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| − | + | Before you start the upgrade process it is important to note that upgrading JReviews does not remove your configuration settings, nor any of your existing data such as listings and reviews. These are stored in the database and the upgrades affect mostly the file system. If an upgrade requires database changes then this is taken care off automatically for you. | |
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#Backup your JReviews theme and other files if you made changes to them. If you are using [[JReviews Code Overrides]] feature to put modified files outside com_jreviews folder, then it is not necessary. | #Backup your JReviews theme and other files if you made changes to them. If you are using [[JReviews Code Overrides]] feature to put modified files outside com_jreviews folder, then it is not necessary. | ||
#Uninstall both S2 Framework and JReviews Component | #Uninstall both S2 Framework and JReviews Component | ||
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#Unzip the module files and replace the existing ones in the /modules directory. No need to uninstall/reinstall which would require you to setup your modules all over again. You might need to go into each module and adjust the setting parameters if something isn't right, there are many new configuration options in all modules. | #Unzip the module files and replace the existing ones in the /modules directory. No need to uninstall/reinstall which would require you to setup your modules all over again. You might need to go into each module and adjust the setting parameters if something isn't right, there are many new configuration options in all modules. | ||
#Clear the browser cache! Otherwise you may end up with non-working links. | #Clear the browser cache! Otherwise you may end up with non-working links. | ||
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== Upgrading from trial version to licensed version == | == Upgrading from trial version to licensed version == | ||
Revision as of 19:11, 20 November 2009
Upgrade Steps
Before you start the upgrade process it is important to note that upgrading JReviews does not remove your configuration settings, nor any of your existing data such as listings and reviews. These are stored in the database and the upgrades affect mostly the file system. If an upgrade requires database changes then this is taken care off automatically for you.
- If you are upgrading your production server it's always a good idea to perform a full backup of your site, including database and files, in case you need to revert the upgrade.
- Backup your JReviews theme and other files if you made changes to them. If you are using JReviews Code Overrides feature to put modified files outside com_jreviews folder, then it is not necessary.
- Uninstall both S2 Framework and JReviews Component
- Install new versions of S2 Framework and JReviews Component
- Re-upload your modified JReviews theme files. If you are moving between major versions (i.e. JReviews 2.0 to JReviews 2.1), keep in mind that your themes will not necessarily work with the new version and don't have all of the functionality in them. It is recommended that you transfer your changes to the new theme files.
- Unzip the module files and replace the existing ones in the /modules directory. No need to uninstall/reinstall which would require you to setup your modules all over again. You might need to go into each module and adjust the setting parameters if something isn't right, there are many new configuration options in all modules.
- Clear the browser cache! Otherwise you may end up with non-working links.
Upgrading from trial version to licensed version
- Simply submitting the full license number does not decode your trial version and convert it to a full version.
- You must download and install the full version in order to remove all license checks from the front-end of your site so your users are never affected by encoding or license related issues.
- The trial version has the same functionality as the licensed version, but it is encoded in the front-end as well so that when the trial expires jReviews stops working.
- To convert your trial to a licensed version you need to follow the steps above