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installation:upgrade [2016/11/19 02:47] laptopacademy Added notice about 'gsconfig.php' and '.htaccess' |
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====== Upgrading to the Latest Version of GetSimple ====== | ====== Upgrading to the Latest Version of GetSimple ====== | ||
- | Note: In all versions, check the new files ''gsconfig.php'' and ''.htaccess'' and compare them with the old ones. Compare paths, salts, rewrite base etc. Do the edits if necessary. | + | Note: In all versions, you can usually retain your old copies of the files ''gsconfig.php'' and ''.htaccess'' (especially for minor upgrades, meaning a version number change of less than 1). That's handy if those files contain your custom configs. |
- | You can't simply retain the old copies of ''gsconfig.php'' and ''.htaccess'', because their structure or content may be changed in the new version of GS. | + | For major upgrades, their structure or content may be changed in the new version of GS, in which case you can't simply retain the old copies of ''gsconfig.php'' and ''.htaccess''. |
+ | check the release notes for the new version-- it should indicate whether you need to replace those files with the new ones. If so, compare your old copies with the new ones. Compare paths, salts, rewrite base etc. Do the edits on the new files if necessary. | ||
===== Upgrade 3.x to 3.x.x ===== | ===== Upgrade 3.x to 3.x.x ===== | ||