XF 2.3 Upgrade - how long does it take?

[Jon12345]

I have a forum running v2.2 and want to upgrade to v2.3. My intention is to run the upgrade using the command line, since I have 1.5M posts on my forum.

How long does it typically take for this command line operation to take? Is it like an hour? A day?

 

[ekool]

Depends on your host speed, CPU, memory and database... also I/O. 1.5M posts on CLI, I could see that converting in less than 30 minutes if you have proper hosting setup.

I haven't tested it on our largest site, but I will soon. 35 million posts.

 

[Paul B]

For a site that big, assuming no server issues, a few minutes.

 

[Jon12345]

It is just a question of whether to tackle it this evening or wait until the morning. If it takes hours and hours then I will be up all night!

 

[Jon12345]

I'm currently on php 7.2. Should I upgrade to 8.0 before the upgrade or aftewards?

 

[Paul B]

It doesn't really matter.

 

[Jon12345]

OK, good to know thanks. I will disable the cache as people recommend and go for it.

 

[ge66]

I have a forum running v2.2 and want to upgrade to v2.3. My intention is to run the upgrade using the command line, since I have 1.5M posts on my forum.

How long does it typically take for this command line operation to take? Is it like an hour? A day?

How long did it take to run on your localhost/test server?

I don't think how long it takes for the upgrade to run is what is most important.
Outdated addons, phrases, templates and new settings is what I will try to find out on a localhost server, before trying to update a live site.

 

[Moshe1010]

I have 2M posts and I've upgraded via the admincp. It took less than 30sec

Specs (VPS):
16GB RAM (I have a LearnDash WP add-on that is super RAM-hungry. Could handle XF with 8GB easily)
4 CPU Cores (I don't remember, but I think Xeon E3 v5)
200GB SSD Storage (HW-RAID10)

 

[Jon12345]

I have 2M posts and I've upgraded via the admincp. It took less than 30sec

Specs (VPS):
16GB RAM (I have a LearnDash WP add-on that is super RAM-hungry. Could handle XF with 8GB easily)
4 CPU Cores (I don't remember, but I think Xeon E3 v5)
200GB SSD Storage (HW-RAID10)

Wow, that was quick. So are we saying upgrading from 2.2 to 2.3 is Ok to do via the admincp? Or should I still be using the command line because I have 1.5M posts? Now I am confused. BTW, I only see "XenForo 2.2.16 Patch 2 is now available." in my control panel, not 2.3.

 

[Paul B]

Use CLI if it's available.

BTW, I only see "XenForo 2.2.16 Patch 2 is now available." in my control panel, not 2.3.

That is expected as the next available upgrade is 2.2.16.

When you click the button there will be an option to select 2.3.

 

[Jon12345]

I have a bunch of Add-ons. Should I be going through every single one and disable them before the upgrade? When you disable an addon, does that lose all the data or just temporarily suspend their implementation?

 

[ge66]

I really think you should read my earlier post in the thread. The 10-20 other threads with people updating and now haveing problems suggests it might be wise.

 

[Jon12345]

I really think you should read my earlier post in the thread. The 10-20 other threads with people updating and now haveing problems suggests it might be wise.

I have been reading those threads. But I cannot see anything in those threads that say whether or not disabling an addon loses the data or config settings for that addon.

 

[Old Nick]

You don't lose any data by deactivating an add-on.

 

[Old Nick]

But the upgrade may disrupt their operation once reactivated if they are not compatible with the current version of XenForo.

 

[Paul B]

It's not just a matter of disabling them.

Post in thread 'XF 2.3 feedback and comments'

Jul 10, 2024

It is both surprising and disappointing how many people are upgrading without doing basic due diligence and then complaining that their sites are borked.

This release is no different to any other.

• check all third party add-ons and styles have compatible versions for the XF version you are upgrading to - if there are not and you are not able to disable or uninstall the add-ons, DO NOT UPGRADE until updated versions are available
• take a backup before upgrading
• if you can test the upgrade on a development or test installation, do so
• upgrade third party add-ons and...

• Paul B

• 
• 

 

[D33_UK]

I have a forum running v2.2 and want to upgrade to v2.3. My intention is to run the upgrade using the command line, since I have 1.5M posts on my forum.

How long does it typically take for this command line operation to take? Is it like an hour? A day?

We have 2.5m and it took 3 minutes using the UI on a 2 x cpu 3G Virtual Server running Ubuntu

To re-iterate the comments above. You really ought to test this out somehow. We had several issues to resolve with add-ons (mainly from Xon)

 

[Jon12345]

I applied the upgrade and it took very little time, perhaps a couple of minutes, although I now have issues. All addons were disabled and non enabled at the moment.