Codezwiz >> Forums >> General PHP Nuke Help >> Updating nuke how to do it properly

Ive already done this but have I done it right? I had nuke 7.6 wanted 7.7 so this is how i updated I overwrote every file in my nuke with the new 7.7 files then installed the [ Register or login to view links on this board. ] but what the readme dosnt say is upload all the files over your old is this the right way to do i or have i done it wrong?

This is the read me from nuke 7.7:-

Upgrading from previous versions
--------------------------------

To upgrade a prevoius PHP-Nuke installation to this new version you
need to edit the selected upgrade file from upgrades directory and launch
your web browser to:

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all the new tables will be added and updated automagically without touch
your old data.

IMPORTANT: Remember to backup always your database before any upgrade, just
in case. If something goes wrong don't come crying to me.

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Thanks looks like i did it right by reading that with the actual readme that you get with update told you exactly what to do rather than make you guess a little.

Originally posted by ANTH @ Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:31 pm:

Thanks looks like i did it right by reading that with the actual readme that you get with update told you exactly what to do rather than make you guess a little.

Well I guess if it's working then you did do it right

Just remember:" If it isn't broke, don't fix it" OR "If it doesn't fit, force it...it needed fixing anyway"