Correct steps for upgrading?

[duplay]

I need to upgrade my cms page to the latest verson. From what I read here, i need to do the following:

Upgrading

To upgrade from a previous version of CMS Made Simple, do like this:

  1. Backup your database and all the files in your CMS Made Simple folder on the server.
  2. Download the latest CMS Made Simple package.
  3. Upload the new files, overwriting all the files on your server.
  4. Navigate to /install/upgrade.php. That automatically makes any necessary changes in the database.

Do I need to use a "backup" module I hear about for upgrading? Or just save my folders and database on my own? Also, if i overwrite the new files to my old ones, wont it (for example copy a modules folder w/3 mods, or my current one with 12)?

[tsw]

It doesnt really matter how you do the backup (I usually just do mysql dump) if all goes well you wont need that backup for anything (but if something breaks its nice to have working backup handy :)

[mahjong]

It doesnt really matter how you do the backup (I usually just do mysql dump)

By the way, a Mysql Dump module is in the works.

[duplay]

I did a upgrade for the following site and all seemed to work well, hoever, i lost my flash header, flash slideshow (homepage), and the calendar. i restore my back up folder, any idea why this happened? I want to upgrade to use the pisearch feature.

http://pages.sparcc.org:16080/sparcc/in ... ?page=home

[tsw]

it seems that those flash animations are in the root of cmsms installation. just check that the files stay there after upgrade (or better, move em to /uploads/flash/ and change the embed tag accordingly)

Update shouldnt change anything in your templates

[duplay]

the odd thing witht he flash is this, i couldnt get them to show up by placing them in flash folders and doing a path to //uploads/flash. etc. i had to place in root and do the following code: