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=== Know === | === Know === | ||
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* Access to your web server (via shell, cPanel, DirectAdmin, Plesk or FTP) | * Access to your web server (via shell, cPanel, DirectAdmin, Plesk or FTP) | ||
* An FTP client such as [[https://filezilla-project.org|FileZilla]] | * An FTP client such as [[https://filezilla-project.org|FileZilla]] | ||
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=== Do === | === Do === | ||
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* Download the latest release available of mooSocial | * Download the latest release available of mooSocial | ||
* Unzip the downloaded file on your hardrive | * Unzip the downloaded file on your hardrive | ||
* Make sure to backup your files and database before upgrading | * Make sure to backup your files and database before upgrading | ||
+ | * Do take your site offline using "Take Site Offline" and "Offline Message" in System Settings | ||
+ | * Clear Global Caches after upgraded successfully | ||
* It is recommended that you create a mirror site then do the upgade there first. Once everything is ok, proceed to upgrade the live site. | * It is recommended that you create a mirror site then do the upgade there first. Once everything is ok, proceed to upgrade the live site. | ||
- | ===== Video ===== | + | ===== Video ===== |
(Coming Soon) | (Coming Soon) | ||
===== File Upload ===== | ===== File Upload ===== | ||
- | Upload te mooSocial file to the desired location on your web server | ||
- | * If you want to install mooSocial into the root of your domain (e.g. http://example.com/), move or upload all contents of the unzipped mooSocial directory (excluding the mooSocial directory itself) into the root directory of your web server. | ||
- | * If you want to have your mooSocial installation in its own subdirectory on your website (e.g. http://example.com/moosocial/), create the blog directory on your server and upload the contents of the unzipped mooSocial package to the directory via FTP. | ||
- | **Note:** If your FTP client has an option to convert file names to lower case, make sure it's disabled. | ||
- | ===== Installation Wizard ===== | + | Upload all files and folders within mooSocial directory to the same location where the previous version was installed so that the new files overwrites existing ones. |
- | Run the mooSocial installation wizard by accessing the URL in the web browser. This should be the URL where you uploaded the mooSocial files (Ex.http://example.com; http://example.com/moosocial) | + | |
- | ==== Step 1: Setup MySQL Database ========== Upgrading mooSocial====== | + | **Note:** If your FTP client has an option to convert file names to lower case, make sure it's disabled. |
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+ | ===== Upgrading Wizard ===== | ||
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+ | Run the Upgrading Wizard by accessing the Upgrade URL in the web browser. This should be [[http://www.yourdomain.com/upgrade|http://www.yourdomain.com/upgrade]] or [[http://www.yourdomain.com/index.php/upgrade|http://www.yourdomain.com/index.php/upgrade]] (without mod_rewrite) | ||
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+ | ==== Step 1: Start the Upgrade Process ==== | ||
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+ | Make sure to backup your files and database before proceeding. Click **Proceed** {{:documentation:mooupgrade-01.png}} | ||
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+ | ==== DONE! ==== | ||
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+ | {{:documentation:mooupgrade-02.png}} | ||
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+ | Congratulations! You have successfully upgraded mooSocial. Enjoy the latest and greatest! | ||
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+ | *Clear Global Caches tool in Admin Home helps us clearing old caches, this should be done after upgrading process. | ||
- | **Please make sure to backup your files and database before upgrading your site! It is recommended that you create a mirror site then do the upgade there first. Once everything is ok, proceed to upgrade the live site.** | + | {{:how_to:c8ff0335380cf8347f5734317acb987d.jpg}} |
- | * Download the latest version of mooSocial in the client area | + | Back to [[:table_of_contents|Table of Contents]] |
- | * Extract the zip file and upload all files to your server so that the new files overwrite the existing ones | + | |
- | * Run the upgrade script at http://www.yourdomain.com/upgrade or http://www.yourdomain.com/index.php/upgrade (without mod_rewrite) |