hope you understand my question