Upgrading XF 1.0.4 to XF 1.1.0 Beta 4 - new installation or upgrade?

[mikesierra]

I decided to upgrade my stable version 1.0.4 to the latest beta version, however I am not sure if I am performing really an upgrade instead of a new installation.

What I did so far:

1. I have uploaded all files according to the INSTALL-UPGRADE file

2. Directory permissions are set properly (777)

3. When I try to perform the upgrade according to the instructions in the INSTALL-UPGRADE file the regular installation routine pops up:

Your configuration has been verified.
XenForo is already installed in your database. Continuing will remove all XenForo-related data from your database!

Under no circumstances I don´t want XF have to remove all entries from the database - can I proceed here or is something going wrong here?

Any hints are appreciated.

Cheers,
Markus

 

[Paul B]

It sounds as if you've uploaded the full, rather than upgrade package.

In which case you may have lost avatars and attachments, and you have overwritten the config.php file.

See this thread for more information: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/upgrade-problem-wants-to-start-fresh-install.11651/

You need to restore your server files, if they have gone and replace the config.php and install-lock.php files.

 

[mikesierra]

It sounds as if you've uploaded the full, rather than upgrade package.

Yep, seems so...

In which case you may have lost avatars and attachments, and you have overwritten the config.php file.

Will my database entries are going down the drain when I continue with the installation?

 

[Paul B]

Will my database entries are going down the drain when I continue with the installation?

Yes, don't continue.

See my comments above regarding config.php and install-lock.php.

 

[mikesierra]

Yes, don't continue.

See my comments above regarding config.php and install-lock.php.

Thanks, I will check it now.

 

[mikesierra]

I tried it again today, but without any success. I restored my old 1.0.4 files first and verified that forums are working fine. After that, I uploaded the upgrade files according to the documentation (http://xenforo.com/help/upgrades/). When I invoke the install link, I don´t get any upgrade notices, instead I see the regular installation routine:

Verify Configuration

You configuration has been verified.

XenForo is already installed in your database. Continue will remove.....

Well, maybe I am wrong, but for me it seems to be rather a new installation than an upgrade. What is going wrong here? This time I can say for sure that I have used the right archive (upgrade).

 

[Paul B]

It still seems as if you're uploading the wrong .zip.

Try creating the config.php and install-lock.php files as I explained above.

 

[mikesierra]

It still seems as if you're uploading the wrong .zip.

Try creating the config.php and install-lock.php files as I explained above.

Seems that my problem is solved. I replaced the parameter ?install with ?upgrade, as Floris mentioned here. Great, now I have to check out the new features.

 

[Paul B]

Good to know.

How odd though, I've never experienced that issue before.

Although I must admit, I assumed you were already manually navigating to the upgrade URL.

 

[Infopro]

Recreating the install-lock.php file was what I needed too. Thanks guys for this thread.

I moved away the previous version files and uploaded the new ones (to update) and forgot to leave the config file. Ran the install/ to update, and realized my mistake. Moving things around a second time to sort that left me hanging, I deleted the install-lock and was being asked to install/wipe data instead of update.

Recreating it got the job done as expected.

"Your upgrade to 1.3.0 Beta 4 has completed successfully!"

Thanks again.