upgrade from 1.10.3 to 1.11.9

[thoms]

Hi,
it's possible to do an upgrade from 1.10.3 to the latest version 1.11.9? Can I just install the new version over the old one, or are there some important steps to consider?
Thomas

[Jo Morg]

are there some important steps to consider?

- Backup files and Database;
- Check for modules upgrades and upgrade them 1st;

Other than that you should be able to update from 1.10.3 to 1.11.9 in one step without issues.

[Wishbone]

Any major version (1.10) to the next one (1.11) usually is pretty easy. For older ones, it often doesn't work.. Have to go version by version.

[Rolf]

System information?

[thoms]

System information:

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Cms Version: 1.10.3

Installed Modules:

CMSMailer: 2.0.2
CMSPrinting: 1.0
FileManager: 1.2.0
MenuManager: 1.7.7
MicroTiny: 1.1.1
ModuleManager: 1.5.3
News: 2.12.3
Search: 1.7
ThemeManager: 1.1.4
TinyMCE: 2.9.6


Config Information:

php_memory_limit:
process_whole_template: false
output_compression: false
max_upload_size: 128000000
default_upload_permission: 664
url_rewriting: mod_rewrite
page_extension:
query_var: page
image_manipulation_prog: GD
auto_alias_content: true
locale:
default_encoding: utf-8
admin_encoding: utf-8
set_names: true


Php Information:

phpversion: 5.2.17
md5_function: An (Ja)
gd_version: 2
tempnam_function: An (Ja)
magic_quotes_runtime: Aus (Nein)
E_STRICT: 0
memory_limit: 128M
max_execution_time: 30
output_buffering: 4096
safe_mode: An (Ja)
file_uploads: An (Ja)
post_max_size: 128M
upload_max_filesize: 128M
session_save_path: /tmp (0)
session_use_cookies: An (Ja)
xml_function: An (Ja)


Server Information:

Server Api: cgi
Server Db Type: MySQL (mysql)
Server Db Version: 5.1.73


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So I just download the full package and install it over the old one?

Would you recommend to keep the cms updated for security reasons?

Thomas

[Jo Morg]

So I just download the full package and install it over the old one?

Yes.

Would you recommend to keep the cms updated for security reasons?

Always!

[Rolf]

You don't use any critical third party modules, that is good.
An upgrade directly to 1.11.9 shouldn't be any problem.
But ALWAYS back-up files AND database!!!

Read:
http://docs.cmsmadesimple.org/upgrading ... nformation
http://docs.cmsmadesimple.org/upgrading/old-versions

[Wishbone]

But ALWAYS back-up files AND database!!!

I like to make a copy on the side, and upgrade that.. Once I verify that it works, I make that the main site.. No downtime. The old version is my backup, and it's still a working copy, so if there's an issue later, I still have the old one for reference.