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This tutorial is [high]vBulletin.org and yqed.com (why queued) copywrited[/high]. All rights reserved.
Please ask permission in this thread to copy the tutorial. If granted, post a link that points to this page.

We all have all kind of hacks installed in our boards, or else you wouldn't be reading this thread, right?
Here is it my tutorial on how to upgrade your VB board in less then 30minutes.

TOOLS NEEDED
Araxis Merge (for more info, visit www.araxis.com)
I use the evaluation version for now, but this will be my next purchase. Is worth every penny.

PROCEDURE
[high]STEP 1[/high]
01. Extract your new zipped file that you downloaded from Member's Area to a unique folder and dispose the files in the same manner as you have them on your web server.
I named that folder [high]vbNEW[/high].
For example, you should have your folder tree like that:
Quote:
|--vbNEW (.php and .js files here)
|-----admin (.php files)
|-----mod (.php files)
02. Create a new unique folder called [high]vbOLD[/high] (your actual version that you want to upgrade from).
Copy there ALL your .php, .js files that you currently have (hope you alwyas keep the .zip file).
Your folder tree should look like that:
Quote:
|--vbOLD (.php and .js files from old zip archive here)
|-----admin (.php files)
|-----mod (.php files)
|--vbNEW (files from the new zip archive here)
|-----admin (.php files)
|-----mod (.php files)
[high]STEP 2[/high]
01. Open Araxis Merge and press CTRL+D. It will start a new folder comparison.

02. Browse for folder location in each compare area. I selected the vbNEW in the left side and vbOLD in the right one.

03. Press the button Refresh. Araxis will start to compare the files one by one and show you the changes in colors.

[high]STEP 3[/high]
Let's see the changes that occurred in db_mysql.php file, for example.

01. Click on the db_mysql.php file name to highlight it.

02. Press CTRL+M to launch the file comparisons. A new window will open and Araxis will highlight all code changes.

03. Copy the highlighted code onto your actual vBulletin hacked file.
NOTE: Repeat this procedure for every code change that you see highlighted.

[high]FINAL STEPS[/high]
If you are not sure 100% of what you are doing, use the upgrade system provided by Jelsoft and reinstall manually the hacks again.
Araxis is a great tool for comparing the files ONLY.

Once done, test the new code on your test board. if everything is OK, upload your files to your live web site.
You are done.
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Old 02-21-2005, 06:46 PM
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Let me get this straight..

- I zip my current vb3, then unzip it on my HD and place it a a folder name vbOLD
- then I download newest version of vb3, then upzip it on my HD and place it a a folder name vbNEW

then follow steps 2,3 ?

thanks
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Let me get this straight..

- I zip my current vb3, then unzip it on my HD and place it a a folder name vbOLD
- then I download newest version of vb3, then upzip it on my HD and place it a a folder name vbNEW

then follow steps 2,3 ?

thanks
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Old 05-17-2005, 07:25 PM
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After comparing files and upload ,should I also upgrade the forum using the
http://www.domain.com/forum/install/upgrade.php

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nice can this work for IPB forum too?
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when i hit ctrl+d to compare folders not all files are listed.For example in the admin cp folder 4 ".js" files are listed in vbold folder and 0 files listed in vbnew folder.At the bottom it says "127 removals '777 insertions '204 changes"

anyone know what's up?

^^^^anybody can snwer this?Really need to do an upgrade....
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Right now, have the evaluation version because I have to get ahold of them for some varification thing, but, as I'm sure this was already addressed, I have a "dumb" question with using this.

I did the steps you said, and I have it all compared, now:

1. do I just go ahead upload any and all files to my server that are NOT in the old version? And will this be safe? For example. all the Skype stuff?

2. on the files that do show the changes, like example: function.php, do I just go ahead and copy over all 539 changes it says?

I'm assuming, if it is changed in the old version, those sections should stay there, but if I bring over the new sections from the new one to a file, will it play with my hacked part of that file?

Does that make any sense? Sorry, just timid.
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Is there a support link someone can send me too, I'm getting nothing back from anyone here.
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Will this tutorial work with the latest versions of VB?
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Very few modifications are made to files since 3.5.0 came out. However, as it is possible that you may have installed a modification that made changes to one of your files, this method will still work.
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This tutorial will work with any vBulletin version (if close).
You will not be ok if you want to upgrade from 2.x to 3.x
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