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Can I upgrade directly from 4.2.6 to the most current version of TYPO3?
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Written on: 01/10/2012
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Vivian Jones
Topic creator
registered since: 03/24/2009
Posts: 6
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If not directly, what path should I take to upgrade? Also, are there guidelines or instructions on upgrading? Thanks for your help. Vivian |
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Written on: 01/11/2012
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Mark Johnston
registered since: 04/10/2009
Posts: 54
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"Vivian Jones" wrote: If not directly, what path should I take to upgrade? Also, are there guidelines or instructions on upgrading? Usually you are safest to upgrade 4.2->4.3.x and then 4.3->4.4.x, etc, since each new 4.x version was created with an upgrade path from the immediately previous version most clearly in mind. However, the TYPO3 folks on their upgrade tutorial site indicate an upgrade directly from 4.2 to 4.4.x is doable. If your web hosting provider allows you shell access and you have access to create symlinks, the task of multiple upgrades is somewhat easier. The aforementioned tutorial includes a sketch for how this is organized. There are also instructions for which folders to delete and replace from the upgrade source if you want to do it that way. This site has a tutorial on upgrading to the newer templavoila template "skins". If you have the ability to create subdomains in your account, you may wish to back up your current site and do the upgrades to a non-public test site. This way, also, if any problems occur during some step in the upgrade your public site will not be affected until you've got any issues ironed out. This (multiple TYPO3 sites on the same server) is where symlinks will shine because you only have to upload the TYPO3 source once to the server rather than to each separate web site instance. This is just a sketch, and there are lots of moving parts, but it's certainly doable. Best wishes, --Mark |
