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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

thoms wrote: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.

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.

System information?

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

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

Yes.

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

Always!

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

Rolf wrote: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.