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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 04-17-2004, 11:21 PM
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installed beyond compare to see if i could figure it out in that app.
*cleaning and preparing my pistol for self inflicted headshot*
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Please don't repeatedly post - just edit your post if necessary
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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.
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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
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Littlebit
Does anyone know af any comparison software like this for Mac users?
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.
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does work for vb3? like to know before even try. the last thing i need to do have is redo my site.
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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
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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.
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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!!
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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.
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