Upgrade 1.7.7 to 1.9 directly?
Will it be possible to upgrade from Tiki 1.7.7 directly to 1.9 when this becomes available, or will I have to go via 1.8 (1.8.3 I presume)?
Also, comments on this proposed upgrade procedure would be appreciated.
- Build Tiki version 1.7.7 on my local machine.
- Export database on live system running 1.7.7
- FTP database export to local system, and import to local Tiki 1.7.7 (giving result: local system is to all intents and purposes identical to live system)
- Install new Tiki version (1.9 if lucky, if not then 1.8 and then repeat appropriate steps for 1.9) on local following upgrade instructions.
- Test new version on local and make sure everything relevant works.
- Carefully note all upgrade steps and any problems encountered, along with the fixes
- Rebuild Tiki 1.7.7 on local machine
- Make live system inaccessible (using appropriate Tiki message)
- Backup all live Tiki files
- Backup live Tiki database
- Export database on live system running 1.7.7
- FTP database export to local system, and import to local Tiki 1.7.7 (giving result: local system is to all intents and purposes identical to live system)
- Install new Tiki version (1.9 if lucky, if not then 1.8 and then repeat appropriate steps for 1.9) on local following upgrade instructions, also applying any fixes discovered in the trial run.
- Test new version on local and make sure everything relevant works.
- Export local Tiki1.9 database
- Create new Tiki19 subdomain on live system
- Install Tiki1.9 on live system in Tiki19 subdomain
- Import Tiki1.9 database to Tiki19 subdomain installation
- Make sure everything works
- Rename subdomains so that old subdomain remains backed up and Tiki19 installation becomes live subdomain
- The site is live!
- If anything horrible goes wrong, restore back to 1.7.7 by renaming subdomains