Update from RC 1.1 till 1.2.9 to 1.3.x - phpwcms-docu for phpwcms

Update from RC 1.1 till 1.2.9 to 1.3.x 

(Stand: Version 1.3.3) 

Notice: Before updating save ALL files and make a database backup. 

How to save a database? 

• Database Backup 

1. Preparations 

After saving all and downloading and depacking the actual version, please edit first conf.inc.php. The 

conf.inc.php is now located in the following folder: config/phpwcms/. 

And has the name dist.conf.inc.php, after editig please rename the file to conf.inc.php. 

Please edit the new conf.inc.php so that the settings fit with the settings of the old version. 

Important notice: The folder names have changed since version 1.2.9. 

// paths 

$phpwcms['DOC_ROOT'] = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']; 

$phpwcms['root'] = ''; 

$phpwcms['file_path'] = 'filearchive'; old name "phpwcms_filestorage" 

$phpwcms['templates'] = 'template'; old name "phpwcms_template" 

For the update please rename the folder phpwcms_filestorage to filearchive and the folder 

phpwcms_template to template. 

Furthermore the following files have to be adjusted. 

1. /config/phpwcms/conf.template_default.inc.php 

2. /template/inc_css/frontend.css 

Please compare now the old ( phpwcms_template ) and the new ( template ) template directory, because 

many new templates have been added. If you have created own templates for some content parts, you have 

to copy them again to the appropriate folders or adjust the new ones, because in most cases new settings 

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were added. 

These are the files that will be changed very often. If you have changed something more, please adjust this 

too. 

2. Upload Files 

Before uploading the files with an ftp program. 

Please make a COMPLETE backup of all files. 

Please delete all folder of phpwcms on you webspace / server except for 

content 

content/pages (since 1.1-RC4 22.05.2004) 

filearchive (formerly phpwcms_filestorage) 

template (formerly phpwcms_template) 

Please also delete the content of the following folders: 

content/images 

content/gt (since 1.1-RC4 03.06.2004) 

content/rss (since Version 1.1.5) 

Why deleting ? This is only a safety measure, because some provider make difficulties when trying to 

overwrite files. Furthermore there are so many changes and with this action you can be sure that old files rest 

in the system. 

Upload now the actual version. Then you should see the following folders on your webspace. 

3. Set file and folder rights 

Set now the file rights with an ftp program, so that all functions of phpwcms will work the right way. 

Folder upload 777 

Folder filearchive 777 

Folder filearchive/can_be_deleted 777 

Folder content 777 

Folder content/ads 777 

Folder content/images 777 

Folder content/gt 777 

Folder content/form 777 

Folder content/rss 777 

Folder content/tmp 777 

Folder content/pages 777 

File template/inc_css/frontend.css 666 

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File config/phpwcms/conf.indexpage.inc.php 666 

File template/inc_default/startup.php 666 

Image 2 - Confirmation 

of the GPL 

Image 3 - Check of the 

Server Settings 

Image 4 - Choose the 

Database File 

Image 5 - Confirm the 

Database File 

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Image 6 - Confirmation 

after Update 

4. Update of the Database 

Call index.php to begin with the database update. You will find this file in the folder setup of your phpwcms 

installation. (http://www.your_domain.com/setup/index..php or 

http://www.your_domain.com/subfolder/setup/index.php) 

First you have to agree to the license agreement (Image 2). Press "I agree the GPL, continue...". 

Now the server settings will be shown and you can check whether phpwcms is running on your webspace / 

server (Image 3). Press "Upgrade Existing Installation" to go to the database update. 

Notice: Please leave the following items unused (Image 4). If you press onto one of the following 

links, the update does not succeed. 

When upgrading from releases older than 1.1.9: 

There are some deeper changes. After upgrading db frame the following 

files needs to be processed. 

1) UPGRADE FILESTORAGE (all files will be moved and renamed) 

2) UPGRADE ARTICLE CONTENT IMAGE 

3) UPGRADE ARTICLE CONTENT IMAGELIST 

4) UPGRADE ARTICLE SUMMARY IMAGE 

When upgrading from releases older than 1.2.9: 

5) UPGRADE PAGELAYOUT 

When upgrading from releases older than 1.3.1: 

6) UPGRADE CONTENT PART MULTIMEDIA 

Go to 

"Please proof! Upgrade script will use following data:" 

Below you can see a table with all your settings for the database. Do they fit, press "select SQL file: please 

select". 

You see now the following items: 

00__phpwcms_update_older.sql 

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01__phpwcms_1.1-RC4_22-04-2004.sql 






07__1.1.5-DEV_to_1.1.9-DEV.sql 

07__27-08-2004_to_1.2.7.sql 

08__1.1.9-DEV_to_1.2-DEV.sql 

09__1.2.1-DEV_to_1.2.2-DEV.sql 






15__1.2.7-DEV_to_1.2.9.sql 

16__1.2.9-DEV_to_1.3.0.sql 

17__1.3.0_to_1.3.2.sql 

18__1.3.2_to_1.3.3.sql 

These are the database updates. Choose out of this list the first date after the relase you have installed. 

When you installation is before the version of 22.04.2004 then take the update 

00__phpwcms_update_older.sql first. After choosing an update file, the text area below shows what changes 

this update will bring (Image 5) . Confirm the execution of this update by pressing "Updgrade Database" 

When the update has been executed (Image 6), you will see again in the text area what have been done. 

Errors will be shown in red text. 

Repeat these steps by pressing "Choose another SQL file..." until you come to the last update file, but 

please leave the file "07__1.1.5-DEV_to_1.1.9-DEV.sql" unused and take as the next file " 

07__27-08-2004_to_1.2.7.sql", because this file is only for users of version 1.1.5. 

Image 7 - Additional 

Database Updates 

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Image 8 - UPGRADE 

FILESTORAGE 

5. Execute Additional Updates 

Now execute the updates that you had to leave unused. (Image 7) 

1) UPGRADE FILESTORAGE 

Because with version 1.2.x the subfolders 1-10 in the directory phpwcms_filestorage are needless, all files of 

these folders have to be moved. Press "UPGRADE FILESTORAGE" to start this operation. 

A new window will be opened (Image 8) and you will see the following content. When you are not sure 

whether all files have been moved, press "click here". Then you can close this window and delete the 

subfolders 1-xx in the folder "filearchive". 

Repeat this for: 

2) UPGRADE ARTICLE CONTENT IMAGE 

3) UPGRADE ARTICLE CONTENT IMAGELIST 

4) UPGRADE ARTICLE SUMMARY IMAGE 

5) UPGRADE PAGELAYOUT 

6) UPGRADE CONTENT PART MULTIMEDIA 

With every database update a new window will be opened, in which either a confirmation will be shown what 

has been done or that no actualisation was necessary or the line "if last number is " will be shown (Image 

8). That means that the upgrade script is executing blocks for a group. When there is shown "if last 

number is " (as seen at image 8) and you see that the last change would be for example line 18, you 

have to press again "click here" to execute the last changes once more, until no lines are there anymore or 

the last line contains the number as shown in "if last number is . To be sure press "click here" again. 

Then you will get an empty page only with the text "if last number is ". 

When you have exceuted all updates, please delete the folder "setup" and the folders 1-10 in filearchive 

on your server / webspace. 

You should now be able to login as always done. 

URL: http://www.phpwcms-docu.de/index.php?upgrade_RC11_till_129_to_13x 

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