Hi, I'm about to follow the upgrade instructions to upgrade from TP v0.9.8 to TP v1.0 beta 4 posted here:
http://www.tinyportal.net/index.php?topic=27943.0
My question is, when I load the files to my server, will I lose my Mesh Theme. It seems I would upload the Themes folder from the large upgrade to my serve and that would replace my entire Themes folder that is currently on my server so I would in fact lose my theme. Is this correct, or am I missing something?
Thank you,
Muldoon
It doesn't replace anything that isn't already existing in both the package and on your server. In other words, if the mesh theme isn't in the zip package for SMF it won't be replaced. Besides, replace is not the same as remove. :) And uploading files never removes anything, it only replaces.
Ok, thank you IchBin. It's just been a long time since I've upgraded TinyPortal so I'm just a bit out of practice :) I"ll go ahead and give it a shot.
I'm sure there will be a lot that is new with this version so hopefully IF I can get it installed successfully, hopefully it won't take to long to get everything set back up :)
Thank you,
Muldoon
Well here's an error during the upgrade. Looks like my whole site is down... Any ideas?
Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/muldoon/public_html/smf/Sources/TPSubs.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/muldoon/domains/thethirdoption.net/public_html/smf/Sources/Subs.php on line 2819
I noticed the TPSubs.php file is not in my Sources folder...should I go ahead and directly upload it from the TP zip file to the Sources folder on my server?
now the error says the same but ....line 3163
If you are missing one file, it is likely that some other files or possibly even code wasn't edited. I'd suggest you go through the manual install.
How do I manually install TinyPortal (http://docs.tinyportal.co.uk/index.php?topic=29)
So just start where I am at? Or do I need to restore, and go through the steps to get to where I need to begin a manual install?
Any reason why I received this error?
Thank you IchBin.
Server configuration is most likely your problem. Not something we can really debug. It could by file or folder permission, or it could be apache/php configuration. All you need to do is follow the install instructions for uploading the TP files and making sure the files are edited. No need to restore anything unless you bork the manual install up. :)
Well I ended up doing a restore last night as I didn't have the time to stay up and do a manual install. The restore took a lot longer than I thought so today I'll have to decide whether to go through with the manual install or wait for the next stable release.
Thanks for the help on this IchBin. I guess if I decide to push forward with the manual install I'll follow the steps up through STEP 5 from Lord Anubis's and then do the manual install from there. Is this correct?
Muldoon,
Yes, this is correct. If you have done everything in the post Lord Anubis made and you get a fail using the package manager, then you would do the manual install beginning at that point. Remember that using that method from Lord Anubis will wipe out any other SMF mods that you have installed as well so, after the manual install of TP, you will want to install the other Mods that you want to keep.
ZarPrime
Thank you ZarPrime. Currently I only have one mod installed so that should be ok. It was a long night last night, so just trying to get motivated now for this manual install (as I did move forward with those instructions last night and ran into an issue after executing the install through the package manager. Everything tested successful - I even verified all those files tested were chmod'd to 777 and then the error message...so who knows.) :) Thank you for the advice.
Hi guys,
I may forgo the manual install at this time. I guess my question is, will there be a stable release any time soon? I've been reading that TP v0.9.8 is the latest stable version and I'm wondering if I should just wait to go through the hassle of a manual upgrade when there is a newer 'stable release'? If I do choose to wait and go this route, will this cause more problems later on?
I read this topic and the other about upgrading TP to 1.0.X version. I want to procede in the following way:
Uninstall TP v0.9.8 mod
Install TP v1.0 Beta 4
Is it right?
Just a question: all my blocks, news, articles, downloads etc, will be deleted or they will work with no problem in the newer version of TP that i'm going to install?
Thank you and sorry for my english.
Hi smartmouse,
You should probably have posted your own support topic, but, since you didn't, if your plan is to do the upgrade based on the topic posted by Lord Anubis referenced in the OP of this topic, it will not be necessary to uninstall TP 0.98 as the method described by Lord Anubis will remove all of your Mods, including TinyPortal.
All of your blocks, news, articles, etc. will be preserved as you will not be touching the database, though there will be database changes during the install of TP 1.0 beta 4. For this reason, you should first make sure your forum is set to the default SMF theme and secondly, make sure that you backup the current database in case something goes wrong. This way, you will have a copy of the database that you can fall back on in the event of problems.
ZarPrime
I don't want to use the method by Lord Anubis and i don't want to delete all my installed mods.
I want just to uninstall a mod, TinyPortal v0.9.8, and then i want to install another mod, TinyPortal v1.0 Beta 4.
It should work, right?
Then... how to convert database data of v0.9.8 to suit database changes of v1.0?
Quote from: smartmouse on January 23, 2010, 12:37:51 PM
I don't want to use the method by Lord Anubis and i don't want to delete all my installed mods.
I want just to uninstall a mod, TinyPortal v0.9.8, and then i want to install another mod, TinyPortal v1.0 Beta 4.
It should work, right?
It worked! And it's the better way in my opinion!
QuoteThen... how to convert database data of v0.9.8 to suit database changes of v1.0?
It suit all old database entries to the new version of TP
Thank you anyway ;)
Here is the first problem!
The "Download" button does not appear anymore. What could be the problem?
In index.template.php i have this code:
// Show the [download] button.
echo '<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=tpmod;dl">'.$txt['tp-download'].'</a> ';
It appears only if i go to Download section! Why?
smartmouse, if you wouldn't mind we would appreciate if you would start a new topic for new issues. This will help others when searching for the same answer. We also need to know what theme you are using. It helps if you post the code for the button like you have, but it also helps if you post the code for the above and below buttons so we can see what the buttons are doing.